The Road to Mecca (book)
For other uses, see The Road To Mecca (disambiguation).
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| Author | Muhammad Asad |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography, Religion |
| Genre | Memoir, Travelogue |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Publication date | August 1954[1] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 386 pp |
| ISBN | 9781887752374 |
The Road to Mecca, also known as Road to Mecca or Road to Makkah, is the autobiography of Muslim scholar, intellectual, political theorist and diplomat Muhammad Asad.
A timeless spiritual classic, this gripping and insightful autobiography of an Austrian journalist, who fully immersed himself in the life and faith of the Islamic world, permanently reorients the reader's view of the world.[2]
| “ | .....I began to think seriously about setting down the story of my life and thus helping, in however small а measure, to lift the heavy veil which separates Islam and its culture from the Occidental mind. | ” |
| — Muhammad Asad[3] | ||
Contents
- Thirsts
- Beginning of the Road
- Winds
- Voices
- Spirit and Flesh
- Dreams
- Midway
- Jinns
- Persian letter
- Dajjal
- Jihad
- End of the Road
Reception
The book immediately won critical acclaim, most notably in the prestige press of New York. One reviewer, writing in New York Herald Tribune Book Review, called it an “intensely interesting and moving book.”[4]
New York World-Telegram wrote:
As suffused with Arab lore as Sir Richard Burton and almost as adventuresome as T.E. Lawrence, Muhammad Asad offers a similar blend of daring action and thoughtful observation. In addition, he surpasses either of these great predecessors as a prose stylist and interpreter of the Islamic faith[2]
See also
- Timeline of Muhammad Asad's life
- The Message of The Qur'an
- This Law of Ours and Other Essays
- The Principles of State and Government in Islam
References
- ↑ Books, Google. The Road To Mecca.
- 1 2 "Road To Mecca Description".
- ↑ Road, p. 8.
- ↑ "Martin Kramer's citation to the review".
- Asad, Muhammad (1980). The Road to Mecca (4th rev. ed.). Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae. ISBN 9781887752374.
External links
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