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al-Nafs (The Soul, Philosophical)

The philosophical theory of the soul, its faculties, and its immateriality and survival of the body.

The philosophical theory of the soul, its faculties, and its immateriality and survival of the body.

Key passages(13)

Cawarif Macarif · Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi

Very high

Maqasid Falasifa · al-Ghazali

High

Risalat Nafs · Ibn Rushd

High

Tahafud Tahafud · Ibn Rushd

High

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

High

Shifa Nafs · Ibn Sina

High

Tibb Ruhani · Abu Bakr al-Razi

High

Imtac · Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi

High

Tahdhib Akhlaq · Ibn Miskawayh

High

Shifa Mantiq · Ibn Sina

Moderate

Tacliqat · Ibn Sina

Moderate

Micyar Cilm · al-Ghazali

Moderate

Tafsir Isharat · Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Moderate