Profile and Biography of Al-Farabi

Name : Abu Nasr Muhammad bin Muhammad Ibnu Turkhan Ibnu Uzlaq Al Farabi

Date of Birth : 259 H/879 M

Birthplace : Farab

Full name is Abu Nasr Al Farabi Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Turkhan Uzlaq Ibn Al Farabi . Named after the AlFarabi as associated with Farab , one Turk , located in an area close to the river Situn Khurasan ( Transoxiana ) . He was born in the Turks but have blood ties with the Persian nation . He was born in the year 259 H / 879 AD at Farab and died in Aleppo in the year 339 H / 950 AD ( In Encyclopedia of Islam born in tahn 257 H / 870 AD and died in 337 AH / 950 AD , in the book Intellectual Khazanah Islam ) . His father was a general and an Iranian woman who is married to Turkistan and sometimes called Iranian descent. Al Farabi always on the move from time to time. In her childhood she was known studious and has a smart brain, studied religion, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian in his hometown, Farab. After the great Al Farabi moved to Baghdad and stayed there about 20 years. There he deepened philosophy, mathematical logic, ethics, political science, and so on. From Baghdad Al Farabi moved to Harran (Iran). There he studied Greek philosophy to some experts, including Yuhana and Hailan. Shortly revived leave Harran and return to Baghdad.

While in Baghdad, he spends his time teaching and writing. Al Farabi authored a book on logic, physics psychology, mwtafisika, chemistry, political science, music and others. But most of his work is written in Arabic have been lost in circulation and the estimated remaining approximately 30 pieces.
According to many sources, he was able to master 70 languages ​​of the world and hence Al Farabi known to control many branches of science. In the field of Knowledge, is the most prominent expertise in science mantiq. In philosophy AlFarabi classified in the group of philosophers of humanity. He was more concerned with humanitarian issues such as morality (ethics) of the political and intellectual art. And according to Prof. Gilson stated that he greatly loved figure philosophy (Plato and Aristotle). Al Farabi philosophy is actually a mixture between Aristotle and Neo Platonism with a clear mind and flow Islamic Shia Imamate. In the matter of physics and philosophy mantiq example, he follower of the ideas of Aristotle. While in the field of metaphysics Al Farabi following in the footsteps of Plotinus.
Al Farabi can also be seen as a pioneer of science classification. He made the classification of knowledge into seven parts, namely: logic, conversation (ilmi Al oral), mathematical, physics, metaphysics, politics and religion.

Abu Nasr also experts in the field of music. It was he who laid the first foundations of the science of music in history. Therefore he was given the title "First Teacher" in the science of music. Music has been known since the days of Pythagoras. Pythagoras has made the summary into multiple harmony parts. Al Farabi working to improve the science of music and explain where the deficiencies Pythagoras.

While in Baghdad, he spent his time writing his works :

Agrad Book Ma Ba'da At Tabi'ah ( Digest book Metaphysics )
Al Jam'u Baina Ra'yai Al Hakimaini ( reconcile the two opinions philosophers : Plato and Aristotle )
' Uyun al Masa'il ( Principles of issue )

Thoughts Education

IHSA " Al Ulmu
Al Entrepreuner Fadlilah ( Home Affairs )
Minutes of Assiyassiyah
Assaamarotul Mardliyayah
Al Majau

In the field of physics :

on Vacuum
Against Astrology
In the field of Metaphysics :
About the Scope of Aristotle Metaphysizs
On the one ( Fi Al Wahid and Wahda )

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