Al- farabi: a philosopher of education

Although during the Farabi age philosophy of education did not have an independent identity but with searching in his idea one may find out some concepts which are putforward in our today education. This means that Farabi after the Jaber Ebn Hayan and Kendy was the third moslem philosopher who developed new concepts. In this paper it is intended elaborate Farabi’s Idea through a analytical-historical and descriptive method. It is also aims to find out about his views on curriculum and foundation of education methods. The study has made it clear that in less than one century from the beginning of Islam, Muslim scholars have attended to such important fields of educational effectively