It is furthermore a matter of record in numerous historical
works that the philosophers of Greece such as Pythagoras, acquired the major
part of their philosophy, both divine and material, from the disciples of
Solomon. And Socrates after having eagerly journeyed to meet with some of
Israel’s most illustrious scholars and divines, on his return to Greece
established the concept of the oneness of God and the continuing life of the
human soul after it has put off its elemental dust. Ultimately, the ignorant
among the Greeks denounced this man who had fathomed the inmost mysteries of
wisdom, and rose up to take his life; and then the populace forced the hand of
their ruler, and in council assembled they caused Socrates to drink from the
poisoned cup.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)
