Abdullah Yusuf Ali

His translation of the Qur'an ranks alongside the translation of Marmaduke Pickthall as the most widely-known and used in the world . Ali was born in SURAT -Gujarat Bombay , India to a wealthy merchant family with a Dawoodi Bohra father. As a child, Ali received a religious education and, eventually, could recite the entire Qur'an from memory. He spoke both Arabic and English fluently. He studied English literature and studied at several European universities, including the University of Leeds . He concentrated his efforts on the Qur'an and studied the Qur'anic commentaries beginning with those written in the early days of Islamic history. Yusuf Ali's best-known work is his book The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary , begun in 1934 and published in 1938 by Sh. While on tour to promote his translation, Ali helped to open the Al-Rashid Mosque , the first mosque in North America, in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada , in December 1938. Ali was an outspoken supporter of the Indian contribution to the Allied effort in World War I . He was a respected intellectual in India and Sir Muhammad Iqbal recruited him to be the principal of Islamia College in Lahore , British India . Later in life, he again went to England where he died in London. He is buried in England at the Muslim cemetery at Brookwood , Surrey , near Woking , not far from the burial place of Pickthall . Modern editions of his work remain in print, but with modifications such as "God" altered to "Allah" and with controversial modifications of the opinions that Ali expressed in footnotes and of short historical articles that were included with the original text. Wikisource is using a "modern edition" with the name of Allah for God.

Sir Abdullah Yusuf Ali , CBE , FRSL ( / ɑː ˈ l iː / ; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was a British-Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English. His translation of the Qur'an is one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world. He was also one of the trustees of the East London Mosque . Ali was born in Bombay, British India to a wealthy merchant family with a Dawoodi Bohra (sub-sect of Shia Islam ) father. As a child, Ali received a religious education and, eventually, could recite the entire Qur'an from memory . He spoke both Arabic and English fluently. He studied English literature and studied at several European universities, including the University of Leeds . He concentrated his efforts on the Qur'an and studied the Qur'anic commentaries beginning with those written in the early days of Islamic history. Yusuf Ali's best-known work is his book The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary , begun in 1934 and published in 1938 by Sh. While on tour to promote his translation, Ali helped to open the Al-Rashid Mosque , the third mosque in North America, in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada , in December 1938. Ali was an outspoken supporter of the Indian contribution to the Allied effort in World War I . He was a respected intellectual in India and Sir Muhammad Iqbal recruited him to be the principal of Islamia College in Lahore , British India . Later in life, he again went to England where he died in London. He is buried in England at the Muslim cemetery at Brookwood, Surrey , near Woking , not far from the burial place of Marmaduke Pickthall .

Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English Abdullah Yusuf Ali , CBE , MA , LL.M , FRSA , FRSL ( / ɑː ˈ l iː / ; ‎; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was a British-Indian barrister and scholar who wrote a number of books about Islam and whose translation of the Qur'an into English is one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world. A supporter of the British war effort during World War I , Ali received the CBE in 1917 for his services to that cause. He died in London in 1953.

Indian-British barrister (1872-1953) Abdullah Yusuf Ali , CBE , MA , LL.M , FRSA , FRSL ( / ɑː ˈ l iː / ; ‎; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was an Indian-British barrister who wrote a number of books about Islam , including an exegesis of the Qur'an . A supporter of the British war effort during World War I , Ali received the CBE in 1917 for his services to that cause. He died in London in 1953. "Sectarian and ideological bias in Muslim translations of the Qur'an." Islam and Christian‐Muslim Relations 8.3 (1997): 261-278. "Of the Sunni translators, only Yusuf Ali and the Zidans retain the Arabic word in this way." Abbas, Ali (27 October 2014). An Indian who loved masonry and wrote an exegesis of the Qur'an in English" . Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, exegete of the Qur'an .

Indian-British barrister (1872-1953) Abdullah Yusuf Ali CBE FRSA FRSL ( / ɑː ˈ l iː / ; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was an Indian-British barrister who wrote a number of books about Islam , including an exegesis of the Qur'an . A supporter of the British war effort during World War I , Ali received the CBE in 1917 for his services to that cause. He died in London in 1953. Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, exegete of the Qur'an .