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Sharh al-Isharat ( شرح الإشارات ) is a philosophical commentary on Avicenna 's book Al-isharat wa al-tanbihat ( Remarks and Admonitions ). This commentary has been written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in defense of the philosophy of Avicenna in response to the criticism made against him by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi in a book of the same title. ترجمه و شرح اشارات و تنبیهات ابن سینا جلد یکم، مقدمه مفسر/نگارش حسن ملکشاهی. - ویرایش 2 - تهران: سروش (انتشارات صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران، 1375-1368.
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Sharh al-isharat is a philosophical commentary on Avicenna 's book Al-Isharat wa-'l-tanbihat ( Remarks and Admonitions ) . this commentary has been written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in defense of philosophy in front of Fakhr Razi .
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Sharh al-Isharat ( شرح الإشارات ) is a philosophical commentary on Avicenna 's book Al-isharat wa al-tanbihat ( Remarks and Admonitions ).This commentary has been written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in defense of the philosophy of Fakhr Razi .
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Book by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Sharh al-Isharat ( شرح الإشارات ) is a philosophical commentary on Avicenna 's book Al-isharat wa al-tanbihat ( Remarks and Admonitions ). It was written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in defense of the philosophy of Avicenna in response to the criticism made against him by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi in a book of the same title. ترجمه و شرح اشارات و تنبیهات ابن سینا جلد یکم، مقدمه مفسر/نگارش حسن ملکشاهی. - ویرایش 2 - تهران: سروش (انتشارات صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران، 1375-1368.
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