Muhammad Asad(یک یهودی لهستانی که مترجم قرآن کریم شد)
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| Muhammad Asad محمداسد |
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| Born | 2 July 1900 Lemberg, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 20 February 1992 (aged 91) Granada, Spain |
| Nationality | Austrian[1] Pakistani[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (dropped out in 1920) |
| Notable work | The Message of Quran, Road to Mecca |
| Religion | Islam (previously Judaism) |
| Region | Middle East, Pakistan |
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Islamic Studies, Islamic Democracy, Muslim world |
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Islamic State[3] Independent Reasoning[4] |
listen), Urdu: محمد اسد, born Leopold Weiss; 2 July 1900 – 20 February 1992)[16] was a Jewish-born Austro-Hungarian journalist, traveler, writer, linguist, thinker, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar.[4] Asad was one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century.[17][dubious ]By the age of thirteen, young Weiss had acquired a passing fluency in Hebrew and Aramaic, other than his native languages German and Polish.[18][19] By his mid-twenties, he could read and write in English, French, Persian and Arabic.[20][21][22][23] In Palestine, Weiss engaged in arguments with Zionist leaders like Chaim Weizmann, voicing his criticism of the Zionist Movement.[19] After traveling across the Arab World as a journalist, he converted to Islam and chose for himself the Muslim name "Muhammad Asad"—Asad being the Arabic rendition of his root name Leo (Lion).[24]
During his stay in Saudi Arabia, he spent time with Bedouins and enjoyed close company of Ibn Saud—the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.[7][8] He also carried out a secret mission for Ibn Saud to trace the sources of funding for the Ikhwan Revolt. Due to these activities, he was dubbed in a Haaretz article as "Leopold of Arabia"—hinting similarity of his activities to those of Lawrence of Arabia.[19]
On his visit to India, Asad became friends with Muslim poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal who persuaded him to abandon his eastward travels and "help elucidate the intellectual premises of the future Islamic State".[25][26] He also spent five years in internment by the British Government at the outbreak of World War II.[2] On 14 August 1947, Asad got Pakistani citizenship and later served at several bureaucratic and diplomatic positions including the Director of Department of Islamic Reconstruction, Deputy Secretary (Middle East Division) in the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan and Pakistan's Envoy to the United Nations.[7][8][25]
In the West, Asad rose to prominence as a writer with his best-selling autobiography, The Road to Mecca.[26][27][28] Later, after seventeen years of scholarly research, he published his magnum opus: The Message of the Qur'an—an English translation and commentary of the Quran.[29] The book, along with the translations of Pickthall and Yusuf Ali, is regarded as one of the most influential translations of the modern era.[4][30][29] An ardent proponent of Ijtihad and rationality in interpreting religious texts, he dedicates his works:
In 2008, the entrance square to the UN Office in Vienna was named Muhammad Asad Platz in commemoration of his work as a "religious bridge-builder".[32] Asad has been described by his biographers as "Europe's gift to Islam" and "A Mediator between Islam and the West".[33][34]
| “ | Islam should be presented without any fanaticism. Without any stress on our having the only possible way and the others are lost. Moderation in all forms is a basic demand of Islam. | ” |
— Muhammad Asad [27]
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Contents
Personal life
The Berliner Gedenktafel (Berlin Memorial Plaque) for Muhammad Asad.
Background
Leopold Weiss born on 2 July 1900 to a Jewish family in Lemberg, Galicia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (which is currently the city of Lviv, Ukraine). Weiss was a descendant of a long line of Jewish rabbis;
however, his father, Akiva Weiss, broke from tradition and became a
lawyer. Leopold received a religious education and was proficient in Hebrew from an early age, as well as familiar with Aramaic. He studied the Jewish Bible or Tanakh, the text and commentaries of the Talmud, the Mishna and Gemara, also delving into the intricacies of Biblical exegesis and the Targum.
At the age of fourteen he made an escape from school and joined the Austrian army
under a false name. After a week or so, his father traced him with the
help of the police, and he was ignominiously escorted back to Vienna[35]
Years in wilderness (1920–1922)
After abandoning university in Vienna, Weiss drifted aimlessly around 1920s Germany, working briefly for the expressionist film director, Fritz Lang (F.W. Murnau, according to The Road to Mecca).
