Muslim Philosopher Al Kindi question?

Question

Regarding this book by Al Kindi published in Cairo:

Al-Kindi 1948: Kitab al-Kindi ila al-Mu`tasim bi-llah fi al-falsafa al-ula [Epistle of al-Kindi to al-Mu'tasim bi-llah in First Philosophy], ed. Ahmad al-Ahwani (Cairo).

http://iph.ras.ru/~orient/eng/pube/truthe.htm

Is this in the Arabic language, presumably, and if so, does anyone know of any English translation.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Assalamualikum lotus, I remember your questions and answers from last year- welcome back to Egypt section, I noticed you asked a few questions that I had missed.

Anyway I dont know if you have tried these methods but here goes-

Call The Islamic foundation and if its a book in the UK and not in a private collection they may have it or know where to get it- if you havent ever visited Markfield its well worth a day trip-

Tel1: 00 44 (0)1530 249 230

Tel2: 00 44 (0)1530 244 944

http://www.islamic-foundation.org.uk/

or

http://www.bl.uk/   and search the book collection

or

http://library.aucegypt.edu/ and search the book collection or call them using the dailing numbers from www.niftylist.com

or

http://www.muslimdirectory.co.uk/  and contact the bookshops- there should be a list in there- I would call them rather than looking on websites- i once found some old ibn khaldun books from searching a shop in leicester- after reading them - I sold them for 4 times the price I had paid for them.

and if you still cant find it please send me a message so I can facebook and e-mail contacts that may know

It will be in Arabic but more often than not there will be some one translated it into English

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Answer 2

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