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In The Religious and Spiritual Life of the Jews of Medina  Haggai Mazuz offers an account of the halakhic character of the Jewish community of Medina in the seventh century CE. Making use of a unique methodology of comparison between Islamic and Jewish sources, Mazuz convincingly argues that the Jews of Medina were Talmudic-Rabbinic Jews in almost every respect. Their sages believed in using homiletic interpretation of the Scriptures, as did the sages of the Talmud. On many halakhic issues, their observations were identical to those of the Talmudic sages. In addition, they held Rabbinic beliefs, sayings and motifs derived from the Midrashic literature.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Table des matièresPreliminary MaterialIntroduction1. Religious and Social Leadership2. Law and Custom3. Religious Beliefs4. External CharacteristicsConclusionAppendix 1 : Possible Reasons for Presenting Early Islam as an Anti-Rabbinic MovementAppendix 2 : Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Ginzberg’s Geonic ResponsaAppendix 3 : Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Harkavy’s Geonica ResponsaAppendix 4 : Benjamin of Tudela on the Jewish Presence in Northern ArabiaBibliography ; Citation Index ; Subject IndexKeywords : customs ; Muslims ; Talmud ; law ; Khaybar ; halakha ; Jews ; Medina ; Rabbinic ; Jewish Studies.Source : http://www.brill.com/products/book/religious-and-spiritual-life-jews-medina&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;