Abstract

This book of the famous Muslim philosopher S.H. Nasr is devoted to three major figures in the history of Islamic thought — Ibn Sina (Avicenna), as-Suhrawardi and Ibn Arabi. The author turns to the works of these prominent thinkers to explain the main principles of falsafa, ishrakism and Sufism — powerful dimensions of Arab Muslim philosophy of the classical Islam era.

The book is meant for general readers interested in the intellectual history of Islamic world.

Imprint

Seyyid Hossein Nasr. Islamic philosophers: Avicenna (Ibn Sina), as-Suhrawardi, Ibn Arabi / Seyyid Hossein Nasr; translation from English, introduction and comments by R. Pskhu. — 2nd ed. — M.: ООО Sadra, 2022. — 152 p. — (Philosophical thought of Islamic world: Translations. Vol. 3).