one of the greatest scholars related to islamic-arabic culture is ibn-tufail whose authority in the field of philosophy of science and medicine and intellectual activities is worthy of praise .however, none of his works remained except his odes in medicine and hayy-ibn-yaghzan dissertation. the latter is the most important of his works ,containing his deep philosophical thoughts and applying fa...

the manner of understanding of muslims mystics such as ghazzali, sohrevardi and najmeddin kubar about light, degrees of lights, coloured lights and realm of imagination is an issue that this essay intends to study it. in this research, the matters about the influence of gnostics thoughts and islamic theologians on persian painting are presented. certainly if the artist is qualified for deep of ...

Philosophy is typically identified with textual practices of reading and writing and oral dialog that have long dominated the genre. But it has also, especially in ancient times, fiercely asserted itself as something other and more than textual exercises. Philosophy claimed to be a comprehensive way of life, an art of living dedicated to the pursuit of wisdom (as the word “philosophia” implies)...

the problem of “imagination”, as raised by muslimphilosophers, has several epistemic consequences insubjects as diverse as ontology, prophecy,conceptualization and the functions of art. inilluminationist philosophy of suhrawardi, moreover, bearsthe topic of imagination a correlation to other subjects. ofthe foundations of suhrawardi's processing of the theoryof imagination, the most promin...