Views of Judaism on Muhammad

In religious writings associated with Judaism, there reportedly exist limited references to Muhammad – the prophet of Islam. Relevant references reportedly reject Muhammad's claim of having received divine revelations from God.
Overview
In the Middle Ages, the description of Muhammad as ha-meshuggah ("the madman") was common due to his self-identification as a messianic figure, 
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Jewish theologians
Maimonides
Maimonides, one of the most prominent medieval Jewish philosophers in history, considered Muhammad a false prophet and an insane man. In the Epistle to Yemen, Maimonides wrote,Norman Roth. Jews, Visigoths, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Cooperation and Conflict, Brill, 1994, p. 218.

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 Antisemitism
 History of Jews
 History of Jews in the Arabian Peninsula
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