Abu nasr al farabi biography of mahatma

Al-Farabi is one of the leading Muslim scholars who studied multiple subjects like politics, philosophy, ethics, logic, Muslim law, mathematics, and music. His endless contributions were not only admired by other scholars but also opened ways for them to observe and work on his subjects.

He was a strong follower of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.

Abu nasr al farabi biography of mahatma gandhi

Therefore, Al-Farabi was given the title of ‘the second teacher’ and known as Alpharabius in the West.

Biography – Life Span

Al-Farabi’s full name was “Abu Nasr Muhammad bin Tarkhan Al-Farabi” and he was born at Wasij, a village near Farab, Kazakhstan, in 872 AD.

He gained his early education in Baghdad, where he learned Arabic. Then he joined a Christian teacher in Syria from whom he learned about Aristotle’s works. Then he moved and joined another Christian teacher from whom he learned political science.

Therefore, he laid the basis of Muslim philosophy.

His writings motivated many other Muslim scholars like Averroes (Ibn Rushd) and A