Even women and children and those with no aptitude for speculation can attain to a… — Saadia Gaon
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.
In the original Judeo-Arabic
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
933
★ 1.1Provenance
Current citation
Gaon, Saadia. The Book of Beliefs and Opinions. Yale University Press, 1989, introduction.
Original citation
Gaon, Saadia. كتاب الأمانات والاعتقادات [The Book of Beliefs and Opinions]. c. 933, introduction.
