You may have seen this already, but just in case you haven't... this translation with annotations, appendixes and indices by Professor Uri Rubin. Published by Tel Aviv University Press and MAPA publishers. 600 pages, hardcover. $41.50 (surface shipping for the single volume $5.00, airmail $10.00)
The following was on ynetnews.com TEL AVIV - A new and updated Hebrew translation of the Koran, the book sacred to Islam, hit the bookstores nationwide this week. The Koran is regarded by Muslims worldwide as the foundation of Islam, the revelation of god, and the final authority. Hundreds of millions of Muslims are able to quote entire sections of the Koran by heart and they live their life by its strict doctrines. The latest translation was translated from Arabic into Hebrew by Uri Rubin, Professor of Arabic and Islam at Tel Aviv University and a world acclaimed expert on the Koran and its interpretations. The translation was published as part of a new series on religion edited by Aviad Kleinberg, a professor of history at Tel Aviv University . Three earlier translations preceded this edition; the first by Hermann Reckendorf was published in 1857. Yosef Yoel Rivlin translated the second version in 1937, which until now was viewed as the most popular, with several editions printed throughout the years. The third version of the Koran was translated by Aaron Ben Shemesh and was published in 1971. According to Rubin there has been a need for a new translation for years as the earlier versions were too complex to understand without the Arabic text. Sasson Somekh, a professor emeritus of Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University, agreed with Rubin, saying there was certainly a need for a new translation. "Rubin's translation is very simple, lucid and void of trying to make an impression. The text is accompanied by convenient footnotes and easy to understand interpretations," he said Please contact to order. thanks. wendy Wendy Weiss Simon Jerusalem Books POB 26190 Jerusalem 91260 Israel 972-2-6433580 (tel/fax) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
