Abstract

In his ontology Mulla Sadra is of the view that everything apart from possessing aspect enjoys aspect in a way that they are considered to be two levels of a single object. He holds that interpretation pertains to the aspect and hermeneutical interpretation Tawil concerns the inward or interior aspect of objects.In Mulla Sadra's view any knowledge that overlooks aspect suffers depth and reality. Mulla Sadra uses tawil as a key to uncover hidden horizons of being. He holds that each thing has a tawil and the origin of such view is only to be found in the Qur'an.Accordingly he proceeded to interpret hermeneutically not only the Qur'anic verses but also the sayings of the infalliable Imams in Sharh usul kafi. The author of this article tries to explore some of Mulla Sadra's hermeneutical views on the Qur'an and Hadith and studies the function of tawil in his thought.