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Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Indian-British barrister (1872-1953) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Abdullah Yusuf Ali was an Indian-British barrister who wrote a number of books about Islam, including an exegesis of the Qur'an. A supporter of the British war effort during World War I, Ali received the CBE in 1917 for his services to that cause. He died in London in 1953.

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