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.”
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.”
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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.