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Is Islam Avodah Zara?
Here is the Rambam's responsum on the matter (Teshuba 149):
אלו הישמעאלים אינם עובדי ע"ז כלל, וכבר נכרתה מפיהם ומלבם והם מיחדים
לאל יתעלה יחוד כראוי, יחוד שאין בו דופי, ולא מפני שהם משקרים עלינו
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Is Islam Avodah Zara?
It is my view that kissing the black stone and believing it is holy is not equivalent to idol-worship.
My support for this view comes from the fact that we (lehavdil elef alfei havdalos) kiss objects ...
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Is Islam Avodah Zara?
Rav Moshe Heinemann writes in Hilchos Kishuf v'Avodah Zara (3:4):
I don’t believe Islam is Avodah Zarah. Islam is not our religion – I
don’t want anyone to make a mistake with what I’m saying in that ...
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