A Manuscript Page from The Book of Musta‘īnī
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The Book of Musta‘īnī
Gall of hyena hot, dry in the fourth degree
The hyena is an animal of the carnivores . . . . Some call it ḍab‘ [or ḍabu‘] and . . . and . . . ḍab‘ is the name of both male and female, ḍib‘ān for the…
Letter to Judah Barzillai of Barcelona
It is said that the first science of the sciences of the stars is the investigation of the form of the earth and the heavens and their shapes; and to give proofs and evidence that they [the heavens]…
Treatise on the Jewish Calendar
The procedure of tequfah, what is it and what danger is there? It is already written in the [part describing the sun’s] motion. Apart from that, see what I have found, that there are those who rely…
Scroll of the Revealer
Megilat ha-megaleh, Introduction, Chapters 2, 5 (selections)
Anything whose basic principle is from the Torah and provides good for Israel in this exile, or encourages them in their faith, or serves to increase their trust and hope in God is good for a person…
The Kuzari: The Beliefs of the Philosopher
The Kuzari, I.1.1-2.
1.1. I was asked about whatever argumentation I had against those who differ with us, such as the philosophers and the adherents of [other] religions, as well as the dissenters who differ with the…
The Kuzari: The Jewish Faith
The Kuzari, I.1.11-27.
1.11. Accordingly, [the Jewish sage] said to him: I put [my] faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with signs and…