1. CLAIRE JENSEN BIN MATIN
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AHMAD FARIS BIN AB HALIM
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UMI NUR SHAHIRAH BT RUSLI
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YUGHASHINIE A/P MURTHI
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AL-FARABI’S BIOGRAPHY
• Was born approximately 870 AD.
• Studied logic and philosophy of science and contributed to the higher states.
Founder of Islamic Philosophies
• Supreme sage after Aristotle
• Skilled professor in logic and developed it into Arabic
• Interpreted and corrected many of vague and meaningless content and principles of Greek
philosophy.
• Categorized Islamic science,made logic and argument to all science
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The Second Teacher
• Al Farabi was called The Second Teacher because he was a great commentator of Aristotle (The First
Teacher).
• Among the Greeks,Aristotle was the first one to classified the science,Al Farabi was the first Muslim to
classified the science.
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Al-Farabi’s views in the rank of existence
• God is the first order.
• Intelligences are located in the second.
• Active intellect is third.Relationship between active intellects with the human is like the sun and eye,which eye cannot see
without sunlight.This shows that Al-Farabi knew the knowledge is divine gem.
• Human soul and spirit is at the forth. Human in the world of nature, is supreme. Al-Farabi knowledge that human composed
of body and soul and originality is for single spirit.
• The fifth stage of the existence is appearance and the sixth stage is matter.
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Al-Farabi’s Theories
• Influenced by two important sources of religion of Islam and Greek philosophy.
• He accepts some of the Greek philosopher’s ideas such as Plato,Aristotle and Plotinus
• He has much work to adapt the philosophy with religion and show their coordinated and consistence.
• Founder of a new school called Islamic philosophy.
6. The Purpose of Training
• The ultimate goal of education is to bring happiness.
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How to achieve the goods and happiness in terms of Al-Farabi
How to achieve the evil terms in terms of Al-Farabi
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Training Method
Methods based on inference and understanding
• Al-Farabi believes that any actions should be understood before doing
• Al-Farabi constantly refers to rewards and charges in training since these factors are crucial in
motivating or discouraging people.
Stages of preventing person from indecent and inappropriate actions in terms of Al-Farabi
