Abstract

Undoubtedly, the belief in prophecy and revelation, which is one of the principles of religion, and familiarity with the verses and traditions about the worlds of existence, especially the visible realm and the spiritual realm and the representation of angels as divine messengers to the people, as well as the verses about the material and imaginal blessings and vengeances of heaven and hell, they have not been ineffective in explaining the world of intellect and imagination by Farabi and Ibn Tufayl. Moreover, the history testifies that both of them had strong religious beliefs. It seems that, in expressing his views on the world of intellect and imagination, which is done in the story of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan with the aim of linking philosophy and religion, Ibn Tufayl has been influenced by Farabi's views in this regard. Farabi has for the first time expressed the imitation of the imaginary world from the intellect in explaining the revelation and the representation of immaterial intellects. This has no precedent in the world of philosophy. Therefore, the main purpose of the present study is to compare the views of Farabi and Ibn Tufayl on the world of intellect and imagination and the theory of union and explanation of their common and different features.‎