Abstract
Abraham ibn Daud (d. 1180) was one of the leading Jewish scholars from Spain. During his lifetime, the Spanish lands witnessed wars between Christian kingdoms, Almoravids and Almohads. During this turbulent period, Rabbinic Jews were also exposed to Karaites’ criticism of religion and practice. In this process, Abraham ibn Daud wrote two basic works, one on faith and the other on history, to defend Judaism against attacks from outside. His work on faith is known as al-Aqidah al-Rafiah, the original has been lost and has survived in medieval Hebrew translation as ha-Emunah ha-Ramah. In his work al-Aqidah al-Rafiah, Ibn Daud tries to interpret Judaism in the light of Aristotelian philosophy. Another major work of Ibn Daud is Sefer ha-Qabbalah, which is the subject of this article.
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