The spiritual heritage that formed the basis for the outstanding works of Abu Ali ibn Sina...

The spiritual heritage that formed the basis for the outstanding works of Abu Ali ibn Sina...

Abu Ali ibn Sina, known in the East as "Shaykh ur-rais" and in Western Europe as Avicenna, wrote over 450 works.

He studied the books of ancient Greek, Arabic, Persian and Indian scholars, as well as the works of his compatriots such as Ahmad Fergani, Muhammad Khwarizmi, Abu Nasr Farabi and Abu Bakr ar-Razi, applying a creative approach to them.

His books and letters attest to his deep acquaintance with the works of ancient Greek scholars such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thales, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Hippocrates and Galen. Drawing on this spiritual legacy, he wrote his great works on philosophy, medicine and natural sciences, such as "Kitab ash-Shifa" ("Book of Healing"), "al-Qanun fi-t-tob" ("Canon of Medicine"), "Kitab an-Najat" ("Book of Salvation") and "Donishnoma" ("Book of Knowledge").

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album “Abu Ali Ibn Sina’s Manuscripts in the Libraries of Turkey” (Volume XXXVIII) in the series “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan”. 

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The spiritual heritage that formed the basis for the outstanding works of Abu Ali ibn Sina...