Unification of Lordship in Mulla Sadra’s View

The present study aims at presenting a precise explanation of the principle of ‘Unification of Lordship’ in Mulla Sadra’s view and its difference from similar terminologies. The research question is as follows: “How is divine lordship explained from philosophical aspect?” To investigate the issue, first we have given a clear explanation of various types of divine actions. Then, we have compared the quality of divine action with that of the human’s action, stated their differences, and enumerated – to explain the truth of divine attributes – various types of divine attributes, returning them to self-subsistence. Finally, we have scrutinized the difference between Unification of Lordship and unity of divine actions. The findings of the study show that what is realized, in the divine action, outwardly is the very innovation and effusion from whose various modes a variety of conceptions, including Lordship, is abstracted. This relative attribute returns to God’s subsistence without any change. Unification of Lordship, that is supporting and management of the creatures, means the very divine governance, but in a lower rank.