The Importance of Islamic Legal Discussions in History

Spain became a major center for the transmission of Aristotelian philosophy and science. Christian translators like Gerard of Cremona produced Latin versions of works by such authors as Aristotle, Arkindi,. Isaac Israeli, Alvarabi, Avicenna and Ibn Gavirol. The Sufi teachings of Muslims like Ibn Arabi influenced the mystical Jewish tradition known as Qabbalah. We have Jewish thinkers taking ideas from Muslim thinkers and showing how they could be woven into long-standing Jewish intellectual traditions Like Torah commentary in the case of Maimonides.