In a way, it can be said that the falsafa was supported by two pillars, one Aristotelian and the other Plotinian. However, Plotinus' influence was not direct, but his ideas were conveyed by other philosophers, mainly through  The Theology of Aristotle.

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                The importance of Plotinian theses, especially the doctrine of emanation or procession, was one of the bases for the metaphysics and cosmology of Al-Farabi and Avicenna.

 

                   Beyond the field of philosophy in the strict sense, the influence of Plotinus' ideas in the Arab world was, in some cases, more far-reaching than that of Aristotle, since it extended to the esoteric and gnostic tendencies that spread throughout the Islamic world.

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                The question of the authenticity of The Theology of Aristotle. even though it was questioned by Arabic thinkers such as Al-Razi and Avicenna, was still as decisive as Aristotle's Metaphysics, and of great use when seeking to harmonize philosophy with religion or to unify all philosophy into a unique system of ideas.

                   

                     Plotinus became known among the Arabs as The Greek Master.

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