Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa
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Islamic philosophical work
encyclopedic collection
philosophical treatise collection
scientific treatise collection
Rasaʾil Ikhwan al-Safa is a famous 10th-century encyclopedic collection of philosophical and scientific treatises attributed to the secretive Islamic intellectual group known as the Brethren of Purity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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encyclopedic collection ⓘ philosophical treatise collection ⓘ scientific treatise collection ⓘ |
| aim |
to guide spiritual and moral purification
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to provide a comprehensive encyclopedia of knowledge ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
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Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Brethren of Purity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversDiscipline |
alchemy
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astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ geometry ⓘ logic ⓘ magic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mineralogy ⓘ music theory ⓘ politics ⓘ psychology ⓘ theology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
esotericism
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philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ikhwan al-Safa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| numberOfTreatises | 52 ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Aristotelianism
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Islamic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Basra
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islam
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Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| section |
mathematical sciences
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natural sciences ⓘ psychological and rational sciences ⓘ theological and mystical sciences ⓘ |
| structure | four main sections ⓘ |
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