The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a waḥy, a revelation from God.

Translation of the Quran into Hebrew was first completed in the mid-19th century.

Background The first translation of the Quran into Hebrew was completed in 1857 by Hermann Reckendorf, a German Jewish scholar from Leipzig.

Translation in timeline

In 19th century 1857: By Hermann Reckendorf of Leipzig.https://archive.org/details/der-koran-hebrew-translation-by-hermann-reckendorf

In the 20th century Later translations were in Modern Hebrew.

1936: A translation by Yosef Yoel Rivlin of Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Mandatory Palestine.

1971: Ha-Qurʾan ha-qadosh: sefer ha-sefarim shel ha-Iślam "The Holy Qurʼān: The Great Book of Islam" by Aharon Ben-Shemesh of 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. Ha-Qurʾan ha-Mefoʾar was published by the Ahmadiyyas and debuted at the annual Jalsa Salana in Kababir the same year in 2023. See also Islam Quran List of translations of the Quran

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