The Nature of Happiness from Suhravardi's Viewpoint

Suhrawadi has discussed happiness in his various works and it shows its importance in his view. He gives only one definition for happiness. In some of his works he has divided happiness into two kinds: eternal (concerning hereafter) and virtual (concerning this world). In some of his other works he has divided it into eternal and non- eternal. He believes in a strong relationship between light and happiness according to which he sees happiness as an analogical reality. He gives different criteria for the ultimate happiness. Although these criteria seem to be in contradiction to each other but we can find a consistent interpretation of them. Contrary to Aristotle and those who seek corporeal happiness، he says that it is impossible to reach ultimate happiness in this corporeal world.