A Study of Ibn Hazm al-Qurtubi and Mulla Sadra views on The Conditionality of Divine Names and Attributes

Ibn Hazm al-Qurtubi and Mulla Sadrai Shirazi are both Islamic thinkers and scholars familiar with religious knowledge. Ibn Hazm believes that God's names and attributes cannot be understood and known; therefore, God cannot be described except by the names and attributes that are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an and  in the words of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH). On the other hand, Mulla Sadra believes that God is characterized by true perfections, even though these characteristics are not cited in religious texts. In addition, God is present in all His manifestations, and, for this reason, He is also characterized by the attributes of His creatures in the stage of His manifestations. In addition to that, absoluteness and unconditionality of God's existence requires that he includes all the things that exist - including their essence and their properties. However, even if we believe that the divine names and attributes are not conditioned, the politeness of service demands that we call Him by the attributes that He has cited in the Holy Qur'an.