Yusuf al-Basir
Abú Ja'kúb Júsuf ibn Ibráhím al-Basír , actually Josef ben Avraham ha-Roe (* around 960 - 970 ; † around 1040 ) was a Jewish philosopher and theologian of the Jewish religious community of the Karaites . Although he was blind, he was referred to as "ha-Ro'eh" ("the seer"). Despite this disability, he traveled extensively and discussed his works. He is considered one of the greatest Karaean authorities.
A bilingual edition, Judaeo-Arabic - German, of the work "The Book of Distinction" was published as Volume 5 in the first series of the Herder Library of the Philosophy of the Middle Ages .
Works
- Muhtawi, translated into Hebrew as Sefer ha-Ne'imot or Zikron ha-Datot. The Arabic manuscript is in David Kaufmann's library ; the translation is available in several European libraries.
- Al-Tamyiz, also called Al-Mansuri. It was translated into Hebrew by Tobiah ben Moses under the title Mahkimat Peti.
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- "Joseph ben Abraham ha-Kohen ha-Ro'eh". Jewish Encyclopedia , Funk and Wagnalls, 1901–1906
Individual evidence
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World , ed. Norman A. Stillman, Brill, Leiden 2010, Vol. 4 ISBN 9004176780 pp. 651-655. The beginning of the lemma is visible, the rest is chargeable .
- ↑ Yusuf al-Basir, Wolfgang von Abel: The book of distinction. Herder, 2005, accessed December 21, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yusuf al-Basir |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yūsuf al-Baṣīr; Abú Ja'kúb Júsuf ibn Ibráhím al-Basír; Joseph ben Avraham ha-Roe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish philosopher and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 960 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1040 |