The great scholar, whose family came from Belh and settled in Bukhara,
was born in Afsan, near Bukhara. He passed away on 21st of June 1037 in
Hamedan.
The real name of Avicenna is Ebu'l-Ali al-Husayn b. Abdullah Ibn Sina. Avicenna
impressed people with his intelligence and memory at an early age.
Avicenna, whose father's name
was Abdullah, took his first lessons from his father. Later, he took lessons on
logic, mathematics, and astronomy from Natili and Ibn-i Zahid.
The work of the scholar, who was a very intelligent boy back then, was
remarkable. The scholar, who slept very little and spent most of his day
reading and thinking, progressed in almost every field of science.
His healing of the ruler named Noah II in the palace where his father
served, allowed him to prove his knowledge when he was 16 years old. Because of
this success, he was allowed to benefit from the library of the palace.
The most important work of the scholar in the field of medicine is his
book called “Canon”. This book, in which he mentions therapeutic methods
and different medical approaches, was translated into Latin in European
countries, and taught in universities for 700 years.
It is interesting that Avicenna mentioned pathogenic organisms in his
statements a thousand years ago. In such a period, when there was no
microscope, the things that the scholar stated revealed his intelligence.
Scholar’s statements in his work Canon, are even confirmed today. It is
revealed that all his works were written correctly in a thousand-year time
period.
Not only in the field of medicine, but also in many other fields, the scholar
had a voice in the philosophy of education, philosophy of life, philosophy of
creation, chemistry, and astronomy. In addition to these, we see that he was
also interested in music and poetry in a way which showed that he had a
delicate soul.
Despite its name, his work "The Book of Healing", which is the
greatest work of the scholar, includes subjects such as philosophy, chemistry,
and music rather than medicine.
The works of the scholar, who created more than 150 works during his
lifetime, are mostly in Arabic. He wrote only a few of his works in Persian.
The reason for this is that people of that time tended to write their works in
Arabic. However, for this and some reasons, he was first called Iranian Scholar
in European countries.
His greatest contribution to science is to build a bridge between
Farabi, who lived in his time, and Ghazali, who lived after his time. Farabi studied
on Greek philosophy and especially Aristotle's works; Avicenna, on the other
hand, provided an understandable examination of these works throughout history.
The scholar, who succeeded in reconciling Greek philosophy with the
philosophy of religion, attracted the west and the east for hundreds of years.
Another scholar Biruni, who lived in his time, opened his door for him
and appreciated his industriousness and intelligence. These compliments of a
scholar like Biruni, caused jealousy in people and for this reason, Avicenna was
even slandered.
Today, unfortunately, people cannot see right and wrong at the age of
16, and it takes their 30s for them to keep their feet on the ground. Avicenna,
on the other hand, could heal patients at the age of 16 and lived for hundreds
of years thanks to the works he created.
You can be successful like Avicenna and be useful to people. The
important thing is to believe in yourself and listen to the voice in your
heart. I wish you a successful life…
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