, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. Tark̲h̲ān b. Awzalag̲h̲ ( uzlug̲h̲ ?), referred to as Alfarabius or Avennasar in medieval Latin texts. One of the most outstanding and renowned Muslim philosophers, he became known as the “second teacher”, the first being Aristotle.
i.— Life
Very little is known of al-Fārābī’s life. There neither exists an autobiography nor do we have any report by contemporaries. Al-Fārābī was of Turkish origin. He was born in Turkestan at Wasīd̲j̲ in the district of the city of Fārāb [q.v.] and is said to have died a…