Aharon Ben-Shemesh Explained
Aharon Ben-Shemesh (; 1889–1988) was an Israeli writer, translator, and lecturer in Islamic Law at Tel Aviv University. He published a modern Hebrew translation of the Quran from the original Arabic in 1971, and an English translation in 1979.[1] [2]
Selected bibliography
- Book: Ben-Shemesh, A.. Ḥuḳe ha-ḳarḳaʻot bi-medinat Yiśraʼel. Land Laws in the State of Israel. Tel Aviv. Massada. 1953. he.
- Book: Yaḥyā ben Ādam's Kitāb al-Kharāj. Taxation in Islam. 1. Ben-Shemesh. A.. Leiden. 1958. E. J. Brill.
- Book: Qudāma b. Ja'far's Kitāb al-kharāj, part seven, and excerpts from Abū Yūsuf's kitāb al-kharāj. Taxation in Islam. 2. Ben-Shemesh. A.. Leiden. 1965. E. J. Brill.
- Book: Ben-Shemesh. A.. Taxation in Islam. 3. Abū Yūsuf's Kitāb al-Kharāj. 1969. Leiden. E. J. Brill.
- Book: Ben-Shemesh. A.. Ha-Ḳurʼan ha-ḳadosh: sefer ha-sefarim shel ha-Iślam. The Holy Qurʼān: The Great Book of Islam. he. Ramat Gan. Massada. 1971.
Notes and References
- News: Know Thy Neighbor. 29 April 2019. Shiri. Lev-Ari. 26 February 2003. Haaretz.
- News: Reading the Quran in Hebrew. 29 April 2019. Jason. Roth. 27 February 2016. The Jerusalem Post.