Mulla Sadra al-Shirazi (d. 1050 AH / 1640 CE) 

The systematic metaphysical magnum opus establishing substantial motion (haraka jawhariyya) and being (wujud) as the fundamental principle of reality.

Mulla Sadra al-Shirazi (d. 1050 AH / 1640 CE); translated by Parviz Morewedge 

Selected metaphysical texts from the al-Hikmat al-Muta'aliya presenting Sadra's doctrine of being, substance, and causality.

Mulla Sadra al-Shirazi (d. 1050 AH / 1640 CE); translated by Latimah-Parvin Peerwani 

Systematic treatment of the soul's development, psychosomatic illnesses, and the metaphysics of life after death, drawn from Volumes VIII and IX of the Asfar.

Mullā Hādī al-Sabzawārī (d. 1289 AH / 1873 CE)

Comprehensive gloss clarifying metaphysical principles and logical argumentative structure. 

'Allama Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (1892–1981) 

Systematic presentation of Sadra's metaphysics for contemporary readers, emphasizing substantial motion and grades of existence. 

Muhammad Ali Taskhiri 

Analysis of haraka jawhariyya (substantial motion) as Sadra's revolutionary metaphysical principle.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr 

Biographical and philosophical introduction; accessible entry to Sadra's system. 

Muhammad Kamal 

Comprehensive analytical exposition of Mulla Sadra's metaphysical system, focusing on substantial motion, being, and the unity of existence within al-Hikmat al-Muta'aliya.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr 

Biographical and philosophical introduction; accessible entry to Sadra's system. 

Muhammad Kamal 

Comprehensive analytical exposition of Mulla Sadra's metaphysical system, focusing on substantial motion, being, and the unity of existence within al-Hikmat al-Muta'aliya.