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To: PIF

What was the line from the general who burned the Library of Alexandria? “Everything there is either about Allah and is superfluous, or not about Allah and worthless.”


19 posted on 07/05/2023 6:51:55 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Campion

What was the line from the general who burned the Library of Alexandria? “Everything there is either about Allah and is superfluous, or not about Allah and worthless.”

That was a saying from a Caliph, I forget which one.

Mark Antony burned the original LoA.

Muslims get credit for burning what was left, centuries later.


25 posted on 07/05/2023 7:20:36 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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