Abstract

The major goal of this paper is to provide an answer to the question of on what 4 / philosophical model Ibn-Sina's views of ihe theory of emanation are based. In other words,the writer aims to discover the philosophical school and thought procedures upon which Ibn-Sina has based his theory. Is his model an Aristotelian one or a Plotinistic one? The writer believes that Ibn-Sina has followed his own specific philosophical model in studying the different problems of the issue of creation and the process of the emanation of the multiple from the one, and ultimately formulating an innovative theory.In this paper, the author has tried to arrive at a convincing answer through exploring the issue of emanation from a new perspective.