ABSTRACT
This chapter concentrates on tracing Ibn Sina's concept of divine love, ‘ishq, and attempt to relate it to his concept of God and human soul and knowledge. It examines the characteristics of God according to Ibn Sina and examines the attributes which Ibn Sina ascribed to God. The chapter shows that these attributes disclose both the essence and the manner of God's existence. It sets out the relation between God and the world through Ibn Sina's theory of emanation. The chapter explores God's relationship to the individual. It discloses the ultimate relationship to which some human souls can ascend to obtain a direct conjunction with the divine presence. Ibn Sina was also interested in the way in which God and the Intellects generate beings.
