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Averroes quotes on faith

4 verified English passages where Averroes’ thought meets questions of faith.

Averroes on faith

Averroes (1126–1198) approaches faith within Islamic Philosophy. Truth does not contradict truth: demonstration and revelation agree when scripture’s apparent sense is read allegorically for those capable of proof. Assent comes rhetorically, dialectically, or demonstratively according to hearers’ natures. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets faith most directly—useful for searches such as “averroes quotes on faith.”

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What did Averroes say about faith?

The quotations below are the archive’s curated answer: English renderings selected for clarity and attribution, not a complete corpus.

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  1. Truth does not contradict truth; rather it agrees with it and bears witness to it.
  2. Wisdom is the companion of the Law and its milk-sister.
  3. The Law has obliged us to reflect upon existing things by means of the intellect, and to seek knowledge of them from that perspective.
  4. If the apparent sense of a scriptural text conflicts with demonstration, that apparent sense admits of allegorical interpretation.