Reviewing Suhrawardi's View on Reincarnation upon the Text of Hikmat al-Ishraq

Reincarnation” is defined as the soul goes out of body of an individual and belongs to the body of someone else, whether human or non-human beings. Some believe that Sheikh Ishraq has not explicitly announced his view about the acceptance or rejection of the theory of reincarnation or at least he has not rejected it explicitly. However, with the help of some documents and evidences, including his belief in his works before Hekmat al-Ishraq, we can say that he like other Muslim philosophers believes in invalidity of reincarnation. Explaining this kind of reincarnation, he postpones his view of reincarnation to another time. Insufficiency of the reasons of the opponents of reincarnation and his belief in suspended forms in a sense it is intermediate world does not mean that he believes in reincarnation. Being stating the opinions of orientalists does not mean that he is in line with them necessarily. Emphasis on the divine reincarnation that it is acceptable and attention to the createdness of the soul with body at the same time represents the rejection of reincarnation in his view.