Tehran: President Masoud Pezeshkian has hailed the great legacy of the influential physician and philosopher Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna. Today, as the world faces new material and spiritual crises, along with physical and psychological challenges, a new reading of the innovative ideas based on Ibn Sina’s legacy has become necessary, Pezeshkian said in a message on Tuesday.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Pezeshkian emphasized the need for a fresh interpretation of Ibn Sina’s wisdom, one that understands the demands of the time while remaining faithful to the essence of truth. He expressed his deep admiration for Ibn Sina’s teachings, particularly highlighting the “Canon of Medicine” as more than just a medical text, but a blueprint for preserving human life and dignity.

Pezeshkian also extended his gratitude to all scholars, physicians, thinkers, students, artists, and organizers of the event commemorating Ibn Sina. Ibn Sina, born in Bukhara in August 980 and deceased at the age of 57 in Hamedan on June 22, 1037, was a Persian polymath. He is regarded as one of the most significant figures in medicine, astronomy, philosophy, and literature during the Islamic Golden Age and is considered the father of early modern medicine.