Theologus Autodidactus, written by the Arabian polymath Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288), is the first example of a <answer>science fiction</answer> novel. It deals with various <answer>science fiction</answer> elements such as spontaneous generation, futurology, the end of the world and doomsday, resurrection, and the afterlife. Rather than giving supernatural or mythological explanations for these events, Ibn al-Nafis attempted to explain these plot elements using the scientific knowledge of biology, astronomy, cosmology and geology known in his time. Ibn al-Nafis' fiction explained Islamic religious teachings via science and Islamic philosophy.
What type of book is Theologus Autodidactus the first type of?
science fiction