Ma`rifat Falsafi

A significant portion of theology is devoted to the attributes of God, among which "will" is a particularly contentious topic. Key points of debate include the nature of divine will, whether it belongs to the Essence (dhāti) or to His action (fi‘lī), and whether it can be reduced to "knowledge." The celebrated view among philosophers is that "will" is an essential and eternal attribute, reducible to divine knowledge of the system of good. Mulla Ṣadrā staunchly advocates and defends this perspective. However, Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi offers a different viewpoint, marked by innovative insights, motivating the author to compare the two thinkers’ positions. Using a descriptive-analytical method and collecting data from relevant sources, this study examines the similarities and differences between the two views. The findings reveal that divine will is not an essential and eternal attribute, nor is it reducible to divine knowledge. Instead, it is an attribute of action abstracted from the position of divine action.