▁with ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Rey ▁and ▁Sh ira z . ▁ ▁Historical ▁context ▁This ▁school ▁of ▁thought ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁once ▁Iran ▁was ▁econom ically ▁and ▁polit ically ▁stable . ▁The ▁Saf avid ▁court ▁also ▁provided ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁arts , ▁which ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁development . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁disput es ▁between ▁Sh i ite ▁sch ol ars , ▁such ▁as ▁A ham ad ▁A la vi , ▁and ▁Christian ▁and ▁Jewish ▁sch ol ars . ▁In ▁this ▁period ▁the ▁intellectual ▁life ▁of ▁Su h rev ardi ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁Mir ▁Dam ad ▁and ▁Mul la ▁Sad ra . ▁According ▁to ▁Se yy ed ▁H ose in ▁Nas r , ▁this ▁school ▁of ▁thought ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁both ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁between ▁philosophy ▁and ▁prop he cy , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁Mul la ▁Sad ra . ▁The ▁school ▁of ▁Is fah an ▁is ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ira z ▁school ▁of ▁philosophy . ▁Several ▁philosoph ers ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ira z ▁school ▁of ▁thought ▁had ▁very ▁important ▁roles ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁Is fah an ▁school , ▁such ▁as ▁I bn ▁Turk ah , ▁Q adi ▁May b udi ▁and ▁I bn ▁Ab i ▁J om hour ▁Ah s ae i . ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁found ers ▁then ▁announced ▁Sh ia ▁as ▁formal ▁religion ▁in ▁Pers ia , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁un ify ▁the ▁entire ▁country , ▁with ▁Is fah an ▁as