Review of Mohammed Rustom, The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā. Albany, ny: State University of New York Press, 2012. xii + 243 pages. (original) (raw)

Mohammed Rustom's study, 'The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā,' focuses on the Qur'anic hermeneutics of the Safavid thinker Mullā Ṣadrā, emphasizing his spiritual prerequisites for exegetical practice. Rustom argues that Ṣadrā's approach does not adhere to a consistent hermeneutical methodology but is instead informed by the spiritual state of the reciter. The author explores Ṣadrā's alternative metaphysics, divine attributes, and cosmic concepts, asserting that through his commentary on the Qur'an, Ṣadrā integrates philosophical doctrines to provide novel insights into Islamic thought, ultimately contributing significantly to the fields of Islamic philosophy and tafsīr.