The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism
Saadia Al-Fayyumi was one of the medieval scholars of Jewish law who lived in Muslim societies. He was the first in Iraq to defend Rabbinic Judaism against the opponents and skeptics of its religious heritage and he was influenced in his defense by Islamic thought. Previous studies discussed Saa...
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| author | Ali, Walid Reda Abo-Elmagd, Lila Eldin, Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf |
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| description | Saadia Al-Fayyumi was one of the medieval scholars of Jewish law who lived in Muslim societies. He was the first in
Iraq to defend Rabbinic Judaism against the opponents and skeptics of its religious heritage and he was influenced in
his defense by Islamic thought. Previous studies discussed Saadia’s defense of the Written and Oral law and illustrated
Saadia’s polemical writings against the Karaites. The current paper discusses the influence of Islam on Saadia’s method
in defending Rabbinic Judaism. Also, this essay illustrates the influence of Islamic thought on Saadia’s arguments to
pave the way for the Rabbis to use reason like the Mu’tazilah to defend their beliefs and provided them with arguments
and proofs. Clearly, Islamic thought was a principle for Saadia to establish the foundations of faith. He laid down the
principles of faith just as the Mu’tazilah and was influenced by Mu’tazilah’s thoughts, Muslim jurists, Islamic theological
doctrines, and their various ideas related to religious matters. Also, Saadia agreed with the Islamic theological sects
in using logical evidences and religious texts as defensive tools to defend his beliefs. This Islamic influence on Jewish
thought was a factor in its development, especially in light of the Arab-Islamic civilization in the medieval ages between
10th and the 15th centuries CE. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:241482024-09-13T08:35:50Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24148/ The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism Ali, Walid Reda Abo-Elmagd, Lila Eldin, Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf Saadia Al-Fayyumi was one of the medieval scholars of Jewish law who lived in Muslim societies. He was the first in Iraq to defend Rabbinic Judaism against the opponents and skeptics of its religious heritage and he was influenced in his defense by Islamic thought. Previous studies discussed Saadia’s defense of the Written and Oral law and illustrated Saadia’s polemical writings against the Karaites. The current paper discusses the influence of Islam on Saadia’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism. Also, this essay illustrates the influence of Islamic thought on Saadia’s arguments to pave the way for the Rabbis to use reason like the Mu’tazilah to defend their beliefs and provided them with arguments and proofs. Clearly, Islamic thought was a principle for Saadia to establish the foundations of faith. He laid down the principles of faith just as the Mu’tazilah and was influenced by Mu’tazilah’s thoughts, Muslim jurists, Islamic theological doctrines, and their various ideas related to religious matters. Also, Saadia agreed with the Islamic theological sects in using logical evidences and religious texts as defensive tools to defend his beliefs. This Islamic influence on Jewish thought was a factor in its development, especially in light of the Arab-Islamic civilization in the medieval ages between 10th and the 15th centuries CE. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24148/1/Islamiyyat_46_1_2.pdf Ali, Walid Reda and Abo-Elmagd, Lila and Eldin, Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf (2024) The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism. Islamiyyat : Jurnal Antarabangsa Pengajian Islam; International Journal of Islamic Studies, 46 (1). pp. 15-25. ISSN 0216-5636 https://ejournal.ukm.my/islamiyyat/issue/view/1700 |
| spellingShingle | Ali, Walid Reda Abo-Elmagd, Lila Eldin, Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title | The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title_full | The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title_fullStr | The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title_short | The islamic influence on Saadia Gaon’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism |
| title_sort | islamic influence on saadia gaon’s method in defending rabbinic judaism |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24148/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24148/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24148/1/Islamiyyat_46_1_2.pdf |