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exposed their defects so effectively that others were relieved of the task. “And Allah relieved the
believers of
fighting” (Koran 33, 25) through their mutual combat. Aristotle even attacked
predecessor Theistic
philosophers, especially Plato and Socrates, and went so far in his criticisms that he separated
himself from
them all. Yet he too retained a residue of their unbelief and heresy from which he did not
manage to free
himself. We must therefore call them unbelievers, both these philosophers and their followers
among the
Islamic philosophers, such as Ibn Sina, Al-Farabi, and others; in transmitting the
philosophy of Aristotle,
however none of the Islamic philosophers has accomplished anything comparable to the achievements of
the two men named. The translations of others are marked by disorder and confusion, which confuse
the
student so much that he fails to comprehend; and if a thing is not comprehended how can it be
either refuted
or accepted?
believers of
fighting” (Koran 33, 25) through their mutual combat. Aristotle even attacked
predecessor Theistic
philosophers, especially Plato and Socrates, and went so far in his criticisms that he separated
himself from
them all. Yet he too retained a residue of their unbelief and heresy from which he did not
manage to free
himself. We must therefore call them unbelievers, both these philosophers and their followers
among the
Islamic philosophers, such as Ibn Sina, Al-Farabi, and others; in transmitting the
philosophy of Aristotle,
however none of the Islamic philosophers has accomplished anything comparable to the achievements of
the two men named. The translations of others are marked by disorder and confusion, which confuse
the
student so much that he fails to comprehend; and if a thing is not comprehended how can it be
either refuted
or accepted?