Theologus Autodidactus
الرسالة الكاملية في السيرة النبوية (فاضل بن ناطق)
Ibn al-Nafis's philosophical tale of a child who deduces religion and science alone on an island — the earliest complete philosophical novel, a root of science fiction.
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LiteraturePhilosophy and logicSpirituality and Sufism
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Abu al-Wafa al-Ghunaymi al-Taftazani· Jami, Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad· The Translator· Alif the Unseen· The Forty Rules of Love· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Arab naming of children after plants
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islam.museum contributors. “Theologus Autodidactus”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fadil-ibn-natiq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.