A Contradiction in Terms You sometimes hear people speaking of an Islamic “Golden Age” of thinking and culture. Well, there was no such thing. There was, however, a brief period when the Muslims embraced Greek pagan philosophy – Aristotle, Plato and Neoplatonism. Some enlightened, philosophical Muslims concluded that Allah was reason itself (i.e., like the Aristotelian God), hence rational thinking was the best way to understand the divine Order and honour Allah. In this view, scriptural revelation (via the Koran) and faith were for those who lacked the brains to understand Allah’s rational universe. So, the Islamic Golden Age was actually the pagan Greek Golden Age manifested in Muslim countries. It had nothing to do with Mohammed and the Koran. It didn’t last long, of course. Reason was crushed by the Koran and faith and Islam became a backward religion that despised culture and education, and continues to do so to the present day. Hockney, Mike (2013-03-26). The Omega Point (The God Series) (Kindle Locations 2722-2730). Hyperreality Books. Kindle Edition.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:50:19 +0000
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