Faithful Brethren

Faithful Brethren

The 'faithful brethren' was a secret society that emerged out of the city of Basra, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the Persian Gulf. The society was formed circa 950 AD and practiced Alchemy amongst other forms of learning and religion.

Beliefs

They accepted the Greek theory that everything was made from the four 'elements', earth, air, water and fire.

Members

Abu Sulaiman Mohammed ibn Mushir al-Busti, called al-Muqaddasi

Abu-l-Hasan Ali ibn Harun al-Zandjani

Mohammed ibn Akhmed al-Nahradjuri

Al-Aufi

Zaid ibn Rifaa

References

History of Philosophy in Islam, by T.J. de Boer (1903) at sacred-texts.com [http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/hpi/hpi13.htm] History of Philosophy in Islam, by T.J. de Boer (1903) at Amazon.com [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0766136078/internetsacredte]


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