The book is typically structured as a collection of four major treatises:
No single manuscript with this exact title has surfaced in major libraries (e.g., Chester Beatty, Bodleian, or Süleymaniye). However, the concept is documented across scattered works.
The text is widely available in modern Arabic editions and digital archives: ktab mnb aswl alhkmt wykybydya
The opening chapter argues that the universe is a self-regulating system. Drawing on Ptolemy’s Harmonics and the Qur’anic concept of mizan (balance), the author posits that God (al-Kybernetes al-Awwal) maintains creation through feedback loops: actions return consequences, prayers return responses, seasons return cycles. This is teleological cybernetics.
Historically, the "Roots of Wisdom" refers to the foundational texts that underpin civilization: The book is typically structured as a collection
: A commentary on the "Birhatiyah" conjuration, often referred to as the "Ancient Oath".
So let us write that book again. Let the manhaj be clear, the usul be wise, and the kybernetes be just. Drawing on Ptolemy’s Harmonics and the Qur’anic concept
The most unique chapter. Using Galenic medicine, the author describes anger, desire, and reason as interacting subsystems. The soul is kybernetes of the body. Wisdom ( hikmah ) is the setpoint; anger is the actuator; reason is the comparator. When you become angry, the comparator checks: “Is this reaction proportional to the threat?” If not, a second feedback loop (willpower) dampens the effector. A manual for emotional self-regulation as a homeostatic mechanism.