Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn

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Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Judeo-Arabic work
medieval Jewish philosophical work
philosophical treatise
theological treatise
approximateCompletionYear c. 1190
author Maimonides
Maimonides
surface form: Moses Maimonides
completionPeriod late 12th century
genre Jewish philosophy
philosophy
religious philosophy
theology
hasTranslation Hebrew translation Moreh Nevukhim
Latin translation Dux neutrorum
various modern language translations
intendedAudience educated Jews perplexed by philosophy and revelation
keyConcept allegorical interpretation of Scripture
divine providence and human free will
esoteric teaching
eternity of the world debate
intellect and prophecy
negative theology
via negativa
languageScript Arabic language written in Hebrew script
latinTitle Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn self-link
mainSubject Jewish theology
creation
divine attributes
interpretation of anthropomorphic biblical passages
metaphysics
problem of evil
prophecy
providence
reconciliation of Aristotelian philosophy with Judaism
originalLanguage Judeo-Arabic
philosophicalInfluence Aristotelianism
Aristotle
Avicenna
Islamic philosophy
Al-Farabi
surface form: al-Fārābī
placeOfComposition Egypt
Fustat
relatedWorkByAuthor Mishneh Torah
religiousPerspective Rabbinic Judaism
surface form: rabbinic Judaism
religiousTradition Judaism
significance influential in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought
major work of medieval Jewish philosophy
structure three parts
titleInArabicScript دلالة الحائرين
translatedTitle Guide for the Perplexed
surface form: The Guide for the Perplexed

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Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn latinTitle Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn self-link
Guide for the Perplexed originalTitle Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Guide for the Perplexed originalTitle Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
this entity surface form: Dalalat al-Ha'irin