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Abraham Maimonides

Egyptian rabbi

Abraham Maimonides (Hebrew: אברהם בן רמב"ם; also known as Rabbeinu Avraham ben ha-Rambam, Avraham Maimuni, and Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon; 13 June 1186 – 7 December 1237) was a Jewish philosopher and leader of Egyptian Jewry, and the son of Maimonides. Following his father's death, he succeeded him as nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community, and the office subsequently remained hereditary until the end of the 14th century.

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Abraham Maimonides (Hebrew: אברהם בן רמב"ם; also known as Rabbeinu Avraham ben ha-Rambam, Avraham Maimuni, and Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon; 13 June 1186 – 7 December 1237) was a Jewish philosopher and leader of Egyptian Jewry, and the son of Maimonides. Following his father's death, he succeeded him as nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community, and the office subsequently remained hereditary until the end of the 14th century. Abraham introduced a number of new ritual practices influenced by Muslim Sufis, which aroused strong opposition. He also defended his father's works in several publications and composed an encyclopaedic work on Judaism entitled Kifayat al-Abidin ("Comprehensive Guide for the Servants of God").

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