By his own account, after selling a jointly written film script, he
splurged the windfall on a wild party at an expensive Berlin restaurant,
in the spirit of the times. While working as a telephone operator for
an American news agency in Berlin, Weiss obtained a coveted interview
with Russian author Maxim Gorky's wife, his first published piece of journalism, after simply ringing up her hotel room.[2]
Later years and death
Towards the end of his life, Asad moved to Spain
and lived there with his third wife, Pola Hamida Asad, an American
national of Polish Catholic descent who had also converted to Islam,
until his death on 20 February 1992 at the age of 91. He was buried in
the Muslim cemetery of Granada in the former Moorish province of Andalusia, Spain.
Family
Asad had a son, Talal Asad, from his second Saudi Arabian wife, Munira. Talal Asad is now an anthropologist specializing in religious studies and postcolonialism. Asad also had a step-son named Heinrich (converted name Ahmad) with his first wife Else (converted name Aziza).[36]
Stay in Middle East (1922–1926)
| Muhammad Asad Photo Album | |
 Muhammad Asad in traditional Arabic dress.(See also: Other photos from album covering important events of his life). |
In 1922 Weiss moved to the British Mandate of Palestine, staying in Jerusalem at the house of his maternal uncle Dorian Feigenbaum at his invitation. Feigenbaum was a psychoanalyst, and a disciple of Freud and later founded the Psychoanalytic Quarterly. It was from this base that Leopold Weiss would first explore the realities of Islam. But his exploration would be prefaced by another revelation, of the perceived immoralities of Zionism.[8]
Foreign correspondent for Frankfurter Zeitung
He picked up work as a stringer for the German newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung, one of the most prestigious newspapers of Germany and Europe,
selling articles on a freelance basis. His pieces were noteworthy for
their understanding of Arab fears and grievances against the Zionist
project. He published a small book on the subject in 1924, and this so
inspired the confidence of the Frankfurter Zeitung that it
commissioned him to travel more widely still, to collect information for
a full-scale book. Weiss made the trip, which lasted two years.
Conversion to Islam (1926)
Weiss's assignments led him to an ever-deepening engagement with and
understanding of Islam, which, after much thought and deliberation, led
to his religious conversion in 1926 in Berlin and adopting an Arabic
name, Muhammad Asad.
Asad spoke of Islam thus:
"Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure."[2]
Magazine Saudi Aramco World
in a 2002 essay described his journey to conversion in these words:
"Two roads diverged in Berlin in the 1920's: a well-worn one to the
West, the other, rarely traveled, to the East. Leopold Weiss, a gifted
young writer, traveler and linguist with a thorough knowledge of the Bible and the Talmud and with deep roots in European culture, took the road eastward to Makkah."[2]
Years in Arabia (1927–1931)
After his conversion to Islam, Asad moved to Saudi Arabia making a journey by camel across the Arabian Desert, from Tayma to Mecca.[37] He stayed there for nearly six years during which he made five pilgrimages.[38] Alongside, he started writing essays for Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and continued to do so till 1934.[39]
Ibn Saud's confidant and Bolshevik allegations
After the sudden death of his wife Elsa, Asad stayed on in the holy city where, in a chance encounter in the Grand Mosque's library, he met Prince Faysal. On Faysal's invitation, Asad met King Abdulaziz (founder of modern Saudi Arabia);
the meeting led to almost daily audiences with the King, who quickly
came to appreciate Asad's knowledge, keen mind and spiritual depth.[2] Ibn Saud allowed Asad to visit the Najd region (in the King's company), which was forbidden to foreigners at that time.[1]
In late 1928, an Iraqi named Abdallah Damluji, who had been an adviser to Ibn Saud, submitted a report to the British on "Bolshevik and Soviet penetration" of the Hijaz. In this report, after highlighting Asad's activities in Arabia, Damluji alleged Asad of having connections with Bolsheviks:
"What is the real mission which makes him endure the greatest
discomforts and the worst conditions of life? On what basis rests the
close intimacy between him and Shaykh Yusuf Yasin (secretary to the King and editor of the official newspaper Umm al-Qura)? Is there some connection between von Weiss and the Bolshevik consulate in Jidda?" [8]
