Using the terms "philosopher" or "thinker" for a Muslim
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it correct to say that there are philosophers in Islam, or an Islamic philosopher, or an Islamic thinker?
Answer:
As for "thinker," there are thinkers. But as for "philosopher," philosophy is invalid. Is that not the case? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it correct to say that there are philosophers in Islam, or an Islamic philosopher, or an Islamic thinker?
Answer:
As for "thinker," there are thinkers. But as for "philosopher," philosophy is invalid. Is that not the case? Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (46:31)
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