Original: Tolan (2002) xv, xvi, 41 In the medieval period, a few Arab philosophers like the poet Al-Ma'arri adopted a critical approach to Islam, and the Jewish philosopher Maimonides contrasted Islamic views of morality to Jewish views that he himself elaborated.
Simplified: Sahas (1997), pp.76-80 In the medieval period, some Arab philosophers like the poet Al-Ma'arri also criticised Islam. Warraq (2003), p.67 The Jewish philosopher Maimonides compared Islamic views of morality to the Jewish approach that he himself believed in.