HUMA 1845 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Kashrut, Abraham In Islam, Arab Jews
28 Dec 2017
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From the early stages of his prophetic mission, muhammad made friendly connections between muslims and arab jews. In addition to making jerusalem the point of direction during prayers, Muhammad also imposed the fast during the ashura (the day of. He also determined the day of muslim congregation at noon on friday so that it would coincide with the time when jews prepared for the. He adopted many jewish dietary laws and purity requirements. This attitude gradually changed as some members of jewish tribes in. Medina expressed criticism and doubts regarding the authenticity of. As a result, muhammad responded to these accusations on theological grounds, and changed some practices which had been very similar to those practiced by the jews of medina. The key argument in the prophet muhammad"s insistence of the legitimacy of islam revolved around its being a continuation and perfection of the tradition set by the prophet abraham.
