Besharat al-Esharat fi Sharh al-Esharat va al-Tanbihat (2 vols.)

• Persian /Arabic Title: بشارات الاشارات فی شرح الإشارات و التّنبیهات (2جلد)
• Transliterated Title: Bishārāt al-Ishārāt fī Sharḥ al-Ishārāt wa-l-Tanbīhāt
• English Title: Glad Tidings of the Indications: A Commentary on “The Indications and Admonitions” (2 vols.)
• Original Work Commented On: Al-Ishārāt wa-l-Tanbīhāt by Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)
• Author: Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Ashraf al-Ḥusaynī al-Samarqandī
• Editor: ʿAlī Owjabī
• Language: Persian – Arabic
• ISBN: 978-600-203-212-6 (set)
• Publication Year: 2020
• Pages: 1016
• Format: PDF
• Category: Islamic Philosophy and Theology
• Miras Maktoob Collection Code: 355

【Summary】

al-Ishārāt wa-l-Tanbīhāt is among the final and most sophisticated philosophical works of Avicenna, composed as an advanced manual of Islamic philosophy encompassing logic, natural philosophy, and metaphysics. Owing to its concision, symbolic language, and layered meanings, it attracted intense attention from both proponents and critics of philosophy from the moment of its appearance.

Bishārāt al-Ishārāt, authored by Shams al-Dīn al-Samarqandī, stands as one of the most important medieval commentaries on this work. Written in the 7th century A.H., the commentary adopts a methodical and pedagogical approach: the author first clarifies Avicenna’s intent with precision and restraint, and only then—where necessary—offers philosophical critique, avoiding sectarian or dogmatic polemics.

This balance between exposition and evaluation makes the work a key source for understanding Avicennian philosophy as it was taught, interpreted, and critically engaged within the post-Avicennian intellectual tradition.