The existence or non-existence of metaphysical statements in religion constitutes an important issue in religious studies. Mullā Sadrā’s writings are replete with attention to this issue. While he elaborates the status and role of the intellect in the realm of religion, he speaks of both the lower levels of the intellect that fail to comprehend religion and the obstacles in the path of intellectual perception of religion as well as the circumstances under which this form of perception becomes actualized....