This book discusses the polemic of the natural and the divine between Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). The measure of knowledge is not the triumph of individuals and doctrines; rather, it is the stance towards the world and the vision that should prevail. This measure is what made Ibn Rushd often speak in the language of Aristotle, or sometimes clash with him. Ibn Rushd departed from Aristotelianism in many places through interpretation, but this did not prevent him from detailing the general, standing by the clear, and saying what the sage did not intend.

Ibn Rushd was aware of the necessity of establishing a new theoretical foundation for scientific knowledge to draw a clear line between what is scientific and what is metaphysical. As for Ibn Sina's worldview, it led him to mix various doctrines in his project that might not outwardly share anything in common. However, the ultimate purposes and contents of these doctrines converge at a common point: the consecration of a metaphysical interpretation of the world.

The mystical consciousness of Ibn Sina was based on inspirational and emanational knowledge, and the spiritual influence on the universe and humanity. Thus, we are faced with a dual destiny for Islamic culture, represented by two of its prominent figures. This dual destiny proceeds along two parallel lines that never meet: the divine path and the natural path.

• Author: Muhammad Mazouz
• Publisher: Mominoun Without Borders for Studies and Research - Beirut
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Number of Pages: 275
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9786148030475