Sadr ad-Din Dashtaki

Sayyid Sadr Al-Din Dashtaki or Sayyed Sanad was an Iranian

Shia philosopher and theologian. He counts as the founder of the Shiraz school of philosophy.^[1]

Birth

Sadr Al din was born in Dashtah, a region near Shiraz.

Education

Dashtaki was educated along with his cousin and learned Arabic literature and Islamic law with him. He studied rational sciences with Qawam Al Din Al-Kurbali. Kurbali had an important role in introducing Sadr Al-Din to Philosophical discussion, as did Sayyid Muslim Farsi, who was the teacher of Sadr Al-Din in logic and philosophy. Sadr Al Din was also involved in building the houses.^{[citation needed]}

Mansuriyyah Madrasah

Sadr Al-Din built a madrasah and called it Mansuriyyah, the name of his son. This Madrasah is still active in the center of Shiraz, according to Kakaei.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Jawaher namah on gemmology
glosses on Qutb Al Din Razi's commentary on Katibi Qazavini's Shamsiyyah
glosses on Qutb Al Din Razi's commentary Siraj Al Din Urmawi's Matali Al Anwar
glosses on Qushji's commentary on
Tajrīd al-iʿtiqād^{[citation needed}
]

a treatise on proving the existence of God and his attributes( Risalah fi Ithbat al Wajib and Sifatihi)^[citation needed]

Death

Sadr Al Din led a rebellion against the Ruler of Shiraz and was killed by a group of Turkmans on order of Ruler Qasem Bey. He died on 17 Ramadan 903/9 May 1498.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b (Nasr 2006, p. 195)
^ "QĀŻI SAʿID QOMI". iranicaonline.org.

Works cited

ISBN 978-0-7914-6799-2
.