Abstract:

Was Avicenna a Sufi? This question has been debated for centuries. During the 20th century, scientists conducted serious research on Avicenna's philosophical views. But nevertheless, for example, there is still a debate on this issue in Uzbekistan.

Analyzing Avicenna's views, it becomes clear that the problems he posed became the basis of all subsequent teachings of intellectual Sufism. Ibn Sina contributed to the development of Muslim culture, as well as to the philosophical principles of this culture. Avicenna's comprehension of philosophical concepts in the context of Sufism is subordinated to the tasks of moral education, the development of a spiritual image of a person, where the idea of a harmoniously developed personality combines physical perfection with a rich spiritual world and moral nobility of a person.

Ibn Sina was an excellent scholar of the Quran and the hadith of the Prophet, at the same time, he was well aware of the various madhhabs and schools in Islam.

Considering the theological roots of Ibn Sina's teachings, it is necessary to emphasize the special importance of the teachings of Sufism in his work. Researchers interpret Ibn Sina's appeal to the subject of Sufism in a variety of ways in the last period of his life. Historical facts and Ibn Sina's works indicate that he was interested in Sufi scholars, was personally acquainted with many of them, and even was friends with some of them. For example, he often met with Sheikh Abu Saeed Abulkhair, a famous scholar of that time, the head of the Nishapur Sufi school, and had long conversations with him. Only 10 letters written by Abu Saeed Ibn Sina and the same number of response letters from Ibn Sina have reached us. In one of the letters, Abu Sayyid asks Ibn Sina to explain some scientific issues that cause him difficulties. Ibn Sina expressed his attitude towards Sufism in a number of his allegorical treatises, the work "Al Isharat wa-t-Tanbehat".