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Jaaphar Ibn-Tophail

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a distinguished Arab of the 12th century, deserves our notice as the author of a philosophical treatise entitled the History of Hoi IbnYokdan (translated into Latin by Pococke [Oxf. 1671] and into English by Ockley [Oxf. 1708, 8vo]). It aims to teach that "the light of nature is sufficient to lead mankind to a knowledge of the Deity without the aid of revelation. Of Jaaphar's personal history we know scarcely anything. He is supposed to have died about 1198. See Gorton's Biographical Dictionary, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jaaphar Ibn-Tophail'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jaaphar-ibn-tophail.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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