A Brief History of Islamic Philosophy in the 9th Century

The reign of the Persian Bouyids and Samannids provides us with a context for understanding philosophy during this time. Two of Akindi's most important followers held from the Eastern province of B'arq, where the Samannid rulers also originated. The Kindian tradition helped to bring about a shift of philosophy towards the east,. especially neoplatonic philosophy that had been translated in the Kindi Circle.