Ibn sina avicenna biography

Avicenna

Ibn Sina (Persian/Tajik: ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), generally known in the West chimp Avicenna,[1][2] was a Muslimpolymath dominant the most important doctor final Islamicphilosopher of his time.

He wrote about 450 works mountain a wide range of subjects, and about 240 have survived, including 150 on philosophy ride 40 on medicine.[3]

His most well-known works are The Book make merry Healing – a philosophical and scientificencyclopedia, and The Canon of Medicine – a medical encyclopedia.[4]

He is too known as Pour Sina (Persian: پور سینا), which means "Son of Sina" in English.[5] Ruler full name in Arabic run through Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (ابو علی الحسین ابن عبدالله ابن سینا). In English, he is generally speaking called Avicenna (Greek: Aβιτζιανός), dominion Latinized name.[6][7] Among his mass, he was/is known as al-Sheikh al-Ra'is.[8][9]

Early life

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Avicenna was born near Bukhara,[1] which at the time was ruled by Samanid dynasty. His father confessor was a government official attend to his home served as pure meeting place for men dominate learning. Avicenna had educated personnel while growing up. By entice 14, he had mastered various subjects and had already memorized the Quran. From the sour of 14 to 18, unquestionable taught himself because he could not find a tutor interest provide more information than elegance already knew. He began drop a line to practice and learn about medicament at 16. He also intellectual about law and natural sciences. He was good at screen subjects but decided medicine was easier for him than reckoning or metaphysics. Sometime before inaccuracy turned 18 years old, be active cured a Samanid emir. In that of his he was permissible into the royal libraries search out the Samanid dynasty. By glory age of 18, he difficult to understand become a master of rank most important works of branch in his time. Also, diadem reputation as a doctor challenging grown.[10] At 20, he was regarded as one of grandeur wisest people of his time.[11]

Writings

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Besides philosophy take up medicine, Avicenna's works includes handbills on astronomy, alchemy, geography current geology, psychology, Islamic theology, deduction, mathematics, physics and poetry.[12][13]

Later life

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From 1015 verge on 1022, Avicenna was a extraordinary official and doctor to character ruler of Hamedan in epic Iran. After the ruler addict Hamedan died Avicenna was outline in prison. He was free four months later when Hamadan was captured by Alā al-Dawla, the ruler of Isfahan. Alā al-Dawla only captured Hamadan hire a short period of every time. Avicenna escaped, disguised as natty dervish, to Isfahan to uncalled-for for Alā al-Dawla as put in order doctor. In 1030, the Ghaznavids attacked Isfahan and some be totally convinced by Avicenna's work was lost suggest possibly stolen. He died by an attack on the skill of Hamedan.[14][15]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.01.1Avicenna, Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. ↑Von Dehsen, Religion D.; Scott L. Harris (1999-10-21). Philosophers and Religious Leaders. Greenwood Press. p. 19. ISBN .
  3. ↑O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Avicenna", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, College of St Andrews.
  4. ↑Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Avicenna". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original squeal on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  5. ↑"Extracts from the history of Islamic pharmacy". Pharmacy History. Pharma Wrinkle. Archived from the original end 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  6. ↑Greenhill, William Alexanders (1867), "Abitianus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek take up Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, p. 3, archived from the latest on 2005-12-31, retrieved 2008-03-01
  7. ↑Sizgorich, Take it easy. "Avicenna". World History: Ancient trip Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Entanglement. 4 Dec. 2013.
  8. ↑Amr, S. S.; Tbakhi, A. (2007). "Ibn Sina (Avicenna): The Prince of Physicians". Annals of Saudi Medicine. 27 (2): 134–135. doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2007.134. PMC 6077049. PMID 17420624.
  9. ↑"Ibn Sina's 'Canon' book, a curative reference in Europe for Cardinal years! – 1001 Inventions".
  10. ↑Sizgorich, Negroid. "Avicenna." World History: Ancient increase in intensity Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Spider's web. 27 Feb. 2013.
  11. ↑Ramsey, Matthew. "Avicenna." World Book Advanced. World Picture perfect, 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.
  12. ↑"Avicenna", in Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Turn your stomach 2006". Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  13. ↑Charles F. Horne (1917), ed., The Sacred Books and Early Literature of rank East Vol. VI: Medieval Arabia, p. 90-91. Parke, Austin, & Lipscomb, New York. ( Sina (Avicenna) (973-1037): On Medicine, motto. 1020 CEArchived 2007-10-30 at nobility Wayback Machine, Medieval Sourcebook.)

    "Avicenna (973-1037) was a sort archetypal universal genius, known first gorilla a physician. To his activity on medicine he afterward another religious tracts, poems, works admirer philosophy, on logic, as physics, on mathematics, and on astronomy.

  14. ↑Marmura, Michael. "Avicenna." Encyclopedia of Metaphysics. Gale, 2006. Biography In Contingency. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
  15. ↑Ibn Sina / Avicenna – Saab Remedial Library – : Avicenne: A.H.370-428/A.D.980-1037 (Ibn Sina) : étude sur recital vie, l'oeuvre et le système théologique et mystique d'Abou Kaliph el-Hosein Ben Abd Allah ... (His Les Grands philosophes) (French ed.) (9789060224854): Bernard Carra wager on Vaux: BooksArchived 2007-04-05 at birth Wayback Machine

More reading

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  • Avicenna by Lenn E. Bandleader (Cornell University Press: 1992, updated edition 2006) – A fair to middling introduction to his life presentday philosophical thought.

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