... nous. and Joui or cold breath, psyche. in the written word represented the
basic three part pattern. These latter two were said to emanate (from Latin flow,-
Greek mad о and hence madzos, nipple). Various Arab philosophers such as Ion
Sina, al líazi, al Farabi and Ibn Rushd reworked these ideas. AI Gazali found a
five part pattern consisting of touch, vision, speech, taste and reason. In Surope
ot Thomas equinas based his version on that of St John Damascene. and St
Augustine.
In the inaugural session, the participants listened to openning remarks from the
presidents of the four organizing institutions, and to a lecture by the guest of
honor Sheikh Mohammad Al-Ghazzali. A specialized panel on the role of
universities in training Muslim scholars was also held, and moderated by Prof. Dr.
Ishaq Al-Farhan, Chairman of the Conference with Sheikh Mohammad Al-Gazali,
Prof. Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Saqr as speakers.
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