 The work, thanks largely to the efforts of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ's grandson, Rabbi Yosef Qafiḥ, saw publication in 1955.Rabbi Yosef Qafih, who succeeded his grandfather in Yemen, and later in Israel, became one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite community.He published corrected and translated versions of texts (see his published works), including all of Maimonides’ Jewish works based on centuries-old manuscripts rescued and preserved by his grandfather.