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'''Islamic philosophy''' (الفلسفة الإسلامية) is a branch of Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between [[philosophy]] ([[reason]]) and the religious teachings of [[Islam]] ([[faith]]).
'''Islamic philosophy''' (الفلسفة الإسلامية) is a branch of Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between [[philosophy]] ([[reason]]) and the religious teachings of [[Islam]] ([[faith]]).
===Falsafa===
===Falsafa===
From the [[ninth century]] onward, owing to [[Caliph]] [[al-Ma'mun]] and his successor, Greek philosophy was introduced among the [[Persians]] and [[Arab]]s, and the [[Peripatetic]] school began to find able representatives among them; such were [[Al-Kindi]], [[Al-Farabi]], [[Ibn Sina]] ([[Avicenna]]), and [[Ibn Rushd]] (Averroës), all of whose fundamental principles were considered as criticized by the Mutakallamin.
From the [[ninth century]] onward, owing to [[Caliph]] [[al-Ma'mun]] and his successor, Greek philosophy was introduced among the [[Persians]] and [[Arab]]s, and the [[Peripatetic]] school began to find able representatives among them; such were [[Al-Kindi]], [[Al-Farabi]], [[Ibn Sina]] ([[Avicenna]]), and [[Ibn Rushd]] (Averroës), all of whose fundamental principles were considered as criticized by the Mutakallamin.
