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-'''''Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān''''' was the first [[Arabic novel]] and the first [[philosophical novel]]+ 
 +'''''Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān''''' ({{lang-ar|'''حي بن يقظان'''}} "''Alive, son of Awake''"; {{lang-la|'''Philosophus Autodidactus'''}} "''The Self-Taught Philosopher''"; {{lang-en|'''The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan'''}}) was the first Arabic [[novel]] written by [[Ibn Tufail]] (also known as ''Aben Tofail'' or ''Ebn Tophail''), a [[Early Islamic philosophy|Moorish philosopher]] and [[Islamic medicine|physician]], in early 12th century [[Al-Andalus|Islamic Spain]]. The novel was itself named after an earlier [[Arabic language|Arabic]] allegorical tale and philosophical [[romance novel|romance]] of the same name, written by [[Avicenna]] (Ave Cena) in early 11th century, though they both had different stories.
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 +Ibn Tufail's ''Hayy ibn Yaqdhan'' had a significant influence on [[Arabic literature]], [[Persian literature]], and [[European literature]] after it was translated in 1671 into [[Latin]] and then into several other European languages. The work also had a "profound influence" on both [[early Islamic philosophy|classical Islamic philosophy]] and [[Modern philosophy|modern Western philosophy]], and became "one of the most important books that heralded the [[Scientific Revolution]]" and [[Age of Enlightenment|European Enlightenment]]. The novel is also considered a precursor to the European ''[[bildungsroman]]'' genre.
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 +== See also ==
 +*[[Ibn Tufail]]
 +*[[Avicenna]]
 +*[[Ibn al-Nafis]]
 +*[[Arabic literature]]
 +**[[Arabic epic literature]]
 +*[[Persian literature]]
 +*[[Islamic philosophy]]
 +**[[Early Islamic philosophy]]
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Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān (Template:Lang-ar "Alive, son of Awake"; Template:Lang-la "The Self-Taught Philosopher"; Template:Lang-en) was the first Arabic novel written by Ibn Tufail (also known as Aben Tofail or Ebn Tophail), a Moorish philosopher and physician, in early 12th century Islamic Spain. The novel was itself named after an earlier Arabic allegorical tale and philosophical romance of the same name, written by Avicenna (Ave Cena) in early 11th century, though they both had different stories.

Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan had a significant influence on Arabic literature, Persian literature, and European literature after it was translated in 1671 into Latin and then into several other European languages. The work also had a "profound influence" on both classical Islamic philosophy and modern Western philosophy, and became "one of the most important books that heralded the Scientific Revolution" and European Enlightenment. The novel is also considered a precursor to the European bildungsroman genre.

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