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The discussion of this article is about causation, especially active causation, and the author's foundation is to examine the matter through a comparative method between the heads and some elders of Islamic theological sects. In this article, first the definition of causality was stated in the form of a report, then the importance of this discussion was briefly explained from the philosophical and theological aspects, and the difference between the philosophical and theological views on causality was stated, and what is related to this category to Islamic theologians was determined. so that the path of the discussion is well clear. Then, respecting the relative precedence and backwardness of the four sects, the Mu'tazila, Ash'arite, Materidiyyah and Shia theories about causality were reported, according to the same point of view that was relevant to them, and at the end, after summarizing the contents in five paragraphs, the Shia opinion and In some ways, the opinion of Mu'tazila is accepted. It should be noted that the history and biography and views of the four sects and their intellectual developments throughout the centuries have not been detailed in this article, and the sects have been introduced only to the extent that was meant for reporting and researching the causality.

Philosophers consider perceptual, passionate and practical origins as the beginning of Human action according to Allama, The will in the process of the action is independent of perceptual and passionate origins. The research deals with Allama's innovation in this field with a descriptive analytical method. AlFarabi and Avesina believe in the efficacy of alanayyah and consider perception as the main origin of action. Desire and will are considered as a requirement for the perception Central believe in the oficacy of manifestation. Sadra analyzed abstract perception while discovering details as the main origins of the action and he sees will as a requirements of perception and desire as the origins of action. ln this way with the intensity of desire will is a type of desire. Allama does not consider perception and desire as the main origins of the action from his point of view existence is the origin of the action perception and desire are inherent qualities not actual as an imperfect cause the affect the realization of the action but the perfect cause is existence and it reach the stage of action with Will. According to Allama the real is the main origin in the realization of the action.

In this article, after the precise statement of the topic and purpose of occurrence and progress, Ibn Sina's, Fakhr Razi's, and Sadr al-Mutalahin Shirazi's views on the occurrence or time step of the natural world have been presented and critically analyzed. According to the historical order, Ibn Sina's opinion based on the antiquity of nature, and a reason for it, based on the natural-philosophical rule, "every event is preceded by matter and duration" is established. Then, the criticisms of Ghazali and Fakhr Razi, which are similar to each other, and Khwaja Tusi's response to Fakhr Razi's criticism are presented, and, in the continuation, the opinion of Mullasadra, which agrees with Ibn Sina, is narrated. In the following, a reference was made to Mulla Sadra's special opinion about the temporal occurrence of nature based on intrinsic movement, and it was pointed out that this opinion can be summed up with any occurrence or step of nature. Then, two side problems related to the discussion the infinite sequence of equipment and the specific problem of entities, have been raised and resolved. The summary and conclusion of the article are also given at the end and, in the conclusion, the theologian's opinion regarding the temporal occurrence of nature is ambiguous and inefficient, and the opinion of philosophers is preferred over nature's step.

This study investigates and criticizes five of Mullā Ṣadrā’s main arguments for the falsity of the infinite regress of efficient causes. Given the fact that many philosophers use this principle in order to demonstrate the existence of the Necessary Being, a study of the objections targeting its arguments is of great importance because of its relationship with proving the existence of God. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, four arguments have been examined and criticized separately, and the fifth argument has been referred back to the fourth in terms of content and method. These arguments include “limit and middle”, “conformity”, “the most concise and precise”, “correlation 1”, and “correlation 2” arguments. The criticisms of the arguments of the falsity of regress and the importance of the falsity of the regress of efficient causes in developing some of the arguments adduced to demonstrate the Divine Essence have provoked philosophers, both Islamic and Western, to seek for other arguments to prove the existence of God in order not to rely on the falsity of the regress of causes. It is worth noting that they have had some success in this regard. At the end of this paper, without discussing the arguments and while summarizing and concluding the remarks, the authors refer to two famous arguments: Mullā Ṣadrā’s argument of the righteous in Islamic philosophy and Anselm’s ontological argument in Western philosophy. These two arguments are semi-casual and semi-analytical because they are not based on any premise that needs to be proved.

Islamic theologians and philosophers  are disagree on the subject of issuing plurality from unity which is followed in Islamic philosophy under the title of the Al-Wahed or unity rule that says “no more than one is issued from the one”. Islamic theologians based on theological criteria and the contents of narrated documents reject this rule. However, most of Islamic philosophers believe in the originality and correctness of this rule. In this article, first, the contents of the rule have been introduced and then the arguments of both sides debated. Two important theological arguments against the rule discussed more profoundly. First, the claim that this rule entails the denial of the will of God; second, this rule entails the denial of the power of God. Then, in evaluating the second argument, about twenty verses of the Holy Qur'an are categorized in four groups and it has been proved that the rule of unity, whether true or false, does not contradict the verses of the Holy Qur'an.

The current article has been compiled to explain comparatively the issue of the temporal contingency of the material world according to the views of four Islamic denominations, Mu'tazila, Ash'arites, Matradaiyeh, and Shiites, in addition to Avicenna, the Muslim philosopher and the founder of the philosophy of peripatetic. First, the article addresses a preliminary statement about the meaning of temporary contingency and its opposite, namely the eternality and meaning of the Universe, as expressed by the heads of Sunni religious denominations, the Mu'tazilites and the Ash'arites and Materidiyya, by directly referring to the sayings of the heads of these denominations, then, in this article, the theory of Avicenna has been explained, and finally, the authors have judged these theories. Among the results of this paper is that the theologian rule for the contingency of the universe is failed. The problem of the creation of matter from nothing makes a problem for both philosophers and theologians. And finally, it seems that the theory of eternality of the universe is more reasonable.