Authorunknown
Authorship note
The most likely author is David ben Boʿaz, who is known to have composed a treatise on uṣūl al-dīn. Another possible candidate is Yosef ha-Roʾeh, particularly in light of parallels with adaptations of uṣūl al-Labbād.
Text languageArabic
Title
Arabic
AUTMuḫtaṣar fī uṣūl al-dīn
Arabic
AUTمختصر في أصول الدين
Arabic
AUTמכ̇תצר פי אצול אלדין
English
AUTCompendium on the Fundamentals of Religion
Attestations in Manuscripts
Note:
These three fragments derive from three distinct copies/codices.
Credits
Project:
MAJLIS: The Transformation of Jewish Literature in Arabic in the Islamicate World
Principal Investigator(s):
Associate Researcher(s):
Jonathan Beise, Jasper Bernhofer, Maurizio Boehm, Lukas Froschmeier, Annabelle Fuchs, Nathan P. Gibson, Lea Gzella, Polina Lakteikina, Sara Mattutat, Maximilian de Molière, Lea Poralla, Maxim Roozen, Gregor Schwarb, Masoumeh Seydi, Jakob Shub-Oseledchik, Ezra Stadler, Peter Tarras, Nadine Urbiczek
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Suggested Citation
Compendium on the Fundamentals of Religion. In Digital Handbook of Jewish Authors Writing in Arabic, edited by Ronny Vollandt et. al. Accessed 15 September 2026, https://jalit.org/work/38
Change Log
Change log:
mmoliere (17 April 2026): Changed author.
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mmoliere (17 April 2026): Changed author.
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mmoliere (27 May 2025): Updated title and authors.
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mmoliere (7 May 2025): Created entry.
Change log:
rvollandt mmoliere (15 February 2026): Updated titles.
