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	Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali (14 April 1872 - 10 December 1953) was an Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English.
		Ali was born in Bombay, India to a wealthy merchant family.
		Ali was an outspoken supporter of the Indian contribution to the Allied effort in World War I.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abdullah_Yusuf_Ali (319 words)

	jabore96
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali is best known to English-speaking Muslims as the man who produced a translation and commentary of the noble Qur'an.
		In fact, for Yusuf Ali, this did not appear to be the most important task in his life.
		Yusuf Ali used the name Abdullah ibn Khan Bahadur Yusuf Ali while applying to register at Cambridge university, the Lincoln Inn in London as well as when applying for the Indian Civil Service.
	www.renaissance.com.pk /jabore96.html (1250 words)

	QURAN TRANSLATIONS
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Othman Ali are two individuals who have translated the Quran into English and Malay respectively who are not Arabic linguists.
		When Abdullah Yusuf Ali was appointed the principal of the Islamia college in Lahore, among the criticisms levelled against him was that he did not know a word of Arabic (page 105).
		An embarrassing incident is recorded when Abdullah Yusuf Ali had to get up and leave a meeting after it was pointed out that the English translation he was reading did not match the Arabic verses that had been recited (Footnote 66 page 118).
	members.tripod.com /Signs_Magazines/issue9/quran_translations.htm (405 words)

	Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s Perverted Commentary of Glorious Qur'aan 28:25-27!
		The romance that Abdullah Yusuf Ali has invented is derogatory to the innocent character of Musa موسى عليه السلام and the propriety of the daughter of Shu’aib شعيب عليه السلام.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali has used the appellative of “old man” for Shu’aib شعيب عليه السلام, a prophet of Allaah; while unwisely saying that Musa موسى عليه السلام was inferior to the girl’s family.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s remarks legalize the Muta (a timely marriage), which is prohibited in Islaam.
	www.islam-is-the-only-solution.com /perverted.htm (929 words)

	Abdullah Yusuf Ali - meaning of word
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872 - 1952), was born in Bombay, India in 1872 to a wealthy merchant family.
		Yusuf Ali's most important work was his book The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary, published in 1934.
		Yusuf Ali was an outspoken supporter of the Indian contribution to the Allied effort in World War I. He was a respected intellectual in India and Sir Muhammad Iqbal recruited him to be the principal of Islamia College, Lahore.
	www.wordsonline.org /Abdullah_Yusuf_Ali (212 words)

	Tahrif - Abdullah Yusuf Ali's English commentary of the Qur'an
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali gives the example of their martyrdom in the commentary to two different verses of the Qur'an.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali was clearly very touched, like any good Muslim of any school of thought would be, by the history and significance of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn [a].
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali believed that the wives of the Holy Prophet [s], by default, are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, in addition to Imam Ali [a], Lady Fatimah [a], and Imams Hasan and Husayn [a].
	www.al-islam.org /tahrif/yusufali (1902 words)

	Abdullah Yusuf Ali - A Translator of the Holy Qur’an - Ummah.com
		In the words of his biographer, M.A. Sherif, “it was in a harsh winter of Britain on December 9, 1953, that a confused Abdullah Yusuf Ali ws found out of doors, sitting in the steps of a house in Westminster.
		That Abdullah Yusuf Ali was raised to an enviable position and then left to die in utter misfortune clearly shows, that we are helpless creatures, we cannot move a single finger without the blessings and mercy of Allah.
		Son of Yusuf Ali Allahbuksh, a police inspector — in British days, quite an important position for a native Indian — his father was awarded the title of Khan Bahadur, an award the British government bestowed on Muslims for some act of public service or philanthropy.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=41690 (861 words)

	English Translations of the Holy Quran
		Ali Abdullah Yusuf, The Holy Qur'an: Translation and Commentary (Lahore, 1934-37).
		Ali, S.V. Ahmad, The Holy Qur'an with English Translation and Commentary according to the version of the Holy Ahlul Bait.
		The only deflect Sarwar discovers in Muhammad Ali's translation is the 'very poor construction of a great many passages in the body of the translation' hence his new translation.
	alhafeez.org /rashid/qtranslate.html (2776 words)

	Comparative Index to Islam : YUSUF ALI, Abdullah
		Yusuf Ali, Abdullah was born in Bombay, India (in 1872) to a wealthy merchant family.
		Yusuf Ali was an outspoken supporter of the Indian contribution to the Allied effort in World War I. He was a respected intellectual in India and Sir Muhammed Iqbal recruited him to be the principal of Islamia College, Lahore.
		Later in life, he went to England and is buried in the Muslim cemetery at Brookwood, Surrey, near Woking, near another translator of the Qur'an, Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall.
	answering-islam.org.uk /Index/Y/yusuf_ali.html (190 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Meaning of the Holy Quran: Books: Abdullah Yusuf Ali,Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It is hoped that this will-insha a Allah- help in furthering the aim of 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali by enhancing the usefulness and relevance of his work to the ever-changing needs and demands of the countless readers of today.
		This is a new edition with revised translation; the introductory material notes that the revision occurred after the death of 'Ali.
		'Ali's footnotes are admittedly one-sided; they are written from an explicitly Muslim perspective, rather than a neutral or interfaith standpoint.
	www.amazon.ca /Meaning-Holy-Quran-Abdullah-Yusuf/dp/0915957779 (2097 words)

	India Books and Music - Searching For Solace
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali is one of the great Muslim personalities of this century who has been inadequately researched by Muslim biographers.
		For Yusuf Ali suffered the shock of two successive broken marriages and the ensuing agony was further exacerbated by the disrespect shown to him by his children.
		Though the English translation of the Qur’an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali has been most popular in the homes of educated Muslims and millions of its copies and numerous editions have been produced, no detailed information was so far available about the author’s own life and activities.
	www.indiaclub.com /html/14604.htm (467 words)

	Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
		While many possess Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s English translation of the Qur’an, few are aware of the scholar behind the mighty tome.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali has the distinction of being one of the earliest Muslims at Cambridge.
		This is something that Abdullah Yusuf Ali acknowledges in the preface to the first edition (1934) of “The Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and commentary”.
	www.dailytimes.com.pk /default.asp?page=story_11-12-2002_pg3_7 (723 words)

	The Night Journey of Sura 17
		Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali in his introduction to Sura 17 states: "It [Sura 17] opens with the night journey of the Holy Prophet [Mohammed]: he was transported from the sacred mosque (of Makkah) to the Farthest Mosque (of Jerusalem) in a night and shown some of the Signs of Allah.
		Yusuf ‘Ali introduction to Sura 17 - "usually dated to the 27th night of the month of Rajab (though other dates, e.g., 17th of Rabi’ I, are also given) in the year before the Hijra.
		Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali "Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, Whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He Is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things)."
	www.muslimhope.com /NightJourney.htm (5345 words)

	Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
		Yes, the one and only Abdullah Yusuf Ali (died December 10, 1953), the translator and commentator of the Qur’an.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali refers to his translation work as follows: “humble effort at Interpretation, the fruit of my Life, Thought, and Study”.
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a “man head and shoulders above his contemporaries”, and that “In an age of cruelty and darkness he stood for universal mercy...
	www.dailytimes.com.pk /default.asp?page=story_24-12-2004_pg3_3 (698 words)

	The holy Qur’an, text, translation and commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. 1872-1952, First published in 1938, 1973 ed.
		The holy Qur’an, text, translation and commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
		In case the pilgrim had spent his money, he is shown what he can do, rich or poor, and yet hold his head high among his fellows, as having performed all rites as prescribed.
		Opinions differ as to their exact forms : one version is that Lat was in human shape, 'Uzza had its origin in a sacred tree, and Manat in a white stone.
	www.bible.ca /islam/library/islam-quotes-yusuf-ali.htm (6596 words)

	Imam Husain And His Martyrdom By Abdullah Yusuf Ali Renowned English translator and commentator of the Holy Qur
		It is presented with the hope that it will foster the Islamic unity and the brotherly love that the author seeks in his preface.
		The author, of course, is none other than the well-known Sunni English translator and commentator of the Qur'an, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, who died in 1952 in England.
		The only male survivor was a child, Husain's son Ali, surnamed Zain-ul-'Abidin - "The Glory of the Devout." He lived in retirement, studying, interpreting, and teaching his father's high spiritual principles for the rest of his life.
	www.salamiran.org /Religion/Moharram/martrydom.htm (5061 words)

	MORE EVIDENCES ARE FOR THE "MOON SPLITTING" IN FUTURE
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes: Three explanations are given in the Mufradat, and perhaps all three apply here:
		Under Number 6725, transmitted by the same authority of 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, there is a variation in the recording.
		The Committee was fully aware of all the criticisms that had been directed to Yusuf Ali's work.
	www.mostmerciful.com /moon.htm (2325 words)

	Amazon.com: The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an: Books: Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Meaning Of The Holy Quran (Meaning of the Holy Quran) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
		'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali's translation is both clear and beautiful, and his near verse-by-verse commentary is nonintrusive and extremely useful to the beginner.
		We agree with Muslim scholars that Zul-qarnain refers to Alexander the Great (see Yusuf Ali's appendix on this subject in his translation of the Qur'an).
	www.amazon.com /Meaning-Holy-Quran-Abdullah-Yusuf/dp/0915957760 (2786 words)

	The Holy Qur'an - Arabic, Transliteration + English Translation by A Y ALI
		Abdullah Yusuf Ali says in the Preface to the first edition
		This Shorter edition includes siuch notes as it was felt necessary to give the reader the historical background to difficult passages so as to enable him to understand their meaning in their proper contexts and appreciate their universal application
		About the translation Abdullah Yusuf Ali says in the Preface to the first edition of the
	www.bysiness.co.uk /quran/ayali.htm (1146 words)

	abdullah yusuf ali
		Our blessed prophet commanded us to know the men from whom we take our religion: and yet the story of Yusuf Ali, forty-one years after his death, has until now remained untold.
		It is an interpretive biography grounded firmly in exhaustive and diverse research in the best tradition of modern English biographical writing.
		Every Muslim in England, barring perhaps some very marginal fl sheep of the Tariq Ali variety, must have spent some time with the Yusuf Ali Quran.
	www.afkar.com /yusuf.html (475 words)

	The act of Stoning to Death is an unpadonable sin in Islam
		This happens to be just one of the several examples that are to be found in the REVISED and EDITED version of Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translations that are in circulation.
		If you wish to read the unedited original comments made by Yusuf Ali please purchase copies that are published from Lahore, Pakistan or from South Africa in White covers.
		If the penalty of stoning to death was proclaimed by the Prophet prior to the Revelation of Sura Nur then that proclamation became null and void the day Sura Nur was Revealed for mankind.
	www.mostmerciful.com /stoning-is-shirk.htm (1226 words)

	Kitab Al Munir (surah 22:7-9 Al Hajj): The Book of Enlightenment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		There is a strange silence permeating all Islamic lands and minds for centuries.
		The reason for this collective amnesia is because of deep fears inherent to the identification of this Revealed Book, as it lies outside the religious boundary of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
		Yusuf Ali acknowledges that "hundreds or thousands of useless people join in and corrupt the work or reduce it to a pompous farce from which the Truth that was coming down recedes into secrecy and silence.
	www.al-qiyamah.org /kitab_al_munir_identified_(al_hajj).htm (6700 words)

	Raihan Angels Treasure Box - Enriching the Hearts and Minds
		This shorter version of ’Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali’s works includes his translation of the Qur’an text side by side with the Arabic text in a compact volume.
		The exclusion of the commentaries found in the original edition is deliberate so as to make the volume handy for the reader especially when on a journey.
		It is said that there are many lessons that we can learn from the story of Prophet Yusuf a.s.
	raihantreasurebox.blogspot.com (6422 words)

	The Glorious Qur'an : English Translation of the Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusuf Ali : Dawah Edition (Box of 67)
		The translation is of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, edited here into modern English with the replacement of words such as Thou, Shalt etc.
		The Meaning of The Holy Qur'an: Arabic/English with Commentary HB US Deluxe Print (A Yusuf Ali)
		The Qur'an Translation (English only Abdullah Yusuf Ali) PB
	www.online-islamic-store.com /b7020.html (426 words)

	Kitaabun - Classical and Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Books
		B(Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali) Arabic-English (A4, Large),UK Print, Easy Arabic Scipt, IPCI, UK The Holy Qur'an:Arabic&English Translation&Selected Commentaries
		By Abdullah Yusuf Ali, HB,A5, Published in Malaysia,
		The Meaning of THE HOLY QUR'AN By Abdullah Yusuf Ali: UK Print
	kitaabun.com /shopping3/index.php?cPath=27_32 (581 words)

	Holy Quran: Text, Translation, And Commentary (Us); Editor: Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Author: Translator Ali, A. Yusuf; ...
		Holy Quran: Text, Translation, And Commentary (Us); Editor: Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Author: Translator Ali, A. Yusuf; Paperback
		The Qur'an, a masterpiece of immense religious and literary value, is presented in a beautifully bound volume for a new generation of readers.
		Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order.
	www.netstoreusa.com /rkbooks/094/0940368315.shtml (204 words)

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