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Ali ibn al-Haytham, a theologian of the Imami school, whom al-Mas'udi counts among the leading theologians of the Shi'a. In the session of Yahya ibn Khalid, when they were asked about love, he said that it is the fruit of resemblance and a sign of the mingling of two souls. 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 358
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.358
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