Thirteen Ikkarim

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Thirteen Ikkarim are Maimonides’ foundational Jewish theological principles that outline core beliefs about God, prophecy, Torah, and redemption.

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instanceOf Jewish theological principles ⓘ
Maimonidean creed ⓘ
principles of faith ⓘ
aimsToDefine orthodox Jewish belief boundaries ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shloshah Asar Ikkarim ⓘ
Thirteen Principles of Faith ⓘ
author Maimonides ⓘ
category Jewish dogmatics ⓘ
linked to: Jewish theology
centralTo medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
controversialAmong some medieval Jewish thinkers ⓘ
focusesOn God ⓘ
Torah ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
reward and punishment ⓘ
formulatedInSection Sanhedrin, chapter 10 ⓘ
formulatedInWork Commentary on the Mishnah ⓘ
Mishneh Torah ⓘ
hasDoctrinalStatus debated in non-Orthodox movements ⓘ
widely accepted in Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
influenced Ani Maamin ⓘ
Yigdal ⓘ
later Jewish catechisms ⓘ
influencedBy rabbinic literature ⓘ
languageOfOriginal Hebrew ⓘ
numberOfPrinciples 13 ⓘ
placeOfFormulation Egypt ⓘ
poeticParaphrasedIn Yigdal hymn ⓘ
linked to: Yigdal
principle1 belief in the existence of the Creator ⓘ
principle10 belief that God knows human deeds and thoughts ⓘ
principle11 belief in divine reward and punishment ⓘ
principle12 belief in the coming of the Messiah ⓘ
principle13 belief in the resurrection of the dead ⓘ
principle2 belief in God’s absolute unity ⓘ
principle3 belief that God is incorporeal ⓘ
principle4 belief that God is eternal ⓘ
principle5 obligation to worship God alone ⓘ
principle6 belief in the reality of prophecy ⓘ
principle7 belief in the prophecy of Moses as supreme ⓘ
principle8 belief that the Torah is from Heaven ⓘ
principle9 belief in the immutability of the Torah ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
summarizedIn Ani Maamin creed ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
usedBy Conservative Judaism ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
some Sephardi communities ⓘ
usedIn Jewish liturgy ⓘ

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Thirteen Principles of Faith → alsoKnownAs → Thirteen Ikkarim ⓘ