[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 light, _&c. and pretended that God dwelt in him. The Learned among the_ Arabians _are not agreed, about the derivation of the Word,_ Sufi, Suphian. _It seems not to be known among them till about the_ 200 _Year of the_ Hegira. _The most probable Interpretation of it is from the Arabick word_ Sûph, _which signifies_ Wool, _because those that followed this Sect refused to wear Silk, and Cloathed themselves only with_ Wool. Dr. Pocock _and_ Golius _follow this Interpretation; tho' the latter in his Lexicon seems to doubt whether it is deriv'd from the [Greek: sophos] or from the Arabick_ Sûph. _The Sultan of Persia is often call'd the_ Sophy, _because_ Ismaël _the first Sultan of that Family now in_ Persia _who began to Reign in the 605 Year of the_ Hegira, _that is of our Lord the_ 1554/5 _was of this Sect._ viz, Sufi, a Suphian.]