PICKTHALL (Muhammad Marmaduke (born Marmaduke William), 1875-1936, English Islamic Scholar)

Autograph Letter Signed to STORRS (Sir Ronald Henry Amherst, 1881-1955, Near Eastern Expert and Governor) accepting an invitation “with pleasure. I will try to be punctual to 7.15. Evening dress, I presume...”, 1 side 8vo., Pont des Anglais, 8th December

Pickthall was an English Islamic scholar noted for his 1930 English translation of the Quran, called The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. His translation of the Quran is one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world. 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 journalists, political and religious leaders. He declared his conversion to Islam in dramatic fashion after delivering a talk on 'Islam and Progress' on 29th November 1917, to the Muslim Literary Society in Notting Hill, West London.

Item Date:  1908

Stock No:  42945      £175

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