Principals, Method, and Syntheses of Ibn Sina?s Political Philosophy

The philosophy of Ibn Sina is unique in terms of both principles and syntheses. Despite his significant role in explaining Islamic political philosophy, Ibn Sina's works have received little attention (gap in the literature). Deploying discourse analysis, this article analyses all Ibn Sina’s works in order to comprehend his political philosophy (Method), which is based on ontology, epistemology, and anthropology. In outlining his political philosophy, Ibn Sina argues that the sources of knowledge (Maʿrifat) are different. He avails himself of reason, intellect, senses, experience, and revelation in order to elaborate further on this point. The significant role of leadership of society, the link between prophecy and politics, the legitimacy of the Sharia law over politics, and the method of prophetic succession are the main components of his philosophy. Ibn Sina argues that the emancipation of the society lies in establishing a rational political system based on the Sharia law. While he never denies the truths that exist beyond the human mind, he considers all existing governments to be unjust and invalid (Findings).