Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Interpreter of the Qur'anSearching for Solace, 1994 - 314 pages This is the first detailed account of the life and ideas of 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali, whose The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary is the most widely used English translation of the Qur'an. This is a candid and sympathetic study that draw on Yusuf 'Ali's writings and private papers, as well as unpublished sources. |
Contents
Entanglements | 19 |
In the Service of the Crown | 41 |
Man of Many Parts | 71 |
From Geneva to Lahore | 89 |
Unquiet Spirit | 119 |
Educational Causes | 151 |
Quran as Guidance | 173 |
Conclusion | 189 |
Appendix | 213 |
Appendix | 237 |
References | 301 |
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