Elements of Culture and Civilization in Works of Ikhwān-al-Ṣafā

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

سمانه عسکری ¹ (ندارد)
سید عباس ذهبی ² (ندارد)

Received: 2011-02-14 Accepted : 2011-05-02 Published : 2011-08-23

Keywords: Ikhwān-al-Ṣafā, Rasail Ikhwān-al-Ṣafā, Risala djamia, Elements of Culture and Civili,

Abstract :

The age of Ikhwān-al-Ṣafā, was the age of introduction to andinteraction of different cultures and civilizations with each other.Ikhwān-al-Ṣafā noticed this variety; as that in their mental systemfactors such as variety of climate conditions, difference of naturalresources and wealth, method of exploitation of these resources, typeof food, clothing and variety tendencies toward industries, moralvariety of humans – that due to expectorant mater and health, effectsof months and stars, way of education – and also difference of varietyreligions – as a effective factor in social order and relation and moral– and too variety of political system of relative to religions anddifference of languages and words, different tendencies toward musicand finally science; Cause distinction between different societies andcreation of different cultures and civilizations. All of these factors areconnected to each other and affect each other. In the course of theseeffects what is more influential is the religious system.