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Natanel ben Fayyūmī is one of the leaders of the 12th century Yemen Jewish community, and his work named Bustānu'l-Ukūl has survived to the present day. In this work, Fayyūmī talks about different issues such as the unity of God, the worship, the hereafter, the repentance, and the coming of the Messiah. The author also emphasizes that the Torah is not abrogated and keeps its validity. While doing this, he refers to the Quranic verses. One of the points the author emphasizes is that Allah sends a guide for every community in every period. In this framework, he sees Muhammad as a prophet sent by Allah to the Arabs. Claiming that Muhammad's prophethood was limited to Arabs, Fayyūmī said that the Jews have no necessity to believe the shariah brought by Muhammad. The author shares verses from the Quran to support this claim, and he tries to prove that Muhammad was sent only to the Arabs. Fayyūmī, in the Jewish tradition, emerges as an exceptional personality who accepts that Muhammad is a prophet sent by God. Today's researchers think that the basis of the thought of Fayyūmī is the influence of Ismaili thought. Indeed, the Ismaili thought claims that God sends a prophet or a guide to every nation in every period. In this context, Hz. Muhammad was also sent to the Arabs, and his prophethood is valid only for Arabs.

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