Impressions after reading the Quran

[LovelesOne]

I'm an agnostic, but I've always been fascinated by Islam and the Qu'ran. After I finish my way through the Christian bible, I'd like to take a crack at the book.

[Shaheed1993]

In his book "The Message of the Quran" , see surah Ale Imran verse 55.

Which states Jesus's Death. "Lo! God said: "O Jesus! Verily, I shall cause thee to die and exalt thee unto me..."

Don't believe me ? See it for yourself..

Very interesting..

[IbnDarwish]

Mohammad Asad (Leopold Weiss) was a great writer and an enlightened thinker. In his translation of “The Message of The Qur’an” - which is a translation for the thoughtful, who is willing to take a refreshing look - Mohammad Asad gives an interestingly rationalized translation and commentary. He has also written “Islam at the Cross Roads," the whole of which I have read and enjoyed reading; and, I wish every Muslim read it, especially the youth.

[muimrm]

makes me really want to read the book now, thanks for uploading!

[soniyaEU]

The story of his life - just unbelievable..... throws so much new light on the relations between western civilization and world of islamic values...... he should be presented to every person from here, really

[tauseefamin]

May Allah bless his soul and grant him higher ranks

[gandovli]

Wiekipedia:

Leopold Weiss aka Muhammed Asad was a descendant of a long line of rabbis.He received a thorough religious education. He was proficient in Hebrew from an early age and was also familiar with Aramaic.

[gandovli]

He studied the Old Testament, as well as the text and commentaries of the Talmud, the Mishna and Gemara. Furthermore, he delved into the intricacies of Biblical exegesis, the Targum.

[gandovli]

Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss in July 1900 in what was then Austro-Hungarian Lwów in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Lviv in Ukraine; died 1992) was a Jew who converted to Islam in his early twenties. He spoke of Islam thus: "Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure."

[gandovli]

More of his works are:

Road to Mecca

The Message of The Qur'an

Translation and commentary on the Sahih Bukhari

This Law of Ours

Islam at the Crossroads