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How did Muhammad Asad get his name?
Muhammad Asad. After traveling across the Arab World as a journalist, he converted to Sunni Islam in 1926 and adopted the name “Muhammad Asad”— Asad being the Arabic rendition of his root name Leo (Lion).
How did Asaduddin Asad become famous?
In the West, Asad rose to prominence as a writer with his best-selling autobiography, The Road to Mecca. Later, after seventeen years of scholarly research, he published his magnum opus: The Message of the Qur’an —an English translation and commentary of the Quran.
How many pilgrimages did Muhammad Asad make to Mecca?
After his conversion to Islam, Asad moved to Saudi Arabia making a journey by camel across the Arabian Desert, from Tayma to Mecca. He stayed there for nearly six years during which he made five pilgrimages.
How did Asad meet Prince Faysal?
After the sudden death of his wife Elsa, Asad stayed on in Mecca where, in a chance encounter in the Grand Mosque’s library, he met Prince Faysal.
When did Asaduddin Asad get his citizenship?
On 14 August 1947, Asad received Pakistani citizenship and later served at several bureaucratic and diplomatic positions including the Director of Department of Islamic Reconstruction, Deputy Secretary (Middle East Division) in the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan, and Pakistan’s Envoy to the United Nations.
When did Asaduddin Azad come to India?
Asad left Arabia and came to British India in 1932 where he met South Asia’s premier Muslim poet, philosopher and thinker Muhammad Iqbal. Iqbal had proposed the idea of an independent Muslim state in India, which later became Pakistan.
Why is Muhammad Asad Platz in Vienna?
An ardent proponent of Ijtihad and rationality in interpreting religious texts, he dedicated his works “to People who Think”. In 2008, the entrance square to the UN Office in Vienna was named Muhammad Asad Platz in commemoration of his work as a “religious bridge-builder”.
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