The Philosophy of Illumination

Do you know that the great Iranian philosopher, Suhrewardi, who was killed by Muslim extremists in 1191, established The School of Illumination? 

He considered discursive philosophy as developed by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) to be only the first, necessary step in the attainment of true philosophy, which must also be based on intellectual intuition or ishraq (illumination). Suhrewardi combined Platonic philosophy, Neoplatonism, the wisdom of the ancient Persians, especially Mazdaean, and Avicennian philosophy in the matrix of Islamic gnosis to create this widely influential school of thought. His masterpiece Hikmat al-ishraq (Theosophy of the Orient of Light) has been translated into English. The school exercised a deep influence not only in Persia, but also in Ottoman Turkey and the Indian subcontinent, and continues to be active to this day. [1]
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Source:
[1] Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. “Islamic philosophy from its Origin to Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy.” State University of New York Press. 2006.
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