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Born in 980 in central Asia, Avicenna was a child prodigy who became a practicing physician and scholar in his teens.He was a unconventional, often unpopular pioneer in the formulation of many theories that centuries later would be proven correct. The books in this series would be best used by middle-school to high-school age readers and researchers.Includes: Timeline, Glossary, For More Information, For Further Reading and Bibliography. ... Read more

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The explanation of the relationship between God and humans, as portrayed in Islam, is often influenced by the images of God and of human beings which theologians, philosophers and mystics have in mind. The early period of Islam disclose a diversity of interpretations of this relationship. Thinkers from the tenth and eleventh century had the privilege of disclosing different facets of the relationship between humans and the divine.God and Humans in Islamic Thought discusses the view of three different scholars of the time: Abd al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali. The relationships discussed in this work are: divine assistance, lu³f, according to 'Abd al-Jabbar; human love and attraction to the divine, 'ishq, according to Ibn Sina, and finally the mystical annihilation of the self in the divine unity, fana', of al-Ghazali. They introduce three approaches of looking at this relationship. In order to perceive these concepts, their perception of God and of the human nature will also be examined here. The starting-point of this research was the desire to set forth a variety of possible relationships which are all in accordance with Islamic belief, but nevertheless demonstrate diversity in understanding the relationship between the human and the divine which in turn suggests the concept of plurality within one religion.Examining these three concepts, which build firm connections between God and humans, reveals the importance of rational inquiry in medieval Islamic thought, not only because it was a source of logical arguments for Islam against its opponents but mainly because it built different bridges leading to God. God and Humans in Islamic Thought attempts to shed light on an important side of medieval rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the basis of an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of human beings and the construction of different bridges between them. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2007. The length of the article is 3225 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ibn Sina--al-Biruni correspondence-VIII.
Author: Rafik Berjak
Publication: Islam & Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 5Issue: 1Page: 53(8)

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This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 696 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: An annotated bibliography on ibn sina: first supplement (1990-1994).(Review)
Author: Jon McGinnis
Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2001
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: 121Issue: 3Page: 535(2)

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Islam and the Muslim World will help people understand the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide area of the rest of the world. This informative and interesting new encyclopedia explores an increasingly important force in the modern world, looking at Islam's role in the modern world, in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries, and contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, and more, filling a need in this key area of religious studies and serving as a resource for those eager to become better informed.

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Who of us has not one point wondered why it is that a God with absolute goodness, knowledge and power would cause or allow evil in the world? This issue, which is traditionally known as the problem of evil and which is most puzzling to the human mind, recieved significant attention from Ibn Sina. In the present work, Dr. Inati argues that Ibn Sina provides seven main theses to justify God's causing or allowing the presence of evil in the world, and that the problem of evil disappears from his philosophy by virtue of the thesis which relies on God's omnipotence as he defines it.

Following a historical background, which traces the thought of those who had an impact on Ibn Sina's response to this issue, including Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus, the work analyzes in detail and critically examines Ibn Sina's view. The book is an original piece of work and the first comprehensive study of Ibn Sina's Theodicy, which helped shape later Islamic and Christian treatments of the subject and left significant marks on the thought of major medieval philosophers, including Ibn Rushd, Aquinas and Suarez. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2007. The length of the article is 6050 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ibn Sina and Abu al-Barakat al-Baghdadi on the origination of the soul (Huduth al-nafs) and the invalidation of its transmigration (Ibtal al-tanasukh).
Author: Suhaimi Wan Abdullah Wan
Publication: Islam & Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 5Issue: 2Page: 151(14)

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Avicenna, Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist, born in 980, died June 1037 in Hamadan, Persia (Iran). Authored 450 books on a wide range of subjects. Many of these concentrated on philosophy and medicine. Considered by many to be the father of modern medicine. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Center for Islam & Science on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 4114 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The achievements of IBN SINA in the field of science and his contributions to its philosophy.(Biography)
Author: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publication: Islam & Science (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: Center for Islam & Science
Volume: 1Issue: 2Page: 235

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2006. The length of the article is 3393 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: IBN Sina--Al-Biruni correspondence--VII.
Author: Rafik Berjak
Publication: Islam & Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 4Issue: 2Page: 165(8)

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This digital document is an article from Islam & Science, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 2147 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ibn Sina--Al-Biruni correspondence.
Author: Rafik Berjak
Publication: Islam & Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 3Issue: 2Page: 166(5)

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