Thirteen Ikkarim

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Thirteen Ikkarim are Maimonides’ foundational Jewish theological principles that outline core beliefs about God, prophecy, Torah, and redemption.

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instanceOf Jewish theological principles
Maimonidean creed
principles of faith
aimsToDefine orthodox Jewish belief boundaries
alsoKnownAs Shloshah Asar Ikkarim NERFINISHED
Thirteen Principles of Faith NERFINISHED
author Maimonides NERFINISHED
category Jewish dogmatics NERFINISHED
centralTo medieval Jewish philosophy
controversialAmong some medieval Jewish thinkers
focusesOn God NERFINISHED
Torah NERFINISHED
prophecy
redemption
reward and punishment
formulatedInSection Sanhedrin, chapter 10 NERFINISHED
formulatedInWork Commentary on the Mishnah
Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED
hasDoctrinalStatus debated in non-Orthodox movements
widely accepted in Orthodox Judaism
influenced Ani Maamin NERFINISHED
Yigdal NERFINISHED
later Jewish catechisms
influencedBy rabbinic literature
languageOfOriginal Hebrew
numberOfPrinciples 13
placeOfFormulation Egypt NERFINISHED
poeticParaphrasedIn Yigdal hymn NERFINISHED
principle1 belief in the existence of the Creator
principle10 belief that God knows human deeds and thoughts
principle11 belief in divine reward and punishment
principle12 belief in the coming of the Messiah
principle13 belief in the resurrection of the dead
principle2 belief in God’s absolute unity
principle3 belief that God is incorporeal
principle4 belief that God is eternal
principle5 obligation to worship God alone
principle6 belief in the reality of prophecy
principle7 belief in the prophecy of Moses as supreme
principle8 belief that the Torah is from Heaven
principle9 belief in the immutability of the Torah
religiousTradition Judaism
summarizedIn Ani Maamin creed NERFINISHED
timePeriod 12th century
usedBy Conservative Judaism NERFINISHED
Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
some Sephardi communities
usedIn Jewish liturgy

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Thirteen Principles of Faith alsoKnownAs Thirteen Ikkarim