Avicenna on TheologyAvicenna, one the greatest of Persian thinkers, presents his views on theology and his attempt to reconcile philosophical theory with Islamic dogma. |
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... related studies : Les Réponses à dix questions d'Avicenne sont - elles écrites pour al - Beyrunî ? ( ibid . , Tu ... related study ) . A. also concentrates on the problem of the addressee of the treatise ( the identification with al ...
... related studies : Les Réponses à dix questions d'Avicenne sont - elles écrites pour al - Beyrunî ? ( ibid . , Tu ... related study ) . A. also concentrates on the problem of the addressee of the treatise ( the identification with al ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AVICENNA | 9 |
BIOGRAPHY OF AVICENNA IN CONTINUATION OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY | 15 |
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Abū Abu l-Qāsim Abu Ubaid accidental element according achieve acquired active cause acts actually after-life Almagest Amir animal faculties appetite apprehend Arab attain Attributes augment His Essence Avicenna Balkh belongs bodily Bukhara Buyid colic commandment composed compound continued converse corporeal death desire disposition Divine element of essentiality emanated established existence external final cause follows formal cause function God's Gurganj habit Hamadhan happiness human soul imperfection intellectual Intelligence Isfahan Islam Jurjan Khurasan kind Kitāb knowledge known Koran lawgiver Logic Majd al-Daula Manṣur Master means misery necessary noblest not-being numbers object observations pain perfection philology philosopher physical pleasure possessed predestination prescribed Proof Prophet pure Qanun Qazwin Quiddity quire Raiy rational soul realized reason receptive cause religious require resurrection returned reward Samanid secret senses sensual Shams al-Daula Shi'ite Shifa Shiraz sort spirit substance Sufi supervening Tāj al-Mulk thing Transoxania treatise true truth worship yearning