Abu Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب بن إسحاق الصبّاح الكندي, Latin: Alkindus) (born: 801 - died among Islam: 873), is known as the first philosopher to be born from among Islam. During his lifetime, besides being able to speak Arabic, he was fluent in Greek. Many of the works of Greek philosophers were translated into Arabic; including the works of Aristotle and Plotinos. Unfortunately there was a work of Plotinus which he translated as Aristotle's Theology according to Aristotle, which later caused a bit of confusion.
He is an Arab philosopher and is considered the first Muslim philosopher. Ethnically, al-Kindi was born to an Arab-blooded family who came from the Kindah tribe, one of the major tribes of the South Arabian Peninsula. One of the strengths of al-Kindi is presenting Greek philosophy to the Muslims after first Islamising these foreign thoughts.
Al Kindi has written numerous works in a wide variety of disciplines, from metaphysics, ethics, logic and psychology, to medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, astrology and optics, as well as covering practical topics such as perfume, swords, zoology, glass, meteorology and earthquakes.
Among them he really appreciates mathematics. This is because mathematics, for al-Kindi, is preamble for anyone who wants to study philosophy. This preamble is so important that it is impossible for one to gain expertise in philosophy without first mastering mathematics. Mathematics here includes the science of numbers, harmony, geometry and astronomy.
The most important of the entire scope of mathematics here is the science of numbers or arithmetic because if numbers did not exist, there would be nothing.
Al-Kindi divides mental power into three: appetite, irascible, and cognitive or rational. Like Plato, he compared the three powers of the soul to likening the thinking power to a chariot and the other two forces (irritability and lust) as the two horses pulling the carriage. If the mind can develop properly, then the other two mental forces can be well controlled. People whose lives are controlled by the impulses of lust and anger are likened to al-Kindi like dogs and pigs, while for those who make reason their masters, they are likened to kings.
According to al-Kindi, the real function of philosophy is not to challenge the truth of revelation or to claim presumptuous excellence or to demand equality with revelation. Philosophy must absolutely not claim the highest path to truth and be willing to humble itself as a support for revelation.
He defined philosophy as the knowledge of everything as far as human knowledge. Therefore, al-Kindi firmly said that philosophy has limitations and that it cannot solve problems such as miracles, heaven, hell, and the afterlife. In this spirit too, al-Kindi maintained the creation of the world ex nihilio, physical awakening, miracles, the validity of revelation, and the birth and destruction of the world by God.
Al-Kindi collected various encyclopedic philosophical works, which were then completed by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) a century later. He was also the first figure to face various cruel acts and torture waged by the religious-orthodox aristocrats against various thoughts that were considered heretical, and in such tragic circumstances (against the great Islamic thinkers), al Kindi was able to break free from the efforts. cruel to those religious-orthodox aristocrats.
THIS APPLICATION IS ALSO COMPLETED WITH:
- Complete Yasin Letter and Amma Juice (Tahlil and Daily Prayer)
- Islamic Motivation Stories (Faith Enhancer and Proof of the Greatness of Allah)
- The awesomeness of Dzikir and Prayer
He is an Arab philosopher and is considered the first Muslim philosopher. Ethnically, al-Kindi was born to an Arab-blooded family who came from the Kindah tribe, one of the major tribes of the South Arabian Peninsula. One of the strengths of al-Kindi is presenting Greek philosophy to the Muslims after first Islamising these foreign thoughts.
Al Kindi has written numerous works in a wide variety of disciplines, from metaphysics, ethics, logic and psychology, to medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, astrology and optics, as well as covering practical topics such as perfume, swords, zoology, glass, meteorology and earthquakes.
Among them he really appreciates mathematics. This is because mathematics, for al-Kindi, is preamble for anyone who wants to study philosophy. This preamble is so important that it is impossible for one to gain expertise in philosophy without first mastering mathematics. Mathematics here includes the science of numbers, harmony, geometry and astronomy.
The most important of the entire scope of mathematics here is the science of numbers or arithmetic because if numbers did not exist, there would be nothing.
Al-Kindi divides mental power into three: appetite, irascible, and cognitive or rational. Like Plato, he compared the three powers of the soul to likening the thinking power to a chariot and the other two forces (irritability and lust) as the two horses pulling the carriage. If the mind can develop properly, then the other two mental forces can be well controlled. People whose lives are controlled by the impulses of lust and anger are likened to al-Kindi like dogs and pigs, while for those who make reason their masters, they are likened to kings.
According to al-Kindi, the real function of philosophy is not to challenge the truth of revelation or to claim presumptuous excellence or to demand equality with revelation. Philosophy must absolutely not claim the highest path to truth and be willing to humble itself as a support for revelation.
He defined philosophy as the knowledge of everything as far as human knowledge. Therefore, al-Kindi firmly said that philosophy has limitations and that it cannot solve problems such as miracles, heaven, hell, and the afterlife. In this spirit too, al-Kindi maintained the creation of the world ex nihilio, physical awakening, miracles, the validity of revelation, and the birth and destruction of the world by God.
Al-Kindi collected various encyclopedic philosophical works, which were then completed by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) a century later. He was also the first figure to face various cruel acts and torture waged by the religious-orthodox aristocrats against various thoughts that were considered heretical, and in such tragic circumstances (against the great Islamic thinkers), al Kindi was able to break free from the efforts. cruel to those religious-orthodox aristocrats.
THIS APPLICATION IS ALSO COMPLETED WITH:
- Complete Yasin Letter and Amma Juice (Tahlil and Daily Prayer)
- Islamic Motivation Stories (Faith Enhancer and Proof of the Greatness of Allah)
- The awesomeness of Dzikir and Prayer
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