An Analysis of the Theory of Nominal Contingency in the Thoughts of Hakim Sabzevari

The nominal contingency is a philosophical- mystical issue introduced by Haj Molla Hadi Sabzevari. It refers to the mystical world that starts from the Essence of Devine Unity and ends in the material world. Some have not observed any difference between this contingency and the other contingencies in philosophy, and have considered this discussion as unnecessary. Using a descriptive- analytical method, we try to explain the problem of nominal contingency, expound on its types from the perspective of philosophers and show the difference between them. Since the mystical world speaks about emergence and hiddenness, the nominal contingency includes of all other than God
from the worlds of intelligible to the material world. The explanation of nominal contingency with the mystical world, which begins from the stage of mystery of mysteries, is possible to the lower stages, because existence, whether in descending or ascending order, reaches a stage in which there are no names other than the emergence of the Divine Names; and this is the very nominal contingency, but the philosophical world begins with the order of creation and is therefore different.