Daneshnameh-ye Alai ( is an 11th-century Persian treatise by Avicenna.
Title
Daneshnameh means book of science in Persian language and Alai refers to the name of the Kakuyid ruler Ala al-Dawla Muhammad who supported the writing. The book is also known as "Ḥikmat-e 'Alā'ī".
Topic
Daneshnameh-ye Alai is a comprehensive treatise on seven sciences grouped in four sections: logic, metaphysics, natural science and mathematics. The original section on mathematics was lost in Avicenna's lifetime.
Translation
Daneshnameh-ye Alai was translated into Arabic language under the title "Maqāṣed al-falāsefa" by Mohammad Gazali in 1111, into French by M. Achena and H. Massé, under the title "Le livre de science", 2 vols., 1955–58 and into English by P. Morewedge, entitled "The Metaphysica of Avicenna: A Critical Translation-Commentary and Analysis of the Fundamental Arguments in Avicenna’s Metaphysica in the Dānish Nāma-i ʿAlāʾī" in 1973.
References
External links
Digital version of Ḥekmat-e 'Alā'ī (archive.org) The Metaphysica of Avicenna (Ibn Sina): A Critical Translation-Commentary and Analysis of the Fundamental Arguments in Avicenna's Metaphysica in the Danish Nama-I Ala I (The Book of Scientific Knowledge) Persian literature Scientific works of the medieval Islamic world Metaphysics literature Works by Avicenna 11th-century Persian books