Al-Kindi's Arguments for the Eternity of the Universe

One of the main topics in Al-Kindi's work is what we can say about God. The other main topic is the eternity of the universe, he writes. He draws on ancient Christian philosopher John Philoponus to make his case. But by simply assuming that eternal time is on a par with infinite size, Okin-D misses the whole point of the Aristotelian distinction between actual and potential infinity," says Obeidallah.