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“We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth from whatever source it comes to us, even if it is brought to us by former generations and foreign peoples. For him who seeks the truth there is nothing of higher value than truth itself.”

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Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi

Al-Kindi (801-873) was a renowned Arab philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and physician. He was highly esteemed in the Islamic world and is considered one of the important figures in medieval philosophy and science. more

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