Three Religions and Three Prophets from the Pen of a Jewish Philosopher -13th Century Classic-
We translated Tenkîhu'l-ebhâs li'l-mileli's-selâs This work, titled "Composition of the Studies of the Three Faiths," was written by the Jewish philosopher Ibn Kammunah. A prominent thirteenth-century philosopher, the author lived in Baghdad during the Ilkhanate period. Considered a member of the Illuminationist tradition in Islamic philosophy, Ibn Kammunah wrote commentaries on the works of Ibn Sina and Suhrawardi; he was greatly influenced by Muslim scholars such as Ghazali and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi; and he maintained a scholarly correspondence with prominent figures of the period, such as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and Najm al-Din al-Katibi.
Ibn Kammune stated that he wrote his book because of the religious debates that took place in his time, and with this he wanted to give an answer to those who did not accept the institution of prophethood and the information revealed by the prophet and to three religions [Judaism, Christianity and Islam] and three prophets He sought to prove this through the lens of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. He also discussed the criticisms and counterarguments directed at all three religions, in light of the evidence presented for and against them. In his preface, he explained his methodology in this book as follows: "I neither said anything out of passion nor did I choose one religion to attack another. On the contrary, I tried to investigate the noble aims of each religion." In this respect, this book you have in hand is a good example written in the field of comparative history of religions.
While it has been claimed that Ibn Kammunah converted to Islam because of his respectful tone regarding Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, this is incorrect. The language and style he used were a consequence of the Islamic culture in which he was raised.
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