The student’s reading of the biography of Ibn Sina
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The biography of Ibn Sina. The Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Isa said in his commentary on the poem of the Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in the first part, on page number two hundred and forty-four, quoting from the history of Ibn Khallikan and others: “And he is Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina”.
The Shaykh : ...
The reader: “And he is Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina al-Bukhari. His father was from Balkh, which is in Afghanistan. He resided in Bukhara during the time of the Amir al-Nuwi, then he married a woman in the village of Akhsana, and Abu Ali, the aforementioned one, who was nicknamed al-Ra’is, was born there. He completed the recitation of the Qur’an when he was ten years old, and he studied wisdom under Abu Abdullah al-Natili. He mastered Euclid, the Majisti, and medicine when he was eighteen years old. Then he moved from Bukhara to Jurjan and other places. Then he entered the service of Majd al-Dawla ibn ... in Rayy. Then he served Qabus ibn Shakinir. Then he sought out Ala’ al-Dawla ibn Qaqa’iyya in Isfahan and advanced in his position. Then he fell ill with epilepsy and colitis, and he abandoned dietary restrictions and went to”
The Shaykh : Ill with epilepsy?
The student: And he abandoned dietary restrictions
The Shaykh : No, ill with epilepsy?
The student: Epilepsy
The Shaykh : And colitis?
The student: Yes, we did.
The Shaykh : Colitis is a disease, meaning of the stomach
The student: It is before ...
The Shaykh : The large intestine
The reader: “And he abandoned dietary restrictions and went to Hamadan ill, and he died in the year four hundred and twenty-eight, and his age was fifty-one years”. Ibn Khallikan said: “Then, when Ibn Sina”, when he despaired
The Shaykh : Emphasize the lam.
The student: Huh?
The Shaykh : With an emphasized lam: Khallikan.
The student: Khallikan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: “Then, when Ibn Sina despaired of recovery, as it is said, he abandoned treatment, performed the ritual bath, repented, and gave charity to the poor with what he had, and he returned the injustices to those who knew him, and he would complete a recitation of the Qur’an every three days. He died in Hamadan on a Friday in the month of Ramadan, and it is said he died in prison. His birth was in the year three hundred and seventy, and Allah knows best. He has one hundred works, including the book al-Shifa in wisdom, al-Isharat in medicine, al-Qanun, and others. He has poetry, including a famous poem on the soul”, and Allah knows best.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The biography of Ibn Sina. The Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Isa said in his commentary on the poem of the Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in the first part, on page number two hundred and forty-four, quoting from the history of Ibn Khallikan and others: “And he is Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina”.
The Shaykh : ...
The reader: “And he is Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina al-Bukhari. His father was from Balkh, which is in Afghanistan. He resided in Bukhara during the time of the Amir al-Nuwi, then he married a woman in the village of Akhsana, and Abu Ali, the aforementioned one, who was nicknamed al-Ra’is, was born there. He completed the recitation of the Qur’an when he was ten years old, and he studied wisdom under Abu Abdullah al-Natili. He mastered Euclid, the Majisti, and medicine when he was eighteen years old. Then he moved from Bukhara to Jurjan and other places. Then he entered the service of Majd al-Dawla ibn ... in Rayy. Then he served Qabus ibn Shakinir. Then he sought out Ala’ al-Dawla ibn Qaqa’iyya in Isfahan and advanced in his position. Then he fell ill with epilepsy and colitis, and he abandoned dietary restrictions and went to”
The Shaykh : Ill with epilepsy?
The student: And he abandoned dietary restrictions
The Shaykh : No, ill with epilepsy?
The student: Epilepsy
The Shaykh : And colitis?
The student: Yes, we did.
The Shaykh : Colitis is a disease, meaning of the stomach
The student: It is before ...
The Shaykh : The large intestine
The reader: “And he abandoned dietary restrictions and went to Hamadan ill, and he died in the year four hundred and twenty-eight, and his age was fifty-one years”. Ibn Khallikan said: “Then, when Ibn Sina”, when he despaired
The Shaykh : Emphasize the lam.
The student: Huh?
The Shaykh : With an emphasized lam: Khallikan.
The student: Khallikan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: “Then, when Ibn Sina despaired of recovery, as it is said, he abandoned treatment, performed the ritual bath, repented, and gave charity to the poor with what he had, and he returned the injustices to those who knew him, and he would complete a recitation of the Qur’an every three days. He died in Hamadan on a Friday in the month of Ramadan, and it is said he died in prison. His birth was in the year three hundred and seventy, and Allah knows best. He has one hundred works, including the book al-Shifa in wisdom, al-Isharat in medicine, al-Qanun, and others. He has poetry, including a famous poem on the soul”, and Allah knows best.