What is the difference between logicians, philosophers, and the people of kalam?
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May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between logicians, philosophers, and the people of kalam?
Answer:
Logicians are the people of kalam. As for the philosophers, they are those who claim wisdom. Most of the philosophers are disbelievers. As for the scholars of kalam and the scholars of logic, they are from the Islamic sects, such as the Mu'tazilah and those who adopted logic as evidence or proof in creed. These are Muslims, meaning they are from the sects of the Muslims. However, some of them left Islam, and some went astray without leaving Islam, according to their degrees. Yes. As for the philosophers, most of them are disbelievers. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between logicians, philosophers, and the people of kalam?
Answer:
Logicians are the people of kalam. As for the philosophers, they are those who claim wisdom. Most of the philosophers are disbelievers. As for the scholars of kalam and the scholars of logic, they are from the Islamic sects, such as the Mu'tazilah and those who adopted logic as evidence or proof in creed. These are Muslims, meaning they are from the sects of the Muslims. However, some of them left Islam, and some went astray without leaving Islam, according to their degrees. Yes. As for the philosophers, most of them are disbelievers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [235 -560] ما الفرق بين المناطقة والفلاسفة وأهل الكلام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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