The Analysis of Mulla Sadra's Foundations in his Interpretation of Adam Story

The interpretation presented by Mullā Sadrā of Adam Story in the holy Quran relies on the certain philosophical and epistemological presuppositions and foundations. The aim of this article is the study of the Quran language and the philosophical and epistemological foundations of Mullā Sadrā’s interpretation of Adam story. According to Mullā Sadrā، the Quran language in Adam story is a cognitive language and this story includes the features that seem opposed. His interpretation is characterized by esoteric interpretation with the preservation of exoteric، to be allegorical، and historiography. Mullā Sadrā’s philosophical interpretation in respect of foundations is criticizable. Some critiques of the interpretation of Adam Story are as follows: The doctrine of Great Man that has used equivocally for two senses; first، it means universal soul that is an intellect and secondly، it means celestial soul that - on the basis of Peripatetic philosophy - uses for the explanation of the circular motion of heavens. One of the implications of Mullā Sadrā’s interpretation is the prostration of a group of angles before Adam that is discordant with other Quranic verses about their prostration.