Abu nasr al farabi biography of alberta

Who is Al Farabi ? Why is he so Important?

posted on: Feb 2, 2022

By: Noura Abu Hamze / Arab America Contributing Writer

Biography of Al Farabi

Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tarkhan ibn Awzalagh Al-Farabi was born in approximately  AH 257/ CE 870. He was born in a place called Farab or Farayb.

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In his youth he moved to Baghdad, Iraq. In 943 CE (AH 331) he went to Damascus, Syria. He may have gone to Egypt but died in Damascus in December 950 CE or January 951 CE (AH 339). Al-Farabi was one of the world’s great philosophers and much more original than many of his Islamic successors.

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A philosopher, logician and musician, he was also a major political scientist.

Works of Al Farabi

He had two main interests: Philosophy and logic and music. His huge Kitâb al-musiqâ al-kabîr or Great Book of Music is the most important medieval musical treatise in Islamic lands and also includes sophisticated philosophical sections.

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