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Avicenna
Avicenna (c. 980 – 1037 CE), known in the Islamic world as Ibn Sina, was a Persian thinker whose influence spanned philosophy, medicine, science, and theology. Born near Bukhara in the village of Afshana (modern Uzbekistan), he displayed remarkable intellect early on—memorizing the Quran and mastering diverse sciences by age 16.
PeopleAvicenna
Avicenna binds liberty to reasoned order, arguing that both nature and human life are governed by intelligible laws rather than arbitrary power. Avicenna inspired the notion of God as the necessary force unifying all existence. This uniting philosophy, science, and ethics under rational inquiry, he advances a durable insight for free societies: authority is legitimate only when it conforms to reason and universal principles, not mere command.
PeopleAl Ghazali
Al-Ghazālī (Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī, 1058–1111 CE) was a Persian polymath, theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi mystic whose works reconciled Islamic orthodoxy with rational inquiry and spiritual practice. Born in Ṭūs (near Mashhad, Iran), he studied Shāfiʿī jurisprudence and Ashʿarī theology under al-Juwaynī at Nishapur, rising to Baghdad’s prestigious Niẓāmiyya madrasa in 1091. A profound s
PeopleAverroes
Averroes, also known as Ibn Rushd, was a prominent Muslim philosopher and jurist in the medieval period. Born in Cordoba, Spain, in 1126, Averroes came from a distinguished family of jurists—both his grandfather and father served as a qadi (chief judge) in Seville and Cordoba. He was known for his expertise in various fields such as law, philosophy, theology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and theology. Averroes i
PeopleHippocrates
Pioneer of Medical Science : Hippocrates revolutionized medicine by introducing systematic observation and diagnosis, emphasizing natural causes of disease over supernatural explanations.
PeopleThomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas (around 1225–1274 CE) was a Dominican friar and one of the most influential thinkers of the Middle Ages. Born into a noble family near Aquino in Italy, he surprised everyone by choosing a simple, devoted life with the Dominicans, despite his family’s objections.
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Avicenna on Theology
Avicenna, 980?–1037 · 1951 · Avicenna on theology. Translated by Arthur J. Arberry. Wisdom of the East Series, 1951.
Books & WorksAvicenna, His Life and Works
Afnan, Soheil Mohsin · 1958 · Avicenna, his life and works. George Allen & Unwin, 1958.
Books & WorksAvicenna’s De Anima
Avicenna, 980?–1037 · 1959 · Avicenna’s De anima... Edited by F. Rahman. Oxford University Press, 1959.