Linguistic Features of Ibn Sina's Dánesh-NámeAláyi

In the history of Persian language, there are some untouched points which may not be fully understood excep though a detailed study of the texts belonging to different periods of the evolution of this language. The present article focuses on the linguistic features of Dánesh-Náme 'Aláyi by Ibn Sina, which is no doubt one of the most important Persian texts of the 5th Century, in oder to shed some light on one of the less studied period of the history of Persian. To gain this objective, the article provides a review of the works done on Persian texts, as well as introducing the Persian writings of Ibn Sina. The prose style of the Sámánid era(during which Ibn Sina lived),as well as hismethods in providing the new terminologies of his expertis, are followed by a detailed report on the linguistic characteristics of Dánesh-Náme 'Aláyi, with a Special attention to one of its several treatises entiled Resáleye Eláhiyyát.