Semantics, Ontology and Functions of the Infinite in The Transcendent Philosophy

The idea of an infinite system of philosophical thought could not be found in the ancient Greek philosophy. In the Islamic world, before the Sheikh Ishraq, infinite in number and infinite in time were be considered in the realm of quantity (essentially) and powers (accidentally). Abolbarkat and then Suhrawardi, referred infinite to the attributes of God and identified God’s perfection with the infinite. The basic questions of the author of this research are: What was Mulla Sadra’s philosophical explanation of the infinite? And what is the result of the accepting  the infinite characteristic? The outcomes of this research are: in philosophical thought of Mulla Sadra, semantically, Infinite Including meanings such as Infinite in attribute, ontological infinite and metaontological infinite And from ontological point of view, the infinite Due to the existence of God is existent. Also, to establish God’s personal unity, Philosophical explanation of God’s authority to hearts and negative-positive theology are certain functions of Infinite in the three fields of metaphysics, theology and Anthropology in philosophy of Mulla Sadra.