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Assistant Professor, Iranian Institute of Philosophy
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Research Associate, Institute for Research in Philosophy and Wisdom of Iran.
10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938
Abstract
One of the important aspects of Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s thought, a prominent master of the Kubrawiyya Sufi order, is his focus on symbolic links and existential correspondences between different aspects of things on multiple states of existence. His Persian treatise Marātib al-Ilāhiyya (The Levels of Divinity) is the clearest example of this approach. In this work, fourfold groups are not based only on similarities between concepts. Instead, they form a network of correspondences between the states of divine manifestation, different aspects of beings, the elements, prophets, saints, religions, religious laws, etc. On base of the science of letters and their symbolic geometrical structure, the study shows how the point is connected to the letter alif and then to the threefold and fourfold states of divinity. The name Allah is at the center of these correspondences. It connects the inner faculties of the Macrocosm and Microcosm, including the heart, intellect, spirit, and soul, with archangels, the elements, prophets, heavenly books, and the main principles of Islamic law. This paper also examines the manuscripts and presents a critical edition of the treatise. The study of these correspondences helps clarify the structure of the Marātib al-Ilāhiyya and reveals new aspects of Ḥamūya’s Sufi thought and his place in the history of Islamic esoterism.
Radpour, E. & Abdollahi Sohi, T. (2026). Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s Perspective on the Fourfold Correspondences: A Critical Edition and a Study of Marātib al-Ilāhiyya. (e256220). Sophia Perennis, (), e256220 https://doi.org/10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938
MLA
Radpour, E., & Abdollahi Sohi, T. "Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s Perspective on the Fourfold Correspondences: A Critical Edition and a Study of Marātib al-Ilāhiyya" .e256220 , Sophia Perennis, , 2026, e256220. doi: 10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938
HARVARD
Radpour, E., & Abdollahi Sohi, T. (2026). 'Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s Perspective on the Fourfold Correspondences: A Critical Edition and a Study of Marātib al-Ilāhiyya', Sophia Perennis, (), e256220. doi: 10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938
CHICAGO
Radpour, E. & Abdollahi Sohi, T., "Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s Perspective on the Fourfold Correspondences: A Critical Edition and a Study of Marātib al-Ilāhiyya." Sophia Perennis, (2026): e256220, doi: 10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938
VANCOUVER
Radpour E., Abdollahi Sohi T. Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya’s Perspective on the Fourfold Correspondences: A Critical Edition and a Study of Marātib al-Ilāhiyya. SP. 2026;():e256220 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/iw.2026.608681.1938