A Different Image of Ibn- Sina: a Review of Azhaviyeh Treatise

Ibn-Sina's Azhaviyeh treatise which is concerned with the resurrection is, in some respects, different from his other works. This difference is mainly ascribed to two explicit views which Ibn-Sina has expressed in his treatise; the first about bodily resurrection and the second on the doctrinal propositions of religion, that is, the doctrinal texts of the Holy Qur’an and narrations. These two views which his adversaries have opposed and which suffer from shortcomings do not recur in this way in his other works. Using an analytical-descriptive method, this paper seeks to shed light on this treatise, review its different parts and comment critically on the intellectual ideas in it.