In "Al-Muqabasat," Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi masterfully expresses the ideas of fourth-century Hijri philosophers. His books became records of their thoughts on divine science, natural science, logic, philosophy, ethics, politics, and every issue related to literature and the arts.

Abu Hayyan is considered one of the greatest philosophers after al-Jahiz, whom he regarded as his master in style, thought, and debate, describing him as "unique in the world." Yaqut al-Hamawi described Abu Hayyan as "the philosopher of litterateurs and the litterateur of philosophers," a unique individual unparalleled in intelligence and insight.

Abu Hayyan was able to express, in a literary language, the most profound problems that concerned the philosophers of his era. It is as if, for the first time in the history of Arabic literature, we are witnessing an authentic artist whose art is capable of exploring the most precise philosophical and non-philosophical truths.

• Author: Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi
• Editor: Hassan al-Sandubi
• Publisher: Afaq for Publishing and Distribution - Cairo
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Number of Pages: 300
• Number of Parts: 1
• Binding Type: Paperback
• ISBN: 9789777650434