Ikhwan Rebellion
According to Asad, he did finally become a secret agent of sorts. Ibn Saud sent him on a secret mission to Kuwait in 1929, to trace the sources of financial and military assistance being provided to Faysal al-Dawish – an Ikhwan leader-turned-rebel against Ibn Saud’s rule.[8] Asad, after traveling day and night through the desert without lighting fire, reached Kuwait to collect first-hand evidence. He concluded that the British were providing arms and money to Ad-Dawish to weaken Ibn Saud for the purpose of securing a 'land route to India' – a railroad from Haifa to Basra ultimately connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian subcontinent.[40] [41]
Years In British India and Pakistan (1932–1952)
Muhammad Asad (seated right) and his wife Pola Hamida Asad (seated left) at the residence of Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan in Jauharabad, Pakistan. Circa 1957
Adoption of Iqbal's idea
Asad left Arabia and came to British India in 1932 where he met South Asia's premier Muslim poet, philosopher and thinker, Muhammad Iqbal, who had proposed the idea of an independent Muslim state in India, which later became Pakistan.
Iqbal persuaded Asad to stay on in British India and help the Muslims
of India establish their separate Muslim state. Iqbal introduced Asad to
Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan, a philanthropist and agriculturalist, who, on the advice of Muhammad Iqbal, established the Dar-ul-Islam Trust Institutes in Pathankot, India and Jauharabad, Pakistan. Asad stayed on in British India and worked with both Muhammad Iqbal and Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan.[42]
Internment as enemy alien (1939–1945)
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Asad's parents were arrested and, subsequently, murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Asad himself was arrested in Lahore
in 1939, a day after the war broke out, by the British as an enemy
alien. This was despite the fact that Asad had refused German
nationality after the annexation of Austria in 1938 and had insisted on
retaining his Austrian citizenship. Asad spent three years incarcerated
in a prison, while his family consisting of his wife, Munira, and son,
Talal, after being released from detention earlier, lived under the
protection of Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan at the latter's vast 1,000-acre
(4.0 km2) estate in Jamalpur, 5 km west of Pathankot. Asad was finally released and reunited with his family in Jamalpur when the Second World War ended in 1945.[42]
Role in Pakistan Movement
Asad supported the idea of a separate Muslim state in India and after
the independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, in recognition for his
support for Pakistan, Asad was conferred full citizenship by Pakistan
and appointed the Director of the Department of Islamic Reconstruction
by the Government of Pakistan,[43] where he made recommendations on the drafting of Pakistan's first Constitution.[2]
In 1949, Asad joined Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as head of
the Middle East Division and made efforts to strengthen Pakistan's ties
with the Muslim states of the Middle East. In 1952, Asad was appointed
as Pakistan's Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nations in New York – a position that he relinquished in 1952 to write his autobiography (up to the age of 32), The Road to Mecca.[2][44]
Asad loved Pakistan, his conception of Pakistan, even when it turned
its back on him, and he never felt resentment at the treatment he had
received from it. He remained a citizen– the first citizen of Pakistan–
until the end, although he had been strongly tempted to accept the
generous, spontaneous gestures of many heads of Islamic States to have their citizenship and passport, which would have made his life so much easier.
Career as a diplomat
Asad contributed so much to Pakistan’s early political and cultural
life but was unfortunately shunted from the corridors of power. He
served this country as the head of the Directorate of Islamic
Reconstruction, Joint Secretary of the Middle East Division in Foreign Office, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nations
and organizer of the International Islamic Colloquium. If one delve
into the archival material of these government departments, the role
played by Asad for his beloved Pakistan can be dealt with in detail.
