The Muslim Literary Society was founded in 1916 and was based in
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road M ...
, West London, with Koranic translator
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, CBE, MA, LL.M, FRSA, FRSL (; ur, عبداللہ یوسف علی; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) was an Indian-British barrister who wrote a number of books about Islam including an exegesis of the Qur'an. A support ...
as its president.
It is not to be confused with the American Muslim Literary Society or the Bengali Muslim Literary Society.
On 29 November 1917, the poet and novelist
Marmaduke Pickthall
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (born Marmaduke William Pickthall; 7 April 187519 May 1936) was an English Islamic scholar noted for his 1930 English translation of the Quran, called ''The Meaning of the Glorious Koran''. His translation of the Qur ...
, best known for his translation of the Koran, dramatically declared his conversion to Islam after delivering a talk on 'Islam and Progress' to the Society.
"Muslims of London, a brief historical overview"
/ref> There are no references to the Society after 1917.
External links
"The historical roots of British Islam"
"Muslims in London, Greater London Authority, October 2006"
"The Infidel within: Muslims from Britain since 1800", by Himayun Ansari. - Hurst, 2004
References
Organizations established in 1916
British literature
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