Mulla Sadra's Opinion on Imamate and Wilayat

This article is going to investigate the subject of leadership (Imamate) and the subject of guardianship (wilayat) from the viewpoint of Mulla Sadra. On this basis, it first refers to the guardianship in genesis (the starting point of creation) and then points to the guardianship on the basis of religious law, adapting the four volumes (Asfar Arba’a) to the position of guardianship.The subject of priority of guardianship over prophethood is another part of the discussions in this article, which is the secret of priority of worshiping of the Great Prophet of Islam over his prophetic mission.The writer of this article has explained, in the second part, the leadership and the guardianship of the immaculate Imams according to the belief of Mulla Sadra (the grand theologian) under the following titles:a-Policy while Traveling: from creatures to God,b-Policy while Traveling: from God to His creatures,c-Position of Man as Successor of God on the Earth, d-Substantiation for the Existence of the Imam, the Argument of Truth, Based on the Rule for the Possibility of the Noblest Accomplishments,e-The Imam’s, or the Guardian’s Conditions,f-The First Accomplishments,g-The Second Accomplishments,h-The Religious Government in the View of Mulla Sadra,i-Political guardianship of the Imams,j-The Basis for Political Legitimacy.