Muhammad Ali (; ‎; 1874 – 13 October 1951) was a British Indian, and a Pakistani writer, scholar, and leading figure of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement. His name is often prefixed with the honorific ''Maulvi'' or ''Maulana''.

Biography

Ali was born in Murar, Kapurthala State (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

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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

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

. Marmaduke Pickthall, 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:

Works

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Notes

References

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

External links

The Holy Qur-án, ''Lahore, The Islamic Review Office, Surrey'', 1917 (First Edition)
Quran Archive (Muhammad Ali's translation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Muhammad Emirs of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Pakistani Ahmadis 1874 births 1951 deaths Scholars from British India Translators of the Quran into English