Al Farabi (Alpharabius) Quotes ?

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LeftEyeNine 21:45 02-25-2013

I have failed to verify the integrity of the quote supposedly belonging to Al Farabi that goes (roughly translated):

"Prophets are not ones who are blessed with divine revelations, they are merely ones with powerful imaginations"

Anybody with a specific interest on the Islamic philosopher ?

Oene 13:56 02-26-2013

I've never heard this quote before.

LeftEyeNine 09:55 02-28-2013

Hrm, yet another internet faux maybe.

Thank you.

Hax 00:35 03-04-2013

Perhaps misattributed. Although al-Farabi's philosophy concerning the differences between reason and revelation is well-known, he wasn't as vehemently anti-religious as al-Razi, for example.

gaelic cowboy 02:40 03-04-2013

Ibn al-Rawandi found this googling about sounds like the guy yer on about

LeftEyeNine 14:15 03-04-2013

Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy:
Ibn al-Rawandi found this googling about sounds like the guy yer on about

I was always interested in "heretics", so that's a great lead of knowledge you've revealed for me, mister, hats off to you.

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