New answers tagged rambam
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I read this chapter http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/10.1163/ej.9789004173330.i-358.39 and I am not so fond of what he says. He states according to Ibn al-Qifti, from which most scholars quote the alleged apostacy, said that RaMbaM read the Quran and participated in the prescribed prayers during the period in which he acted ostensibly as a ...
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Some thoughts:
First, if there is a "shituf" exception for gentiles (making Xianity essentially permissible to them), then it's unclear why Islam should dominate.
Second, the United States has only been dominant for 100 years or less. During that period of time, rabbis have often referred to the U.S. as a medinat shel chessed, a state of lovingkindness, ...
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Quoted from here:
A Controversial Subtext to Maimonides Epistle
Maimonides’ liberal
attitude toward the Jew who was forciblycitation needed
converted to Islam may have an interesting subtext. Some Jewish and
Muslim scholars (see the Islamic Encyclopedia for the bibliography)
think that Maimonides was forced to convert to Islam as a child.
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There is a Sefer - Maamar Rabbi Yosef Ben Yehuda Talmid HaRambam.
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The Rambam (Melachim uMilchamot 12:2) does in fact mention this:
There are some Sages who say that Elijah's coming will precede the
coming of the Mashiach. All these and similar matters cannot be
definitely known by man until they occur for these matters are
undefined in the prophets' words and even the wise men have no
established tradition ...
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