“God take compassion upon the man of whom I know from whence he came, where he is, and whither he goes,” entered into this meaning. The learned, in the maintenance of this station, divided into several sects. The one sect established this station by investigation and evidence; then a division of this sect rendered it obligatory not to say any thing contrary to the possessors of revelation, and these are called _Matkalmin_,[561] “scholastics,” for the reason that they have composed the science of scholastic theology, on account of rational considerations, and have enlarged argumentation in the science of scholastic dialectics and theological questions. Another sect did not bind themselves in their reasoning; they are called _Hukmá másháyîn_,[562] “the walking philosophers,” because their first founders followed the stirrup of _Arastu_ (Aristotle),[563] and at the time when Arastu, as Vizir of _Iskander_ (Alexander) was walking to and from the palace of this king; they took the opportunity of being instructed in science by this philosopher. Another sect adopted this doctrine with pious austerities. Afterwards, a division of this sect made an application of this doctrine as necessary to the Koran, and took care not to maintain any thing contrary to the companions of the revelation, and these are called _Sofis matsherâîn_, “orthodox Sofis.” Another sect did not believe this necessary, and these are entitled _Hukmá âshrákîn_, to whom _Aflátún_ (Plato)[564] who was the preceptor of Arastú, furnished lessons and instructions of piety.