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('Mohammed') 'Marmaduke William Pickthall' (1875–May 19, 1936) was a Western Islamic scholar, noted as a poetic translator of the Qur'an into English. A convert from Christianity to Islam, Pickthall was a novelist, esteemed by D.H. Lawrence, H.G. Wells, and E.M. Forster, as well as a journalist, headmaster, and political and religious leader.
Educated at Harrow, he was born into a comfortable middle class English family, whose roots trace back to a knight of William the Conqueror. Pickthall travelled across many Eastern countries, gaining reputation as a Middle-Eastern scholar. A strong advocate of the Ottoman Empire, Pickthall studied the Orient, and published articles and novels on the subject, e.g. ''The meaning of the Holy Qur'an''. While under the service of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Pickthall published his translation of the Qur'an, authorized by the Al-Azhar University and referred to by the ''Times Literary Supplement'' as "''a great literary achievement.''"
Pickthall was buried in the Muslim cemetery at Brookwood. His legacy is of particular interest to Muslim converts.

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Works

★ The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

★ Said the Fisherman

See also

★ Abdullah Yusuf Ali

★ Islamic scholar

★ Ali Ünal

★ Ahmed Raza Khan

External links

★ A biography of Marmaduke William Pickthall

★ The English translation of the Qur'an by Marmaduke William Pickthall

★ http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/History/Personalities/Content/Umar.htm

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★ Pickthall, the Woking Muslim Mission, and his views about Lahore Ahmadiyya leaders