In the history of philosophy, natural philosophy, which began with ancient Greek philosophy, continued to exert its influence in Islamic philosophy. Islamic philosophers, who drew on ancient Greek thought, were most influenced by Plato, followed by Aristotle and Neoplatonism. One of the most important views that distinguishes Kindī, the first Islamic philosopher among the Peripatetic philosophers, from other Peripatetic philosophers is the view that the universe is created. In Ancient Greek thought, the view that the universe is created is mentioned in Plato’s Timaeus. Unlike other philosophers, he states that the universe was created by Demiurge (God). Plato attributed the creation of the universe to God’s generosity. Kindī examined his view of the universe, which was influenced by Plato and Islam, in his treatises under the heading “The universe is finite.” According to Kindī, created beings have an end. Only Allah is infinite. Therefore, the universe was created by Allah. In Plato’s philosophy, the search for a single substance has come to an end. Plato’s conception of creation in his natural philosophy, considered within the framework of the “universe,” explains that the perceptible universe was created by God through the formation and destruction of matter, form, motion, time, space, and the four elements, but that the perceptible universe shares in the eternal world of ideas. According to Plato, there are two worlds: the perceptible world and the world of ideas. Plato believes that the perceptible world is finite and therefore finite things are created. When we come to Kindī, we cannot ignore the fact that he was a Muslim and was influenced by the Holy Quran, the divine source of Islam. However, he may have encountered the idea of creation in the philosophers who preceded him, such as Plato. According to Kindī, only Allah is eternal. When we look at Plato, we see that God is among the eternal beings. In Kindī, the universe was created by Allah. In Plato, the perceptible universe was created by God. In Kindī, the substance of the universe is not a specific thing, but it exists in this universe. In Plato, it existed in the realm of ideas, that is, the eternal realm. The four elements in Kindī are earth, air, water, and fire. It is the same in Plato. Forms arise from the combination and transformation of these elements. In Plato, forms were reflections from the realm of ideas to the realm of shadows. Kindī’s types of motion are the same as in Plato. Time and space are inseparable parts of motion. According to Kindī, motion is created. The creation of the universe entails the creation of the physical laws of motion, time, and space. If we know that the four elements create forms through their movement and decay, then the four elements and forms are also created. Although the matter of forms, or heyûlâ, is not a specific thing, it is also created. We have attempted to compare Kindī’s influence from Plato. To say that he took it from Plato may be misleading, but it is more appropriate to say that he was influenced by both Islam and Plato. The idea that the universe is eternal will lead to many misconceptions. Kindī, based on the idea that the universe is finite and that the concept of infinity contains contradictions, and that the infinite can only be one, concluded that the eternal is God, that the Creator is in constant relationship with the universe, that every created thing has a single creator, and that God exists, that the universe is finite, and that the universe was created by God.