The 5th print-run of the Prisoner of the Seven Fence [Haft Hesar] Castle by Hussein Fatahi on the life of Avicenna is released by Soureh Mehr in Islamic Republic of Iran. The book was debuted in 2008.
According
to the information center of Soure Mehr, the book deals with Avicenna's life
story, personality, companions and works.
"Stories written based on the lives of prominent historical
figures are called historical stories," stated the writer.
The
story begins with Avicenna's childhood and scrolls towards his adolescence and
demise.
Avicenna's
acquaintance with Abu Obeid Jozjani, one of his famous students, his meeting
with Abu Saeid Abulkheir, treating Makel Khatoun's son in Rey, marrying
Yasamin, Baghdad Caliph's fugitive bondwoman and treating Shamsodoleh are some
of stories related in the book.
The
Literary Creations Center of Howzeh Hobari has produced the book and Soure Mehr
has printed, published and marketed the book.
Abū
Alī al-Ḥusayn ibn Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā, commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his
Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises
on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived. In particular,
150 of his surviving treatises concentrate on philosophy and 40 of them
concentrate on medicine.
He
was also an astronomer, chemist, geologist, Hafiz, Islamic psychologist,
Islamic scholar, Islamic theologian, logician, mathematician, Maktab teacher,
physicist, poet, and scientist. He is regarded as the most famous and
influential polymath of the Islamic Golden Age.
Source:
IBNA News Agency