Marmaduke Pickthall : British Muslim

 Marmaduke Pickthall - British Muslim : New,
[A5] Paperback - 208 pages,
by Peter Clarke,
Published by Beacon Books, UK.




Description :


Marmaduke William Pickthall, born in 1875 London to Mary O'Brien and the Reverend Charles Grayson Pickthall, is remembered-if he is remembered at all-as a translator of the Qur'an.



The fact that a practicing English Christian would convert to Islam and become a renowned translator of the holiest of Muslim texts during years of volatile relations between Britain and the Ottoman Empire is itself exceptional. Yet Pickthall was much more than an historical oddity or gifted translator: he was a novelist, journalist, political and religious leader, and an often confusing mix of allegiances and beliefs.



''Marmaduke Pickthall : British Muslim'' is an examination of his ideas and writings. For twenty years of Pickthall's adult life, he was a devout Christian, and for the last twenty years he was a devout Muslim. Peter Clark's book raises issues of Muslim and national identity. Pickthall wrote much about Islam which he saw as an open, tolerant and progressive religion. A reissue of the book is a timely and authoritative reminder.






Table of Contents :


---Acknowledgements,
---Note on Picthall's Publications,
---Introduction to 1st Edition,
---Introduction to 2nd Edition.


Part [1].
---The Arrival of Winter,
---A Heart is Broken : Picthall and Turkey,
---The Turn of the Tide : Pickthall and Islam,
---The Servant of Islam : India, the Qur'an.

Part [2].
---The Middle Eastern Fiction,
---Tales of England and Europe.


---Notes,
---A Marmaduke Pickthall Bibliography,
---Index.

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*Dimensions : 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2cm.