And that's it. This is the last thing scholars know about Al-Kindi's life. There is no evidence of anything that he was beaten, flogged or jailed and that he lost his sanity.
The return of the library is the LAST thing we know about al-Kindi other than his death date.
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The return of the library is the LAST thing we know about al-Kindi other than his death date.
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Note: he was flogged but not because of his heretical views but because of his rivalry with the Banu Musa Brothers who were scientists
Here I ask Professor Adamson about the " religious persecution" of al-Kindi.
His answer:
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