Bayan al-Haqq-Bi-daman al-Sidq

An Early 'Reader' in Avicenna's Philosophy : Al-'Ilm al-tabi'i 1 & 2: Physics & De caelo

Lawkari, Fadi ibn Muhammad
Esmaeili, Mohammad Javad (ed.)
Lameer, Joep (ed.)

This edition comprises the first two books of the natural philosophy section of a unique teacher’s manual on Avicenna’s philosophy, authored by his second-generation student Ab? ’l-?Abb?s al-Lawkar? (d. after 503/1109). Al-Lawkar? was the person responsible for promoting Avicenna’s philosophy in Khorasan at a time when theologians like Ab? ??mid al-Ghaz?l? (d. 505/1111) condemned its most fundamental tenets. The importance of this work lies in al-Lawkar?’s endeavour to provide the resources for a condensed yet comprehensive lecture course on Avicenna’s philosophy, with the aim of perpetuating his ideas. His covert use of the work of his teacher Bahmany?r (d. 458/1066) is especially noteworthy, here as well as in other sections of this work.