Ara' Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila

آراء أهل المدينة الفاضلة

Al-Farabi's Ara' Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila — 'the opinions of the virtuous city's people', his great work of political philosophy 1.

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Abbasid Fragmentation
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"Ara Ahl al-Madina al-Fadila" (The Views of the People of the Virtuous City), by Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, who died in 339 AH. Hajji Khalifa mentions it in "Kashf al-Zunun" among the subjects of the sciences. 1

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Al-Farabi at Sayf al-Dawla's court· Al-Farabi moves to Baghdad· Ibn Sina (Avicenna)· al-Farabi

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  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 290
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Al-Farabi at Sayf al-Dawla's court

In 942 al-Farabi took up residence at the court of the Hamdanid prince Sayf al-Dawla in Aleppo, remaining there until his death.