Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali ( Urdu عبداللہ یوسف علی, born April 14, 1872 in Bombay , British India ; died December 10, 1953 in London ) was a British-Indian scholar of Islam, politician, historian and philosopher who translated the Koran into English . He studied at Bombay University , St. John's College , Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn , and later at various European universities, including the University of Leeds . He mastered the Arabic and English languages.
His translation of the Koran (1st edition 1934) in Lahore , Sheikh Muhammad Ashraf. Publishers with Commentary is one of the most famous and widely used in the English-speaking world. He was also a trustee of the East London Mosque Fund .
Publications (selection)
- The Meaning of the Glorious Quran
- Life and Labor of the People of India . London 1907 digitized
- India and Europe . German v. E. Korte. Preface v. S. Kawerau. Bln. 1925
- Imam Husain and his martyrdom . Lahore: Feroz-ud-Din, 1931 (Progressive Islam Pamphlet. - Geneva, 1929-; 7) online version
See also
References and footnotes
- ↑ Assessing English Translations of the Qur'an
- ↑ cf. z. B. The Abdullah Yusuf Ali Memorial Lecture (Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur) etc.
literature
- MA Sherif: Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Interpreter of the Qur'an. 1994, ISBN 9789839154009
- Ashfaq Ahmed & Samar Fatima: " The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary by 'Abdullah Yusuf̒ Ali (A Critical Review) " - Punjab University , Lahore , Pakistan
Web links
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali, the translator of the Holy Qur'an into English
- Works by or about Abdullah Yusuf Ali in the Internet Archive
- biblio.wiki
- Famous Muslims of London
- SUB GÖ
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali: Translator of the Holy Quran (youtube.com)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ali, Abdullah Yusuf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ali, Yusuf; Ali, A. Yusuf; ʿAbd Allah Yūsuf ʿAlī; Yusufali, Abdullabhai; Abdullabhai Yusufali; Yusuf-Ali, Abdullah; Abdullah Yusuf-Ali; ʿAbdallāh Jūsuf ʿAlī; Jūsuf ʿAlī, ʿAbdallāh; ʿAlī, ʿAbdallāh Jūsuf; Yusuf Ali, A .; Yusuf Ali; A. Yusuf Ali; Jusuf Ali, A .; Yūsuf ʿAlī, ʿAbdallah; ʿAlī, ʿAbdallah Yūsuf; ʿAbdallah Yūsuf ʿAlī; ʿAlī, ʿAbdullāh Yūsuf; ʿAbdullāh Yūsuf ʿAlī; Ali, Abdullah Yusaf; Abdullah Yusaf Ali; Abdullah Yusuf Ali; ʿAlī, ʿAbd Allāh Yūsuf; ʿAlī, ʿAbdallāh Yūsuf; ʿAbdallāh Yūsuf ʿAlī; ʿAlī, Yūsuf ʿAbdallāh; Yousouf Ali, Abdallah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian Koran translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bombay |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1953 |
| Place of death | London , England |