Great Salvation.” As Cohen points out, this differs from the Islamic closing which is much longer and focused more on God or the Prophet and his family, rather than the recipient of the petition as in the case of the Jewish closing. The Islamic closing consisted of the hamdala (“praise be to God alone”), followed by the tasliya (“blessings of God be upon our lord Muhammad, his prophet, and his family”). While the form of the petition remained mostly unaltered, the conscious choice to replace certain parts of the Islamic petition, allows us to hear the Jewish voice behind this petition. Furthermore, it shows that while Jews were willing to incorporate many elements of Islamic traditions and practices into their daily lives, they refrained from some perhaps more controversial aspects such as utilizing the Islamic closing sentence since it contained parts about the prophet
Great Salvation.” As Cohen points out, this differs from the Islamic closing which is much longer and focused more on God or the Prophet and his family, rather than the recipient of the petition as in the case of the Jewish closing. The Islamic closing consisted of the hamdala (“praise be to God alone”), followed by the tasliya (“blessings of God be upon our lord Muhammad, his prophet, and his family”). While the form of the petition remained mostly unaltered, the conscious choice to replace certain parts of the Islamic petition, allows us to hear the Jewish voice behind this petition. Furthermore, it shows that while Jews were willing to incorporate many elements of Islamic traditions and practices into their daily lives, they refrained from some perhaps more controversial aspects such as utilizing the Islamic closing sentence since it contained parts about the prophet