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Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (born Marmaduke William Pickthall; 7 April 1875 – 19 May 1936) was an English Islamic scholar noted for his 1930 English translation of the Quran, called The Meaning of the Glorious Koran.
Muhammad Marmaduke William Pickthall (7 April 1875 – 19 May 1936) was an English Islamic scholar. His 1930 English translation of the Qur'an, titled the The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, is one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world.
It may be no coincidence that Pickthall, Quilliam and, before them, Lord Byron, who all found their vocation as rebellious lovers of the East, were the grandsons of naval heroes. Marmaduke was born in 1875, and when his father died five years later the family sold the Suffolk rectory and moved to the capital.
Who is Marmaduke Pickthall? Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) was born an Anglican. The son of a clergyman, his life consists of an extraordinary journey, both physical and spiritual, that positioned him as a pivotal bridge between Western and Eastern cultures.
Marmaduke Pickthall was a British novelist, journalist, translator and Muslim convert who wrote about the Near East and Turkey. He was a pro-Turkish advocate, a critic of British imperialism, and a friend of E.M. Forster.
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Jamie Gilham. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w76wrn.7. This chapter considers Marmaduke Pickthall’s connections and relationships with other converts to Islam in Britain from the period immediately prior to the First World War to his death in 1936.
Marmaduke Pickthall: Islam and the Modern World | Brill. Series: Muslim Minorities, Volume: 21. Volume Editor: Geoffrey P. Nash. This new volume of essays marks eighty years since the death of Marmaduke Pickthall.
