Title

קשת ומגן

Full title

‏ספר קשת ומגן

Short Title

קשת ומגן

Title in English

Bow and Shield

Printer

Released place

Livorno

Released date

1740

Author

Simeon ben Zemah Duran

Language

966

Qur'an

Qur'an structure

Suras

Quotations

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Arabic Type

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This work written by Simeon ben Zemah Duran contains a polemic against Christianity and Islam. Originally included in Magen Avot (The Shield of the Fathers), a commentary on Pirkei Avot, it was published separately under the title Keshet u-magen (Bow and Shield) in the 18th century. The polemic against Islam contains quotations of the Qur'an in Hebrew.

Entry author

Naima Afif