When we said, "This is what Aristotle, the First Teacher, said, or that is what the Second Teacher said" (A discussion on Aristotle, who is the First Teacher, and an explanation of the Second Teacher, who is
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The Shaykh :"When we said, 'This is what Aristotle, the First Teacher, said, or that is what the Second Teacher said'"
This means that we argue against them by saying that this is the statement of Aristotle, whom they call the First Teacher, but he is the teacher of evil and corruption, may Allah protect us from that. Whoever calls to misguidance bears its sin and the sin of everyone who acts upon it until the Day of Resurrection. The First Teacher is called the Second Teacher, who is al-Farabi, also one of the great philosophers. Yes, "or that is what the Second Teacher said"; the Second Teacher is al-Farabi.
This means that we argue against them by saying that this is the statement of Aristotle, whom they call the First Teacher, but he is the teacher of evil and corruption, may Allah protect us from that. Whoever calls to misguidance bears its sin and the sin of everyone who acts upon it until the Day of Resurrection. The First Teacher is called the Second Teacher, who is al-Farabi, also one of the great philosophers. Yes, "or that is what the Second Teacher said"; the Second Teacher is al-Farabi.