The theory of vision in the work of Šihāb al-Din al-Suhrawardī
Mateus Domingues da Silva PhD candidate, Brazil icon-calendar December 18, 2014 Šihāb al-Din al-Suhrawardī (d. 587/1191), philosopher and mystic, has developed a theory of knowledge by simple direct, visionary, and intuitive presence. This theory is rooted in a theory of the physical vision.