Mullā Ṣadrā’s Epistemological Foundations in Proving the Guardianship of Religious Scholars

Has Mullā Ṣadrā, the author of the Transcendental Philosophy, made an effort to represent the authority of the religious scholars and explain its foundations and principles? This article has extracted its data by analyzing and examining Mullā Ṣadrā's books, coming to the realization that with some preliminary preparations, Mullā Ṣadrā identified the planning of a society as one of the responsibilities of theologians after the Imams: 1. vision of God, as the ultimate perfection of creation; 2. the monotheistic worldview is a prerequisite for achieving the ultimate goal; 3. human tendency towards collectivism; 4. the necessity of laws; 5. the revealed laws are the only providers of happiness; 6. angels are mediators between God and the prophets; 7. the need for prophets to receive and implement laws; 8. miracles, proof of the truthfulness of divine messengers; 9. infallible Imams are mediators between the Prophet and scholars; and 10. religious scholars (theologians) are mediators between Imams and people.Having stated the above subjects, Mullā Ṣadrā emphasized that during the time of the Imam's occultation, religious scholars are obliged to communicate to the people what they have received from reliable sources, and in addition to that, like the Prophet  and the infallible Imams, they are ordained to implement the ultimate motive of creation which is man’s achievement of eternal happiness. Undoubtedly, the execution and implementation of many decrees depends on the formation and  power of the government.