Pythagoras
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Famed in al-Mas'udi's survey as one who knew hidden sciences and kinds of revelation by the purity of his soul — while the early Greek philosophers did not deny divination outright 1.
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Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher. Al-Mas'udi mentions that he became known for teaching sciences of the unseen and kinds of revelation, because of the purity of his soul and its freedom from the stains of this world. He adds that the early Greek philosophers did not reject divination. 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 483
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.483
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islam.museum contributors. “Pythagoras”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fithaghuras/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.