Ibn Sina (Arabic: ابن سینا, romanized: Ibn Sīnā; c. 980 – 22 June 1037), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (/ ˌævɪˈsɛnə, ˌɑːv -/ A (H)V-iss-EN-ə), was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, [2][3] flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers. [4] .

Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina is better known in Europe by the Latinized name “Avicenna.” He is probably the most significant philosopher in the Islamic tradition and arguably the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern era.

Awicenna (łac. Avicenna; w j. perskim Abu Ali Husain ebn Abdallah Ebn-e Sina lub krótko Ibn Sina ابن سینا, ur. 980, zm. 1037) – perski uczony, głównie lekarz i filozof [1]. Jego łacińskie nazwisko wywodzi się ze zniekształconego Ibn Sina, pod którym znany był w Persji.

Sep 15, 2016 · Abū-ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn-ʿAbdallāh Ibn-Sīnā [Avicenna] (ca. 970–1037) was the preeminent philosopher and physician of the Islamic world. [1] .

Mar 28, 2025 · Most of what is known of Avicenna is found in the autobiography dictated to his longtime protégé al-Jūzjānī. While his life was embellished by friends and vilified by foes, by all accounts he loved life and had a voracious appetite for lively music, strong drink, and promiscuous sex.

Also popularly known as ‘Avicenna’, Ibn Sina was indeed a true polymath with his contributions ranging from medicine, psychology and pharmacology to geology, physics, astronomy, chemistry and philosophy. He was also a poet, an Islamic scholar and theologian.

Ibn Sina or Avicenna was the most influential of all Islamic philosopher-scientists. He wrote on medicine as well as geometry, astronomy, arithmetic and music. Ibn Sina is often known by his Latin name of Avicenna, although most references to him today have reverted to using the correct version of ibn Sina.

Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in the West, was a contributor to many fields, including geology, philosophy, law, theology and astronomy, but his greatest legacy lies in the field of medicine. He began studying medicine at sixteen and was already celebrated in the field by age eighteen (Not. Med. Books 53).

Abū ‘Alī l-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Abdallāh ibn Sīnā, known as Avicenna in the Latin West, was born c. 980 CE or earlier in Afshana, in the vicinity of Bukhārā (today: Uzbekistan).

Dec 16, 2023 · Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (980–1037) (also known by the Latinized form of his name, Avicenna) was one of the most influential philosophers in the classical Islamic tradition. He was born in 370 AH/980 CE in Afshanah, a small village near Bukhara in modern-day Uzbekistan.