The Road to Mecca (book)

For other uses, see The Road to Mecca (disambiguation).
The Road to Mecca
AuthorMuhammad Asad
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography, Religion
GenreMemoir, Travelogue
PublisherSimon and Schuster
Publication date
August 1954[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages386 pp
ISBN9781887752374

The Road to Mecca, also known as Road to Mecca or Road to Makkah, is the autobiography of Muslim scholar, intellectual, political theorist and spiritual writer Muhammad Asad.

Reception

The book received critical acclaim upon publication, including reviews in prestigious New York City periodicals. One reviewer, writing in New York Herald Tribune Book Review, called it an “intensely interesting and moving book.”[2]

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[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Books, Google (1954). The Road To Mecca. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780939660131. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Martin Kramer's citation to the review". 11 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Road To Mecca Description".
Asad, Muhammad (1980). The Road to Mecca (4th rev. ed.). Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae. ISBN 9781887752374.


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