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A24071	The history of Hai Eb'n Yockdan, an Indian prince, or, The self-taught philosopher written originally in the Arabick tongue by Abi Jaafar Eb'n Tophail ... ; set forth not long ago in the original Arabick, with the Latin version by Edw. Pocock ... ; and now translated into English.; Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān. English	Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik, d. 1185.; Pococke, Edward, 1604-1691.; Ashwell, George, 1612-1695.	1686 (1686)	Wing A151; ESTC R19263	86,160	248

Imprimatur C. Alston Jan. 27. 168 5 6. THE HISTORY OF Hai Eb'n Yockdan AN Indian Prince OR THE Self-Taught Philosopher Written Originally in the Arabick Tongue by Abi Jaafar Eb'n Tophail a Philosopher by Profession and a Mahometan by Religion Wherein is demonstrated by what Steps and degrees humane Reason improved by diligent Observation and Experience may arrive to the knowledge of natural things and from thence to the discovery of Supernaturals more especially of God and the Concernments of the other World Set forth not long ago in the Original Arabick with the Latin Version by EDW. POCOCK M. A. and Student of Christ-church Oxon. 1671. And now Translated into English LONDON Printed for Richard Chiswell in S. Paul's Church-yard and William Thorp Bookseller in Banbury M DC LXXXVI TO THE Right Honourable PHILIPLd WENMAN Baron of Kilmaynham And Viscount TUAM My Lord YOU may please to remember that some while ago I acquainted your Lordship with my intention to Translate into English the Life of Hai Eb'n Yockdan or The Self-taught Philosopher which had been set forth some years before in Arabick and Latin by the Care and Pains of our Learned Professor of the Oriental Tongues in the University of Oxford At which time you were pleased not only to encourage me unto the work but even to ingage me to the undertaking it Since that I have dispatched it at last after many Diversions and amidst as many Interruptions And upon the Review have ventured to send it abroad into the World being willing to hope that it may not only please for the rarity of the Subject but profit also in some measure and Degree in regard of its Commodiousness and Seasonableness among the Men of this licentious Generation whereof some are too loose in their Principles and others in their Practices the one living by no Rule and the other by no certain one but giddily following their own Phancies or other Mens Opinions whom they have unadvisedly chosen to themselves for the Guides of their Faith and Manners Whereas the Philosopher whose life is here described will instruct them in such principles of Morality and Religion and such alone as the light of Nature discovers and which must needs be acknowledged for True by all those who will judge and act as Men according to the Dictates of Reason and the Conclusions resulting from Experience And I heartily wish indeed that All of us were arrived even thus far by the guidance of this light and agreed in such principles as humane Reason teacheth out of the Book of Nature which sets forth to our view Gods works of Creation and Providence For this foundation being laid there would be more hopes of agreement about that which the Supernatural light of Revelation discovers to our Faith and superstructs thereupon But your Lordship will find the usefulness of this History in its Philosophical and Theological discoveries more amply set down in the Preface which comprehends the chief particulars and acquaints the Reader with the main of it design And however my design in publishing this Translation thrive abroad in the World yet I have good hope that it will not fail of its end in obtaining your Lordship's favourable Acceptance and remain as a Testimonial of my Gratitude for the many and long continued favours received from your Lordship which as they do at present so will always ingage me for the future to shew and approve my self upon all good Opportunities My much honoured Lord Your Lordship 's most Humble Faithful and much Obliged Servant Geo. Ashwell THE PREFACE VVE are told by our learned Professour of the Oriental Tongues in the University of Oxford who caused this History to be set forth in the Original Arabick and thence translated into Latine that the Author hereof was Abi Jaafar Eb'n Tophail an Arabian Philosopher and a Mahometan otherwise called Abubecher As also that he was Contemporary with Eb'n Roshd usually called Averroes and somewhat Elder than He. Now this Averroes died being very Old in the year of the Heira 595 which is co-incident with the year of our Lord 1198. So that by this Computation this Author flourished about 500 years ago He wrote this History in the form of an Epistle and so entitles it for by this name the Arabians use to call their shorter Treatises That both the Author and the Book were of good credit appears by the Testimony not only of the Arabians his Countrymen but also of the Jews The said Averroes calls him The Honourable Judge Abubeoher Ben Tophail This History also of His was of old translated into Hebrew and well accepted of by the Jews For Moses Narbonensis in his Preface thereto and Comment there upon commends the Author So doth also Mardochaeus Comtino another Jew more than once The Design of the Author in this Book is to shew how far a Person of an excellent Wit and towardly Disposition being destitute of Humane Society and consequently without the direction and assistance of any other may advance Himself in Knowledge by improving his own Reason to the utmost Pitch in the search of Things both Natural and above Nature with the sole help and exercise of his own Meditation and Observations upon it Wherein he discovers and prescribes a Method unto those who will apply themselves to such Contemplations and delight to make a considerable Progress in them such a safe and easie method as may be very serviceable and useful to this present Age though so many Ages distant from that of the Author an Age so much inclined to Fanaticism Sadducism and Atheism He treads indeed a new unbeaten Path wherein by set and orderly Degrees He brings His Reader at length to the knowledge of God and the upper World beyond which steps thus by him discovered and forepassed no man can proceed any farther but by the Light and Guidance of Divine Revelation For Humane Reason is forced to fly hither when dazled with the excessive light of these heavenly Mysteries its poreblind sight not being able to discern Objects so high and so far off distant or rather groaping in the Dark to find them by reason of its innate Dimness This Author therefore justly condemns them who presume to make an over-curious search by natural light only into such things as neither Eye hath seen nor Ear heard nor are discoverable by the heart of man To prevent which our Author in his Preface admonisheth his Reader what to fly and what to follow and taxeth the errors not only of the vulgar but of some of the more learned Philosophers It must be granted indeed that some very ingenious and learned Men of this latter Age have endeavoured to demonstrate the main fundamental Truths of Religion by the Light of Humane Reason and the Principles of Natural Theology which are generally acknowledged by mankind although much differing in other points And this may seem to render such a Discourse as this of little or no use to the World in these