“In fact the two religions are so close in terms of their structure that the tenth-century rabbinic leader Saadia Gaon would unselfconsciously refer to Jewish law as shar’ia, to the prayer leader in a synagogue as an imam and the… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“It has been argued that the hostility of the Arabian Jewish tribes to Mohammed was due to his alliances with dissenting Jewish sects.8 Our modern conception of religion prevents us from appreciating just how fluid the ancient faiths were.” — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“In fact their presence in the Arabian Peninsula was so influential that for a short period in the sixth century the royal household of… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“In fact the two religions are so close in terms of their structure that the tenth-century rabbinic leader Saadia Gaon would unselfconsciously refer to… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“It has been argued that the hostility of the Arabian Jewish tribes to Mohammed was due to his alliances with dissenting Jewish sects.8 Our… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“It all had to do with the fixing of the calendar, and a squabble over a couple of missing days.” — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“Saadia had been born in Fiyum, in Egypt. He was known locally as al-Faiyumi. Like the Karaites, Saadia had been influenced by the rationalist, Islamic school of Mu’tazilite philosophy.” — Harry Freedman Copy Share
“Sola scriptura contends that Scripture is complete; it holds absolute authority over the believer.19 This position is of course far removed from the rabbinic… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“41 Mishnah Avot 3.23. 4 The compilation of the Talmud Rabbi Tarfon said, The day is short and there is much work, the workman… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“Unlike Christianity, the laws and beliefs in Islam and Judaism are derived through a process of reasoning and scholarship; there are no councils or… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“But Saadia wasn’t just quarrelsome; he was a good strategist. His persistent attacks achieved the outcome he had wanted, a complete break between the… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“Bustanai now had two wives, one Jewish and one Persian. However, the Persian wife, as a prisoner of war, was technically a slave and… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“Far from it; the Talmudic centres were so distant from Arabia, and the prevailing lifestyles so different that we can imagine a local, exotic… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
