Reflection on Avicenna's Seddiqin Argument

The Proof of the Necessary Being, the possibility and quality of Knowing Him is the most important issue in philosophy. The Seddiqin Argument is considered a well-known and long-lasting one, among different arguments presented by thinkers to prove the Necessary Being. In the history of Islamic philosophy, Avicenna was the first thinker who proposed this Argument. Many philosophers following him have dealt with it and tried to develop a different version of it. Therefore, one of the main objectives of proposing the matter is familiarity with Avicenna's philosophical method of theology, for considering the early thinker's method of theology provide us with a very valuable historical experience and helps us prepare a suitable modus operandi for some of today's philosophical problems about theology. The present paper, through library research method, aims at extracting the principles of Avicenna's argument from his philosophical works and providing a clear illustration of "Seddeqin Argument" in order to put it in its proper and real place.