The identity of the apostate in the epistle to Yemen

In his Epistle to Yemen, Moses Maimonides answers an anonymous Jewish apostate's polemical claims about the truth of Islam. This apostate challenged the Yemenite Jews by presenting quotes from the Torah that Muslims considered proof of the future advent of Islam and Muḥammad (dalā'il). The...

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Subtitles:Research Article
Main Author: Mazuz, Haggai 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2014]
In: AJS review
Year: 2014, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 363-374
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 / Apostate / Polemics / Islam / Identity
B Conversion (Religion) / Torah / Prophet / Judaism / Prophecy / Refutation / Bible
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
BJ Islam
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