Abstract
The Mutual Points of Al-Fârâbî and Ikhwân Al-Safâ in Their Political and Social Theories
The 10th century of Islamic thought is considered a golden age by historians of
civilisation. Philosophers of this period made enormous contributions almost in all
intellectual area and famous scholars started to appear in Muslim world. Al-Fârâbî,
the well-known and most important philosopher of this period, was the one who thought
philosophy in general and political philosophy particularly in Muslim’s intellectual
atmosphere. Al-Fârâbî and his contemporary scholar Ikhwân Al-Safâ, sought for the best management style in accordance with the human nature and character and their purpose
was to find the signals of bringing true happiness into human lives. By placing morality at
the centre of political thoughts, they evaluated the concept of politic as an institution that constitutes society and holds them united. The article aims to analyse the mutual points
between opinions of Al-Fârâbî and Ikhwân Al-Safâ on the relationship of ethic-societypolitic
and attempts to reveal the comprehension and originality of this intellectual era.
Keywords
al-Fârâbî, Ikhwan al-Safa Ethics, Politics, Philosophy.
