Biographical study, placing particular emphasis on Avicenna's historical context and his mathematical and scientific thought.

Entry from the "Encyclopaedia of the Orient".

Includes information about the philosopher's historical setting, a summary of his important work, and an analysis of his significance for Christians today.

Article covering Avicenna's life, work and influence, supplemented with an extensive biography.

From the Islamic World to 1600 Tutorial, a multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Applied History Research Group.

An extensive directory of links about this thinker, provided by Muslimphilosophy.com. Features a number of his works in PDF format.

Online text of Ibn Sina's "The Book of the Canon of Medicine", in Arabic; includes a biographical note by Abd al-Rahman al Naqib, of Mansoura University, Egypt. Provided by the American University of Beirut.

Passage on this thinker and his relation to alchemy, by Charles Mackay.

Concise biography, focusing on the main points of Avicenna's career.