The Qur'an: Basic Teachings By T.B. Irving Kindle Edition Religion The Quran: Basic Teachings An anthology of selections from the Quran in contemporary English on topics ranging from the story of Creation and the idea of God to politics and economics. Compiled by three scholars, including T. B. Irving, the first American to translate the Quran into English, with a helpful introduction, extensive glossary and an index of Quranic verses.

Thomas Ballantyne Irving 1914 2002 also known as Al Hajj Talim Ali Abu Nasr was an American Muslim author professor and scholar who produced the first American English translation of the Quran. Irving was born in Preston Ontario now Cambridge in 1914 the son of William Irving and Jessica McIntyre He embraced Islam in the early 1950s and took the name Al Hajj Talim Ali Abu Nasr He earned a B. An accomplished scholar of linguistics and a writer Irving was responsible for the first American English translation of the Quran The Quran First A Thomas Ballantyne Irving 1914 2002 also known as Al Hajj Ta lim Ali Abu Nasr was an American Muslim author professor and scholar who produced the first American English translation of the Qur an. Irving was born in Preston Ontario now Cambridge in 1914 the son of William Irving and Jessica McIntyre He embraced Islam in the early 1950s and took the name Al Hajj Ta lim Ali Abu Nasr He earned a B. An accomplished scholar of linguistics and a writer Irving was responsible for the first American English translation of the Qur an The Qur an First American Version published in 1985 As a scholar Irving taught and studied at a number of leading universities in the U. As an author Irving wrote numerous books on Islam including Had You Been Born A Muslim Islam and Its Essence Islam Resurgent and Growing up in Islam He also penned a small number of books in Spanish including Nacido como Musulman and Cautiverio Babilonico en Andalusia. From 1981 to 1986 Irving served as the dean of the American Islamic College in Chicago He was recognized for his service to Islam by the government of Pakistan in 1983 when he was awarded the Star of Excellence He died on September 24 2002 after a long struggle with Alzheimer s disease site_link also site_link site_link An anthology of selections from the Qur an in contemporary English on topics ranging from the story of Creation and the idea of God to politics and economics Compiled by three scholars including T B Irving the first American to translate the Qur an into English with a helpful introduction extensive glossary and an index of Qur anic verses The Qur an Basic Teachings

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. A in Modern Languages from the University of Toronto and went on to obtain a masters degree from McGill University and a Ph. A in Modern Languages from the University of Toronto and went on to obtain a master s degree from McGill University and a Ph: S and Canada including McGill Princeton the University of Minnesota and the University of Tennessee.D in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 1940.D in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 1940