Even women and children and those with no aptitude for speculation can attain to a complete religion, for all men are on an equal footing as far as knowledge derived from the senses is concerned. Praised be God who in his wisdom ordered things thus.

ומי שיהיה מן הנשים או הנערים ומי שלא ידע לעיין תהיה דתו שלמה לו ומגיע אליה, כי כל בני אדם שוים במדעים החושיים, ישתבח החכם המנהיג

Saadia Gaon

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Equality

Author

Saadia Gaon

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Time

933 930s 10th century

Occupation

Jewish philosopher Jewish writer Rabbi Philosopher Writer

From

Egypt Africa

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Original Citation

Gaon, Saadia. كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات [The Book of Beliefs and Opinions]. c. 933, introduction.

Current Citation

Gaon, Saadia. The Book of Beliefs and Opinions. Yale University Press, 1989, introduction.

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