Quran translations into Hebrew

The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God.[1] Translation of the Quran into Hebrew was first completed in the mid-19th century.

Quran, the holy book of Islam

Background

The earliest translation of the Quran was completed by a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, Salman Al Farsi, into Persian. The first translation of the Quran into Hebrew was completed by a German Jewish scholar named Hermann Reckendorf in 1857 from Leipzig.[2]

Translation in timeline

In 19th century

1857: By Hermann Reckendorf from Leipzig.[3]

In 20th century

1936: A translation from Yosef Yoel Rivlin.[4]

1971: Ha-Ḳurʼan ha-ḳadosh: sefer ha-sefarim shel ha-Iślam (The Holy Qurʼān: The Great Book of Islam) in Hebrew by Aharon Ben Shemesh from Israel.[5]

In 21st century

2005: A translation of the Quran was published by Uri Rubin, a professor at Tel Aviv University in Israel.[6]

2015: Subhi Ali Adawi published a translation titled Ha Qoran Bi Lashoon Akher in Jordan.[7]

2018: Asad Nimr Basul published Ha Qoran in Saudi Arabia, which became the subject of a viral misinformation story, implying that Saudi Arabia had mistranslated the Quran to appease Israeli interests.[8]

2019: A translation was published digitally by Goodword books.[9]

2023: Translations of the Quran were published in Egypt in three languages, including Hebrew.[10]

See also

References
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  2. "Reading the Quran in Hebrew - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".
  3. "Reading the Quran in Hebrew - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".
  4. "המוסלמי הראשון שתרגם את הקוראן לעברית - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. "Cairo initiates Hebrew translation of Quran - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. "قراءة القرآن باللغة العبرية - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. Institue, Dar al-Hadith (2015-11-04). "Palestinian Islamic Movement Honors Translator of Quran into Hebrew". Prophet Of Kindness. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  8. Millichronicle (2020-02-03). "FAKE: Saudi Arabia did not mistranslate Quran in Hebrew to appease Israel". The Milli Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  9. "Quran | CPS International". www.cpsglobal.org. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  10. "خاص.. وزير الأوقاف: لأول مرة الإنتهاء من ترجمة "المنتخب في تفسير القر…". 2023-05-27. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
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