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Is a Muslim allowed to touch a food item for purchase in a kosher bakery?
It is very considerate of a Muslim to care about helping Jewish people protect the laws of kashrut. I assume it is because the Muslim is motivated by fear of Heaven and care for a fellow human being.
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Using the name Allah
Having grown up in Egypt and knowing Arabic, I can tell you that Jews (like Muslims) freely use "Allah" in conversation to refer to God, although it is frequently replaced by "Rabbena" (Our Master). ...
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What were the first rabbinic reactions to the rise of Islam?
We don't have much sources from the era. It was, after all, the era of the Savoraim, who were mostly focused on editing and redacting the Talmud.1 The following are the earliest sources I was able to ...
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Using the name Allah
Rambam calls God Allah, for example in Sefer Hamitzvos, Negative Commandment 5 (Kapach, p. 183), “Worshiping any other than Allah”.
כל מא יעבד מן דון אללה
כל מה שנעבד מבלעדי ה׳
Parenthetically, God ...
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Did Jews kill any of their prophet?
Yes. Jews killed many prophets. And here is a proof from 1 Kings 19 (14).
Then the Lord spoke his word to him: “Elijah! Why are you here?”
10 He answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have ...
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Did Maimonides really refer to Muhammad (the Islamic prophet) as a false prophet and a madman?
Maimonides did call him a madman. See the translation of his Epistle to Yemen here (3rd paragraph) or here on Sefaria (search for "madman").
To summarize the historical background (brought ...
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Sources on the Rogochover and Islam
In the book "Shu"t Ach Tov Leyisrael" by Rabbi Efraim Kachlon, he has a siman discussing the potential Avodah Zara status of Islam, and he mentions this claim about the Rogatchover (pg. ...
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Is Islam Avodah Zara?
Many jewish/rabbinical sources state that it is.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226122037/https://www.jerusalem-herald.com/single-post/2017/12/13/is-islam-idolatry
"it appears that a legal ...
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Saying God is Great in Arabic - is a Jew allowed?
The Pri Chadash (Yoreh Deah 19:6) discusses whether a Jew can say this after reciting the brachah on shechitah. He rules that it is prohibited to say this after the brachah because it is a hefsek ...
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Are Allah and Hashem one and the same?
Many Jews in Arab countries prior to coming to Israel used the word "Allah" to refer to God in everyday language in Arabic. Clearly though we do not believe that the "Allah" of the Quran is the same ...
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Earliest Identification of Ishmael as Arabs / Muslims
In Yeshayah (21:13-17) it refers to the families of “Teima” and “Keidar” - who were children of Ishmael (see Beraishis 25:13-15) - as dwellers of “Arav”
In the Tosefta (Berachos 4:14), it referrers ...
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A prophet from the seed of Ishmael is necessary to fufill Genesis 17:7?
Let's look at the verse
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֜י בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֨ין זַרְעֲךָ֧ אַחֲרֶ֛יךָ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם לִבְרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֑ם לִהְי֤וֹת לְךָ֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ אַחֲרֶֽיךָ
The promise is ...
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Are followers of other Abrahamic faiths considered Noachide?
In traditional Judaism, all non-Jews are referred to as Noahides, and they are obligated to adhere to the Noahide Code.
The seven Noahide laws are traditionally enumerated as follows:
Not to worship ...
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Do the Jews believe that prophet Muhamned is their prophet?
No, Jews do not believe that Muhamned is their prophet and do not follow his teachings, whatever they may be. Jews follow the teachings of the Torah which was taught to us by the master of all the ...
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Did the Jews share some of the oral Torah's teachings and stories with the gentiles before the the 7th century?
You could answer this point a few ways.
It's possible some Jews did share knowledge with non-Jews and this reached Christians. We have evidence that there were individuals who prayed with Jews as &...
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Is halal meat any better than other treif meat (of kosher species)?
As sabbahillel pointed out, there's a great site that highlights the differences between ḥalāl and kosher meat.
They highlight the various problems of ḥalāl that render the meat treif - i.e. it's not ...
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Is halal meat any better than other treif meat (of kosher species)?
This is from the original question that this was asked about being in a small community very far away (think Texas or Alaska and the distances between communities in that state) from any source of ...
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Have Jews believed that Ezra was the son of God?
Rabbi Tovia Singer, in response to this claim, said that some Jews in Egypt probably did believe Ezra was the son of G-d but that everyone has their “crazies,” and that this should not be attributed ...
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Is Halal Meat Kosher?
The original question that this was transferred from asked about being in a small community very far away (think Texas or Alaska and the distances between communities in that state) from any source of ...
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Do religious non-Jews have divine sparks only they can raise?
Rambam says in Melachim uMilchamot - Chapter 8 (11)
Anyone who accepts upon himself the fulfillment of these seven mitzvot and is precise in their observance is considered one of 'the pious among the ...
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Have Jews believed that Ezra was the son of God?
Dr. Bat Sheva Garsiel in her book "Bible, Midrash and Quran", pp. 181-182, discusses this passage and suggests two possible explanations for the origins of this idea:
What @BruceJames ...
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Would an Islamic Bank Account be preferable to a Jew?
If by "A regular bank" you mean another non-Jewish bank, then according to some poskim it is preferable to charge interest when lending money to a non-Jew, rather than to give him an interest-free ...
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Did Moses (pbuh) raise the dead
This is a total corruption of Bamidbar 19 1-10. The cow is a pure red cow and does not have magic powers to resurrect the dead and has nothing to do with having killed someone. The ashes of the red ...
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Using the name Allah
As an Arabic speaker I can assure you that saying “Allah” is like saying “God” in English. I’ve never heard of a Halakhic issue raised by any of the gedolim.
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Using the name Allah
Rabbi Ovadia Abraham Somech nickname was "Abdallah (Worshiper of god) Somech".
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Are Muslims fit to be Noahides?
According to the Quran of the Muslims,
Not to worship idols. Quran 31:13
Not to curse God. Quran 6:108
Not to commit murder. Quran 5:32
Not to commit adultery or sexual immorality. Quran 24:2
Not to ...
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Are Muslims fit to be Noahides?
The Rambam says (Hilchos Teshuvah, 3(8)), in his list of those who have no share in the World to Come:
שְׁלֹשָׁה הֵן הַכּוֹפְרִים בַּתּוֹרָה. הָאוֹמֵר שֶׁאֵין הַתּוֹרָה
מֵעִם ה' אֲפִלּוּ פָּסוּק ...
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Circumcision of Yishmael's descendants
The Shaagas Arye (49) writes that it is permitted to circumcise Bnei Keturah and Bnei Yishmael who are obligated in circumcision.
However, it is worth noting that not all practicing Muslims are Bnei ...
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Earliest Identification of Ishmael as Arabs / Muslims
This article Ishmael is Not the Father of the Arabs by Mark Durie https://www.meforum.org/57936/ishmael-father-arabs#:~:text=The%20commonly%20held%20view%20that,descended%20from%20Abraham%20through%...
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What were the first rabbinic reactions to the rise of Islam?
During 1176 -1178 CE, Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon ("Maimonides") commented in "Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars" [ Melachim uMilchamot - Chapter 11.7 ] that : "The Ishmaelite ('...
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