Marriage controversy and resignation
By chance, at a reception Asad met Pola, an American of Polish origin
who was destined to become his third wife (d. 2007). She was a young,
beautiful and intelligent woman. He fell in love with her and when he
came to know that she had already embraced Islam he decided to marry
her, despite the difference of age and temperament. But under the rules
of the Foreign Office, he was bound to get prior permission to marry a
non-Pakistani national.[2] He applied through the proper channels but the Governor-General
rejected his application. So, he submitted his resignation from the
Foreign Service, divorced his Arabian wife (Munira, d. 1978) and in the
inspiring company of his new wife, he sat down and wrote his
extraordinary book entitled The Road to Mecca.
During his stay in Switzerland, Asad received a letter from the President of Pakistan, General Ayub Khan, who was a great admirer of his book named The Principles of State and Government in Islam
(1961). In a subsequent exchange of letters, he proposed to Asad to
come to Pakistan and have the membership of a seven-man group of Muslim
scholars – who both supposedly knew the world and were experts on Islam –
to advise him with regard to everyday matters as well as the drawing up
of a new Islamic constitution for the country.[25] At that time, Asad was immersed in his cherished work on the Qur'an, and so he regretfully declined.
After many years, Asad was again invited by another President of Pakistan, General Zia ul-Haq, in 1983 and that was his last visit to this country. When he arrived at Islamabad, which he had not yet seen, he was received at the plane with great honour and escorted to the Presidency.
During his sojourn in Islamabad, there was a series of meetings with
members of the Ansari Commission in order to prepare a kind of programme
for the President for the future. Asad agreed with some, and as usual
disagreed with others, which he found retrograde.[2]
On one point he was firm and insistent that Muslim women should have
exactly the same rights in the political sphere as had men, to the
extent of becoming Prime Minister. Asad also spared some time to meet
with his surviving friends in Lahore
and Islamabad and at the request of the President made several radio
and television appearances, as always spontaneous. On his return, he was
besieged by letters from literally hundreds of admirers in Pakistan,
offering him land, a house, everything but he refused politely, as his
concept of Pakistan was beyond all these worldly trivialities.
Honors and recognition
Muhammad Asad Square in Donaustadt, Vienna
Muhammad Asad Platz
In April 2008, a space in front of the UNO City in the 22nd District of Vienna was named Muhammad Asad Platz in honor of Muhammad Asad.[45] The step was taken as part of a two-day program on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue focusing on Islam and its relationship with Europe.[46] The program commemorated the life and work of Asad, described as a great Austrian visionary, who earned international recognition by building bridges between the religions.[47] The honoree's son Talal Asad, the President of the Islamic Community of Austria Anas Schakfeh and Vienna's
cultural adviser Andreas Mailath-Pokorny were present at the unveiling
of the square. Mailath-Pokorny, while talking to the media said:
"There is probably no more appropriate place to honor Muhammad Asad than that in front of the UN-City. Muhammad Asad was a citizen of the world, who was at home, and left his mark, everywhere in the world, especially in the Orient."[32]
Honorary postage stamp
On 23 March 2013, Pakistan Post issued a stamp with denomination of Rs. 15 under the "Men of Letters" Series in honor of Allamah Muhammad Asad.[48]
Bibliography
Portrayals
In documentaries:
In books:
- Hasan, Pipip Ahmad Rifai (1998). The Political Thought of Muhammad Asad. Concordia University.
- Windhager, Günther (2002). Leopold Weiss alias Muhammad Asad : Von Galizien nach Arabien 1900 – 1927. ISBN 9783205993933.
- Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2005). 50 spiritual classics : Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose. London: Nicholas Brealey. ISBN 1857883497.
- Halilović, Safvet (2006). Islam i Zapad u perspektivi Asadovog mišljenja (in Bosnian). ISBN 9789958922923.
- Chaghatai, M. Ikram (2006). Muhammad Asad : Europe's gift to Islam. ISBN 9789693518528.
- Andrabi, Abroo Aman (2007). Muhammad Asad : His Contribution to Islamic Learning. ISBN 9788178985893.
- Wolfe, Michael (2007). One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 9780802135995.
- Sherif, M. A. (2009). Why An Islamic State: The Life Projects of Two Great European Muslims. ISBN 9789675062391.
- Hoenger, Tobias (2010). Muhammad Asad: A Mediator Between the Islamic and the Western World. ISBN 9783640782192.
