[Footnote 13: The _Spanish_ Philosophers.--_This is not to be understood of
any Christians in_ Spain, _but Mahometans; for the Moors
Conquer'd a great part of_ Spain _in the Ninety Fifth Year of the_ Hegira,
_which answers partly to the Year of our Lord 710.
Afterwards, as Learning grew up amongst the Eastern Mahometans,
it increased proportionally among the Western too, and they
had a great many Learned Men in_ Toledo _and other Places. The
Author of this Book was a_, Spaniard, _as appears from an Expression
towards the end of this Preface_.]

[Footnote 14: Algazâli.--_He was an Eminent Philosopher, Born at Thûs
a Famous City of_ Chorafan, _in the Year of the_ Hegira 450, _of
Christ_ 1058. _He died in the Year of the_ Hegira 505, _of Christ_
1111-2. Dr. Pocock's Elenchus Scriptor.]

[Footnote 15: Heresy.--_In Arabick the Word_ Káfara, _signifies_ to be
an Infidel, _but they use it commonly as we do the word_ Heresy,
viz. _when a Person holds any thing erroneous in Fundamentals,
tho' Orthodox in other points_.]

[Footnote 16: The Doctrine of the _Suphians_--_The_ Suphians _are an Enthusiastick
Sect amongst the Mahometans, something like_ Quietists
_and_ Quakers; _these set up a stricter sort of Discipline, and pretended
to great abstinence and Contempt of the World, and also to
a greater Familiarity and stricter Union with God than other Sects;
they used a great many strange and extravagant actions and utter
Blasphemous Expressions_. Al Hosain Al Hallâgi _was eminent
amongst them about the Year of the_ Hegira 300. _'Twas he that
wrote in one of his Epistles_, Blessed is he that possesses the shining