An upcoming Turkish film festival will honor the lives of seven Muslim scientists who were pioneers in the field of medicine. They include Ibn Sina, the father of modern medicine; Al Biruni, a ...
Abu Ali al-Hussain Ibn Abdallah Ibn al-Hassan Ibn al-Ali Ibn Sina (980-1038), often known by his Latin name of Avicenna, has been described as possessing the mind of Goethe and the genius of Leonardo ...
Classical textual sources report an intriguing anecdote in the generally adventurous life of the philosophical giant Ibn Sina — the Avicenna of the Latin West and the majestic ‘Grand Shaykh’ (al ...