Ibn Sina. Tales Ibn Sina and the Coppersmiths Once in the city of Isfahan, Ibn Sina came to the sultan’s palace and began to complain: – Oh, sovereign, the coppersmiths of the city of Kashan do not let me rest at night. They bang and make such noise that it prevents me from…
Ibn Sina. Tales The Book “Mirror of the World” Whether it was so or not, in ancient times there lived a peasant in a village with his wife Setare. They had one son, a boy named Abu Ali Ibn Sina. This boy did not engage in any work, but only read and wrote. His…
Ibn Sina. TalesIbn Sina and What is “Not in the World” Whether it was so or not – there was no one in the world before God. In ancient times, there lived a powerful sultan in one country. He had a daughter, beautiful and virtuous, radiant like a ray of light. Over time, she…
Ibn Sina. TalesKhoja Ibn Sina(Khoja – a respectful address – teacher, sage, lord) Whether it was so or not, in ancient times there lived in Khorasan a man named Abdullah from Balkh. This man had a son named Abu Ali Ibn Sina, who was considered a strange boy. He spent his days and nights…
Ibn Sina. Tales Ibn Sina and the Sultan’s Wife Once upon a time, there lived a sultan in a certain country. He had a wife and a daughter whom he loved dearly. But one day, the sultan’s wife fell ill and lay in bed. The sultan summoned doctors from all over to find a…
Ibn Sina. Fables Practical Psychology A noble dignitary was tormented by an evil spirit. He was convinced that he was a cow that should be slaughtered for meat. The doctors were powerless. The patient refused to take medicine and food, and his body weakened day by day. When they sought help from Ibn…
Ibn Sina. FablesIngenuity Once, Ibn Sina was sitting among honored guests at a festive dinner hosted by the Emir of Bukhara. The guests were served by beautiful, smiling, elegantly dressed girls, fluttering from guest to guest with a light dance step to Eastern music. One of them leaned before Ibn Sina with a…
Ibn Sina. Fables The Sounds of the Heart The son of the vizier of Bukhara fell seriously ill. All the known doctors could only shrug their shoulders, while the young man was fading away before their eyes. The patient himself did not want to say a word. No matter how they persuaded him,…
Ibn Sina. Parables Observance and Sensitivity Once, the great Teacher Abu Ali Ibn Sina was telling his students about the necessity of being observant and vigilant in life. He said that the human senses can be trained just like thoughts and muscles. – For example, you enter a room, and your sensitivity…
Ibn Sina. “The Canon of Medicine” (circa 1020) “The Canon of Medicine” is an extensive work consisting of 5 books. The first book presents theoretical medicine. It serves as a unique textbook on anatomy and physiology with a preface to internal diseases. The book is divided into four parts. The first…