How do religions relate to philosophies?

1. What, according to Al-Farabı, is a religion? How do religions relate to
   philosophies?
2. What, according to Al-Farabı, is a ‘virtuous religion’? How, on his
   view, do ‘virtuous religions’ differ from religions that are ‘ignorant’,
   ‘errant’, and ‘deceptive’? Why does Al-Farabı deny that there can
   only be one ‘virtuous religion’?
3. Al-Farabı maintains that the best kind of philosophy would exclusively
   employ demonstrative methods of instruction. What political and epistemological significance does Farabı attach to religions’ use of poetical
   and rhetorical methods of instruction?

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