The Islamic Origins of Talmudic Judaism
(or, Is Shar'ia Just Another Name for Talmudic Judaism?)

Below is an extract from the book "The Talmud: a Biography" by Jewish author Harry Freedman. I'll refrain from the usual practice of putting quotes in italics since it can be weary on the eye with such a large amount of text. But everything below is quoted.
In the year 622 ce the prophet Mohammed and his followers embarked on a series of military campaigns from their base at Medina in the Arabian Peninsula. Within a remarkably short period of time the political and religious map of the Middle East would look very different. No nation, faith or institution which fell under their influence would emerge unchanged. The Talmud was no exception.
One of the ideological battles the Talmud was yet to fight would be to bring dissenting Jewish groups, such as those in the Arabian Peninsula, within its sphere of influence. It was the spread of Islam over the next few centuries which allowed the battle to be won. In fact the two religions are so close in terms of their structure that the tenth-century rabbinic leader Saadia Gaon would unselfconsciously , to the prayer leader in a synagogue as an imam and the direction in which Jews faced when praying as qibla.



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(or, Is Shar'ia Just Another Name for Talmudic Judaism?)
submission to Talmudic Judaism. Angela Merkle's dad (Adolf Hitler) said that his preferred religion for his subjects was Islam.
In the year 622 ce the prophet Mohammed and his followers embarked on a series of military campaigns from their base at Medina in the Arabian Peninsula. Within a remarkably short period of time the political and religious map of the Middle East would look very different. No nation, faith or institution which fell under their influence would emerge unchanged. The Talmud was no exception.
One of the ideological battles the Talmud was yet to fight would be to bring dissenting Jewish groups, such as those in the Arabian Peninsula, within its sphere of influence. It was the spread of Islam over the next few centuries which allowed the battle to be won. In fact the two religions are so close in terms of their structure that the tenth-century rabbinic leader Saadia Gaon would unselfconsciously , to the prayer leader in a synagogue as an imam and the direction in which Jews faced when praying as qibla.
(source/more)
Related:
- The Talmud Unmasked
- The Golem: Talmudic Legend of a Clay Beast Created to Protect the Jews
- The Jewish Religion: Its Influence Today
- Mohammad's First Wife Khadija Was Jewish
- Muhammad Was Jewish
- Muhammand's Jewish Wives
- Islam and Its Influence On the Talmud (Chapter 8 of a larger work)
- Islam & Judaism - Some Surprising Similarities
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