Marmaduke William Pickthall

The Valley of the Kings

The House of Islâm

Muhammad Asad

Islamic Culture

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Enid: A Novel (1904)

A translation of the Koran into English by a native English speaker. Pickthall meant the work to convey the meaning of the Koran rather than to serve as a replacement for reading it in Arabic. He believed that "the Koran cannot be translated". The structure includes a short introduction summarizing the life of Mohammed and explaining the organization of the surahs (in the order that Mohammed preferred them rather than by chronological revelation or by consistent theme). The copy of the Koran that Pickthall used was written in 1246 C.E. by Al-Hajj Muhammad Shakarzâdeh from Turkey.

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

Veiled Women

A Story of the Yaman in the Fifth Islamic Century

Knights of Araby

While in the service of India's Nizam of Hyderabad, Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam and, with the help of Muslim theologians and linguists, produced this clear and lovingly precise English interpretation of the Holy Koran. His work is honored by believer and non-believer alike for its unique combination of piety, scholarly rigor in its translation and explanatory notes, and deep feeling for the poetic beauty and moral grandeur of its Arabic original. With an Introduction by William Montgomery Watt (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

Pot Au Feu

Eighteen short stories, most of them set in the Middle East, conveying a knowledgeable and vivid realism. Pickthall was one of that long line of Englishmen who became fascinated by the Arabs and their culture. Under the name Muhammad Pickthall he became a leading British Muslim. [Cataloguer's note].

Marmaduke William Pickthall

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