Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta

Life & Legacy

Joseph ben Judah ben Shimeon (Hebrew: יוסף בן יהודה Yosef ben Yehuda; Arabic: يوسف بن شِمعون Yusuf Ben Shimeon) of Ceuta (c. 1160–1226) was a Jewish physician and poet, and disciple of Maimonides. Maimonides wrote his work, The Guide for the Perplexed, for Joseph.
According to Al-Qifti, he authored the maqama The Tale of Toviyah ben Tsidkiyah (נאום טוביה בן צדקיה) in Alexandria and sent it to Fustat to make the acquaintance of Maimonides. According to Matti Huss, the maqama is derived from Hadith Bayad wa Riyad.