ساختار گنوسي قصيده عينيه ابن سينا

Gnostic Theme in Avicennaʹs Ghasideh-ye Einieah

First, I investigate the Fundamental tenets in gnosticism with regard to dualism of spirit and body and its captivity in the body. I mention that Orphic-Pythagorean and Plato s stance and Alexandrian attitudes testify the history of such thoughts. Also, two Gnostic schools, Syria-Egyptian and Iranian, are introduced. In the second part, significant verses of Ghasideh-ye Einieah are explained by the means of Rasail-e Ikh wanalsafa (Epistles of the Brethren of purity), and by comparing Ghasideh-ye Einieah with a Gnostic text, It becomes evident that the Former has a Gnostic theme. Finally, by emphasizing the role that Ikhwanalsafa played in Familiarizing Muslim sages and mystic, with Gnostic and Hermetic thought, I demonstrate the history of the introduction of such thoughts to Islamic civilization.