Question

On Avicenna (Ibn Sina).

What is the level of creditability of Ibn Sina's autobiography that he wrote and addressed to his protégé?

Is what the autobiography says, true? That Ibn Sina was someone fond of good food, alcohol, and promiscuity?

Elucidate, thank you.

Answer 1

It is more than clear, however where you ask of level of credibility it becomes a tad bit more tricky.

To sum it up short (since I currently am a bit busy and am unable to type the whole explanation):
Ibn Sina was unorthodox, he may have gotten off on the wrong foot with a certain Islamic sect, in which then someone (fueled by dislike for his views or his bad first meeting with a certain sect) may have or many have not corrupted the original biography.

I will have to write a paper on this issue for you to explain it all, or I can just speak it to you, if you want.

Answer 2

@Algorithmic you never answered this did you forget? :-P

Answer 3

This autobiography is true because what is being said is that the creditiblity can be verified

Answer 4

There are no other sources that verify some things said in the autobiography, how can things that have no other sources be credibility verified.

Answer 5

I am honestly a little busy, so I have not had the time to write out the whole story and gather some scholarly articles to support my view. In time I will get to it, my apologises.

Peace.