The Holy Qur'an: Transliteration in Roman Script with Arabic Text and English Translation

Abdullah Yusuf Ali was born on 4 April 1872, in Surat, a textile town in Gujarat, Western India. He belonged to a mercantile community known as the Bohras, who trace their Muslim ancestry to the efforts of preachers dispatched by the Fatimid caliphs in Cairo. His father, a merchant, was a very religious man who ensured that his son learned the Qur’an before anything else. Upon the completion of young Yusuf’s memorization of the entire Qur’an, his father celebrated the occasion with a grand banquet, highlighting the significance of this achievement and the importance of the Qur’an. In addition to his secular education, Abdullah continued to study the Arabic language and deepen his understanding of the Qur’an.

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