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               14  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (28): 13-38, Autumn 2021

               Introduction                          The Definition of the Soul
               This  article  will  compare  the     The  Transcendent  Wisdom
               theories of two schools and the       states  that  the  soul  hasn’t  any
               major  ideas  which  will  be         reality without the body. If we
               discussed  are;  The  Definition      want  to  define  it,  we  have  to
               of  the  Soul,  its  Proofs,  The     take  concept  of  the  body  like
               Immateriality  of  the  Soul,  The    the builder and building, Mulla
               Relationship  between  the  Soul      Sadra  says:  The  soul  is  the
               and  the  Body  and  its  Powers,     perfection  of  a  natural  body.
               The  Eternity  and  Creation  of      (Sadr  al-Mute'allihin  Shirazi,

               the  Soul,  The  Immortality  and     2004, V. 8: 14)
               the  Reincarnation  of  the  Soul.       He  says  about  the  animal
               In  these  titles,  firstly;  we  will   soul that it is the perfection of a
               describe  the  theory  of  the        natural body what has ability to
               Transcendent  Wisdom  then,           feel  and  to  move,  and  about
               quote the Upanishadic theories        human soul; it is the perfection
               and describe the differances of       of  a  natural  body  what  is  able
               the both schools of philosophy.       to  be  alive  and  get  knowledge

                  This article is a comparative      of  generals  and  universal
               one and is a new  work in  this       concepts. (Ibid, 2002: 36)
               ground,  and  the  main  sources         And the Upanishads expresses:
               of  this  research  are  the  four           The  soul  is  cause  of
               journeys  of  the  Transcenddent             thought  and  movement,
               Wisdom of Sadr al-Mute'allihin               it  is  called  Atman.

               Shirazi and The Sirri-Akbar of               (Benaris,  1926:  51-53
               Dara Shikoh.                                 and 294)
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