The Definition of the Word "Philosopher" and the Qaramita, Their Statement Regarding the Speech of Allah, and the Declaration of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim that Ibn Sina is a Disbeliever
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In this section, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) relates the statement of the philosophers and the Qaramita regarding the speech of the Lord, Exalted is His Majesty. "Philosophers" is the plural of "philosopher," a Greek word derived from "phil" and "sophia." "Phil" means lover, and "sophia" means wisdom; that is, a lover of wisdom. This is what they mean by a philosopher.
As for the Qaramita, they are the followers of al-Qarmati, who is famous for his disbelief.
These people say: The speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is an effusion that the Active Intellect pours forth, and the Active Intellect, in their view, is the cause of all existing things, because they do not acknowledge the Creator. They say: These existing things have an active cause, a rational cause, not a sensory one. This cause effused a flow upon a pure soul that was receptive to this effusion, so this effusion from the Active Intellect was imprinted in the heart of this pure man. And they only said this, as Ibn al-Qayyim says: "to curry favor with the Muslims", because they claim Islam, yet they are not so. The Shaykh al-Islam and Ibn al-Qayyim have explicitly stated that Ibn Sina is a disbeliever, not one of the Muslims. Even though he is considered a saint by Arab nationalists and their like, who give no weight to religion and no consideration to creed, he is a saint in their eyes. They may even name some schools after this man, Ibn Sina, even though he is a disbeliever. And it is not permissible to praise a disbeliever by name in any way; rather, he should be buried and interred. If he has any propaganda or publication of misleading books, he should be mentioned by way of blame, not by way of praise. Listen to what he says in his attempt to curry favor with the Muslims:
"He saw it as an effusion from an Intellect, the Active, the cause of these universes"
The Active Intellect, which is the cause of these universes, meaning the cause by which the universes came into being. There is no Lord, refuge is sought in Allah, but rather these universes came into being through a cause.
"Until he met a pure, noble soul, good in imagination, excellent in explanation"
By this, he means the Messenger, the Prophet, who received this emanation. He was pure, noble, and pure in creed, good in imagination, and excellent in expression, able to express himself with good clarity. So he says: This is the speech of the Lord of the Worlds. Yes.
"So he brought it to the people as eloquence and sermons stripped of proof"
It has no proof or basis except this emanation that flowed from this Intellect, as they claim.
In this section, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) relates the statement of the philosophers and the Qaramita regarding the speech of the Lord, Exalted is His Majesty. "Philosophers" is the plural of "philosopher," a Greek word derived from "phil" and "sophia." "Phil" means lover, and "sophia" means wisdom; that is, a lover of wisdom. This is what they mean by a philosopher.
As for the Qaramita, they are the followers of al-Qarmati, who is famous for his disbelief.
These people say: The speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is an effusion that the Active Intellect pours forth, and the Active Intellect, in their view, is the cause of all existing things, because they do not acknowledge the Creator. They say: These existing things have an active cause, a rational cause, not a sensory one. This cause effused a flow upon a pure soul that was receptive to this effusion, so this effusion from the Active Intellect was imprinted in the heart of this pure man. And they only said this, as Ibn al-Qayyim says: "to curry favor with the Muslims", because they claim Islam, yet they are not so. The Shaykh al-Islam and Ibn al-Qayyim have explicitly stated that Ibn Sina is a disbeliever, not one of the Muslims. Even though he is considered a saint by Arab nationalists and their like, who give no weight to religion and no consideration to creed, he is a saint in their eyes. They may even name some schools after this man, Ibn Sina, even though he is a disbeliever. And it is not permissible to praise a disbeliever by name in any way; rather, he should be buried and interred. If he has any propaganda or publication of misleading books, he should be mentioned by way of blame, not by way of praise. Listen to what he says in his attempt to curry favor with the Muslims:
"He saw it as an effusion from an Intellect, the Active, the cause of these universes"
The Active Intellect, which is the cause of these universes, meaning the cause by which the universes came into being. There is no Lord, refuge is sought in Allah, but rather these universes came into being through a cause.
"Until he met a pure, noble soul, good in imagination, excellent in explanation"
By this, he means the Messenger, the Prophet, who received this emanation. He was pure, noble, and pure in creed, good in imagination, and excellent in expression, able to express himself with good clarity. So he says: This is the speech of the Lord of the Worlds. Yes.
"So he brought it to the people as eloquence and sermons stripped of proof"
It has no proof or basis except this emanation that flowed from this Intellect, as they claim.