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: Warraq ( 2003 ) , p. 67 The Jewish philosopher Maimonides compared Islamic views of morality to the Jewish approach that he himself believed in .