In journal entries:
- Elma Ruth, Harder (1998). "Muhammad Asad and 'The Road To Mecca': Text of Muhammad Asad's Interview with Karl Günter Simon". Islamic Studies 37 (4). ISSN 0578-8072.
- Nawwab, Ismail Ibrahim (2000). "A Matter of Love: Muhammad Asad and Islam". Islamic Studies 39 (2): 155–231. ISSN 0578-8072.
- Hofmann, Murad (2000). "Muhammad Asad: Europ's Gift to Islam". Islamic Studies 39 (2): 233–247. ISSN 0578-8072.
Literary works
The Road to Mecca, which covers his life from 1900–1932, is not the only autobiography written by Asad. He wrote another memoir tentatively titled Home-Coming Of The Heart—covering the rest of his life (1932–1992).[50] Due to his deteriorating health, Asad couldn't complete this book, and could only record his experiences up to his resignation from the United Nations Envoyship.
That's why, the book consists of two parts: the first part (covering
1932–1952) is written by Asad himself, while the second part (covering
1952–1992) is written by his wife Pola Hamida (d. 2007). Although the book hasn't been officially published, a Pakistani writer Ikram Chaghatai has published its Urdu translation under the title Muhammad Asad: Banda-e-Sehrai.[26][50]
Another book titled Meditations, which was intended to clarify ambiguities rising from his translation The Message of The Qur'an, stands unpublished as of 2013.[50][51] Furthermore, the short book published under the title The Spirit of Islam, is not a separate book but a republication of the first chapter of his book Islam at the Crossroads.[52]
Books:
- The Unromantic Orient (1924)
- Islam at the Crossroads (1934)
- The Road to Mecca (1954)
- The Principles of State and Government in Islam (1961)
- The Message of The Qur'an (1980)
- Sahih Al-Bukhari: The Early Years of Islam (1981)
- This Law of Ours and Other Essays (1987)
- Home-Coming Of The Heart (1933–1992) (Officially Unpublished)
- Meditations (Unpublished)
Journals:
Video interviews:
Other publications:
These works survived, and were later published by him as part of This Law of Ours and Other Essays.
| Title | Original Publication Date |
Description |
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| Jerusalem in 1923: The Impressions of a Young European | 1923 | Later published in Islamic Studies, Islamabad in 2001. Translated by Elma Ruth Harder.[53][54] |
| The Concept of Religion in the West and in Islam | 1934 | Later published in The Islamic Literature , Lahore in 1967.[55] |
| The Spirit of the West | 1934 | Later published in The Islamic Literature, Lahore in 1956. |
| Towards a Resurrection of Thought | 1937 | Published in Islamic Culture, Hyderabad, Deccan.[56] |
| Aims and Objectives of the Department of Islamic Reconstruction | 1947 | Published his thoughts as the Director of the Department of Islamic Reconstruction.[57] |
| Calling All Musliam | 1947 | A collection of seven Radio Broadcasts delivered at the request of Government of Pakistan.[58] |
| Islamic Constitution Making | 1948 | Essay published under the auspices of the Government of Punjab in March, 1948. It was later expanded to the book The Principles of State and Government in Islam.[26] |
| The Encounter of Islam and The West | 1959 | Talk delivered on Radio Beromunster in Switzerland. |
| Islam and the Spirit of Our Times | 1960 | Talk delivered on Radio Beromunster in Switzerland. |
| Answers of Islam | 1960s | Answers to questionnaire posed by German publisher Gerhard Szczesny in the 1960s. |
| Islam and Politics | 1963 | Pamphlet series by Islamic Centre.[2][59] |
| Can the Qur’an be Translated? | 1964 | Islamic Centre.[2] |
| Jerusalem: The Open City | 1970s | Talk sent for delivery at a conference of Muslim Students Association, United States in the late 1970s. |
| My Pilgrimage to Islam | 1974 | Published in Majalla al-Azhar.[2] |
| The Meaning and Significance of the Hijrah | 1979 | Published in London in November 1979. |
| The Message of the Qur'an | 1980 | Address delivered at a Conference of the Islamic Council in London. |
| A Vision to Jerusalem | 1982 | Published in Ahlan Wasahlan, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| Jerusalem: A City for all People | 1982 | Later published in Arabia: The Islamic World Review in 1985.[60] |
| A Tribe That Kept Its Name | 1985 | Published in Arabia magazine.[56] |
| The City of the Prophet | 1991 | Published in Muslim Africa. |
See also
- Timeline of Muhammad Asad's life
- List of converts to Islam
- Contemporary Islamic philosophy
- Islamic revival
- This Law of Ours and Other Essays
- The Principles of State and Government in Islam
- Pakistan Movement
References
Sources
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- Asad, Muhammad (2004). The Unromantic Orient. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 9789839154610.
