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The Message of The Quran : By Leopold Weiss [Muhammad Asad]

29 October 2009
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‘The Message of The Qur’an’, has been acclaimed as one of the best, if
not the best, translations of the Quran into English. It is a
translation and brief commentary by ‘Leopold Weiss’ [Muhammad Asad] on
the Muslim holy book based on his own knowledge of classical Arabic
and on the authoritative classical commentaries. ,although it has been
criticised by some traditionalists for its Mutazilite leanings. (more…)

The Road to Mecca

31 May 2009
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An exclusive post by Kazim Aizaz Alam

 

(Allama) Muhammad Asad aka Leopold Weiss — b. 1900 d. 1994 — is a well-known name at least in the Muslim world. I have recently read his wonderful book ‘The Road to Mecca’. Let me write here briefly what I think of the book and its writer, who is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished Muslim scholars of the last century.

 

About the writer:

Muhammad Asad was born into a Jewish family that lived in Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was a lawyer and grandfather was a rabbi. At age 22 he travelled across the Arab world first time as a Middle East correspondent for European newspapers. He converted to Islam in 1926. In later years he travelled extensively in the entire Muslim world. Though his mother tongue was German, he wrote ‘The Road to Mecca’ in English. Besides German and English, he knew French, Arabic, Persian and Urdu as well. He translated and explained the Quran as well as Sahih al-Bukhari from Arabic into English. (more…)