The History of Jewish Philosophy in Islamic Lands

Many Jews fled to Ottoman territory when they were exiled from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century. texts familiar to us from our look at Andalusian thought, like my monadies is guide and the central kabbalistic text, the Zohar, were read and debated by Jews living in the empire. One outstanding example is Moses Al-Moznino, who lived in Salam'naka in the 16th century. He wrote commentaries on a Varui's, Al-Kazale, and the Ethics of Aristotle. In same century, practical philosophy was also being pursued by Muslim Turkish philosopher Ali-Chalabi Kinalizade