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Ibn-Thofeil
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an Arabian philosopher who flourished in the 12th century, wrote a work in which the existence of God is proved in so able a manner that the arguments remain unrefuted to this day. It was translated into Persian, Hebrew, and Latin. The last-named, by Ed. Pococke, was entitled Philosophus autodidactus, sive epistola Abi Jaafor Ebn-Tophail de Hai Ebbn-Yokdham (Oxf. 1671 and 1700, 4to; and also in English by S. Ockley, Lend. 1708, 1731, 8vo, and other modern languages). — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gé neralé 25, 752.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ibn-Thofeil'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/ibn-thofeil.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ibn-Thofeil'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/ibn-thofeil.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.