Negative Theology from the Point of View of Plotinus and Abdol-ali Sabzevari the Interpreter of Mavaheborahman

God, in Plotinus’ thought, is something ‘wholly other’ to the extent that neither can He be named nor be described by any language. Abdol-ali Sabzevari, as an intellectual from the Islamic world, especially among the contemporary Shiite Moslem scholars, with multi-dimensional erudition in religious studies including Islamic jurisprudence, basics of jurisprudence, philosophy, mystics and Quranic exegesis has some thoughts on ‘the unique’ following his own religious leaders. The present article is a comparative review of negative theology of Plotinus and Sabzevari. In specific, it is an attempt to explore the views of these two theologians is search for the border between positive and negative theology and an understanding of the extent to which man’s intellect is capable of making an affirmative judgement on the essence and attributes of God.