- Asad, Muhammad (2000). The principles of state and government in Islam. ([New ed.] ed.). Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 9789839154092.
- Asad, Muhammad (2000). This Law of Ours and Other Essays (1. malaysian ed., 2. repr. ed.). Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 9789839154108.
- Asad, Muhammad (1999). Islam at the Crossroads. Kuala Lumpur: Other Press. ISBN 9789839541045.
- Asad, Muhammad (1980). The Road to Mecca (4th rev. ed. ed.). Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae. ISBN 9781887752374.
- Sherif, M. A. (2009). Why An Islamic State: The Life Projects of Two Great European Muslims. ISBN 9789675062391.
- Chaghatai, M. Ikram (2006). Muhammad Asad : Europe's gift to Islam. ISBN 9789693518528.
- Andrabi, Abroo Aman (2007). Muhammad Asad : His Contribution to Islamic Learning. ISBN 9788178985893.
- Hoenger, Tobias (2010). Muhammad Asad: A Mediator Between the Islamic and the Western World. ISBN 9783640782192.
- Windhager, Günther (2002). Leopold Weiss alias Muhammad Asad : Von Galizien nach Arabien 1900 – 1927. ISBN 9783205993933.
- Hasan, Pipip Ahmad Rifai (1998). The Political Thought of Muhammad Asad. Concordia University.
- Halilović, Safvet (2006). Islam i Zapad u perspektivi Asadovog mišljenja (in Bosnian). ISBN 9789958922923.
- Fatah, Tarek (2008). Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State. ISBN 9780470841167.
- Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2005). 50 spiritual classics : Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose. London: Nicholas Brealey. ISBN 1857883497.
- Wolfe, Michael (2007). One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 9780802135995.
- Asad, Muḥammad (2009). Muḥammad Asad Banda-e-Sehrai (in Urdu). Lahore: The Truth Society. ISBN 9789699363009.
- Harder, Elma Ruth (1998). "Muhammad Asad and 'The Road To Mecca': Text of Muhammad Asad's Interview with Karl Günter Simon". Islamic Studies 37 (4). ISSN 0578-8072.
- Nawwab, Ismail Ibrahim (2000). "A Matter of Love: Muhammad Asad and Islam". Islamic Studies 39 (2): 155–231. ISSN 0578-8072.
- Hofmann, Murad (2000). "Muhammad Asad: Europ's Gift to Islam". Islamic Studies 39 (2): 233–247. ISSN 0578-8072.
External links
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Media from Commons |
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Quotations from Wikiquote |
English biography articles
Journal Links
Videos
- By Ikram Chaghatai
- Profile on Islamic Encyclopedia
- Mushtaq Parker piece in The Independent
- Impact International piece
- Martin Kramer's piece
- By the editor of IQRA Magazine
- By the editor of Saudi Aramco World
- Spanish: Muhammad Asad-Leopold Weiss
- Russian: БЕДУИН ИЗ ГАЛИЦИИ
- Polish: Leopolda Weissa droga do islamu
- Urdu: "Mufaad Parast Club" by Javed Chaudary
- Indonesian: Mengapa Kami Memilih Islam
- Arabic: اليهـــود: ماذا يقول عنهم محمد أسد (اليهودى السابق)؟
Journal Links
Videos
- Documentary: A Road To Mecca
- MBC report on Vienna Square naming
- Tariq Ramadan on Asad
- Murad Hofmann on Asad
- Risalah Reformis Tafsir Muhammad Asad
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