The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. Translation of the Quran into Hebrew was first completed in the mid-19th century.
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.
Translation in timeline
In 19th century
1857: By Hermann Reckendorf from Leipzig.
In 20th century
1936: A translation from Yosef Yoel Rivlin.
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.
In 21st century
2005: A translation of the Quran was published by Uri Rubin, a professor at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
2015: Subhi Ali Adawi published a translation titled Ha Qoran Bi Lashoon Akher in Jordan.
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.
2019: A translation was published digitally by Goodword books.
2023: Translations of the Quran were published in Egypt in three languages, including Hebrew. A Hebrew translation of the Qur'an was also published by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and debuted at their annual convention in Kababir.
See also
- Islam
- Quran
- List of translations of the Quran
References
