Bahmanyar eventually started to interact with Avicenna, which would later result in the latter's creation of the al-Mubāḥathāt ("The Discussions"), which were mainly answers to questions made by Bahmanyar. The work was compiled sometime between 1024–1037, during Avicenna's stay in Isfahan, the capital of the Kakuyid ruler Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar ().
Bahmanyar eventually began to converse with Avicenna, which would later lead to the latter's creation of the al-Mubāḥathāt ("The Debates"), primarily responses to queries posed by Bahmanyar. The work was compiled sometime between 1024–1037, during Avicenna's sojourn in Isfahan, the capital of the Kakuyid ruler Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar.