Muhammad Ali (; ar, محمد علي‎; 1874 – 13 October 1951) was an

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writer, scholar, and leading figure of the

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Ali was born in Murar,

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(now in

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) in 1874. He obtained a

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in English and a

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in 1899. He joined the Ahmadiyya Movement in 1897 and dedicated his life to the service of the movement as part of what he saw as a restored and pristine

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. He died in

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on October 13, 1951, and is buried in

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Marmaduke Pickthall Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (born Marmaduke William Pickthall; 7 April 187519 May 1936) 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 Qur ...

, British Muslim and translator of the Quran into English, wrote a review of Muhammad Ali's book ''The Religion of Islam'' when this book was published in 1936. The review was published in the journal ''Islamic Culture'' of Hyderabad Deccan (India), whose editor was Pickthall. In this review Pickthall wrote:

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*''Maulana Muhammad Ali,'
Detailed information website about Maulana Muhammad Ali
* ''A Mighty Striving,'
Detailed biography of Maulana Muhammad Ali

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The Holy Qur-án, ''Lahore, The Islamic Review Office, Surrey'', 1917 (First Edition)
Quran Archive
Lets Learn Quran
includes the Quran translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Online Quran Project
includes the Qur'an translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali.
Selection of Maulana Muhammad Ali works available online

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Muhammad Emirs of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Pakistani Ahmadis 1874 births 1951 deaths People of British India Translators of the Quran into English

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