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al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat

الإشارات والتنبيهات

Avicenna's al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat — his last and most contested summa of logic and wisdom, with Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's sharh and Lubab, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's commentary and Qutb al-Din's arbitration between them 1.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Overview

"Al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat" (Pointers and Admonitions), a book on logic and philosophy by Ibn Sina. 1

Its commentaries

The Imam Fakhr al-Din Muhammad ibn Umar al-Razi, who died in 606 AH, commented on it and summarised it in "Lubab al-Isharat". Among its commentaries is that of Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, and "al-Muhakama bayn al-Sharihayn" by Qutb al-Din. 1

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Authored by
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

People and things also explored

Al-Biruni at Qābūs's court, Gurgān· Ibn Sina travels west to Gorgan· Ibn Sina enters Buyid service at Rayy· Ibn Sina withdraws to Khuzistan· Ibn Sina becomes vizier to Shams al-Dawla at Hamadan· Abu Abdallah al-Natili· al-Farabi· ابن رشد الحفيد

Sources

  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 339
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/al-isharat-wal-tanbihat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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