A Critical Survey of Definitions of the Mu`iddih Cause in Islamic philosophy

The discussion of causation in general and the discussion of the mu`iddih cause is one of the important and path-breaking topics of ontology, which can play a significant role in correct understanding in theology, cosmology, and anthropology. Despite all this, the problem of the mu`iddih cause has been less analyzed and sometimes it is satisfied with a vague definition of it. This ambiguity has turned the mu`iddih cause into a brief answer in many cases. Going through this formal definition and analyzing what exactly is the mu`iddih cause? It can be the basis for deep understanding and solving many problems, such as the doubt of the conflict between science and religion. Because the causes that the sciences investigate and seek to deny or prove are of this kind, and a cause such as vajib al-vujud, which is discussed in religious debates, is one causing existence. In this research, with the method of rational analysis, the definitions given of the mu`iddih cause have been examined, the defects and shortcomings of each have been shown, and it has been found that the mu`iddih cause when not meaning the presence and lack of preceding necessary and path of grace, it is the factor that prepares the matter, creates the capability in the capable and prepare it to receive grace of grace-giver.