Comparative Analysis of Self-Alienation from Molavi and Mulla Sadra's Viewpoints

Due to broad cultural¡ social and religious similarities¡ most of the Mulla Sadra and Molavi’s viewpoints are similar to each other and consequently they are complements of each other with meager differences in the principles of their thoughts. Although the thoughts of these two thinkers are close to each other paradigmatically¡ Mulla Sadra uses a philosophico-mystical method in his discussion while Molavi uses a mystical method in an allegorical form so that it could be more comprehensible for the public. One of the important subjects of his thought is dealing with “alienation” that is not used in Molavi and Mulla Sadra’s expressions explicitly but its equivalence i.e. “negligence of self and self-loss” can be found in their works. To analyze the thoughts of these two thinkers comparatively¡ it is attempted to consider imagination as instrumentalist. Accordingly¡ along with describing the pros and cons stances of the topic¡ the main purpose of the study is explaining these stances; therefore¡ the issue of alienation is defined and explained from both thinkers’ viewpoints and its consequences¡ reasons of occurrence¡ and treatment strategies are analyzed comparatively.