Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 14 April 1872 |
| Died | 10 December 1953 (aged 81) Fulham, London, England |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shi'i Islam |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abdullah Yusuf Ali CBE FRSA FRSL (/ɑːˈliː/; 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 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.