“They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. O Reason, thou (alone) speakest the truth. Then perish the fools who forged the (religious) traditions or interpreted them!” FirstsBookReasonFactsLastsReligiousFictionFoolTraditionSacredForgedReligious Traditions Author:Al-Maʿarri
“Reason forbade me many things which, Instinctively, my nature was attracted to; And a perpetual loss I feel if, knowing, I believe a falsehood or deny the truth.” IfsFeelsBelieveReasonI BelieveLossKnowingDenyPerpetualFalsehood Author:Al-Maʿarri