The Road to Mecca (book)
{{Short description|Book by Muhammad Asad}}
{{Other uses|The Road to Mecca (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox book
| name = The Road to Mecca
| image = The Road to Mecca book cover.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| author = Muhammad Asad
| country = United States
| language = English
| subject = Autobiography, Religion
| genre = Memoir, Travelogue
| media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
| pages = 386 pp
| isbn = 9781887752374
| oclc =
| publisher = Simon and Schuster
| release_date = August 1954{{cite book|last=Books|first=Google|title=The Road To Mecca|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B4BAAAAAIAAJ|year=1954|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9780939660131}}
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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.”{{cite web|title=Martin Kramer's citation to the review|date=11 January 2010 |url=http://www.martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/the-road-from-mecca-muhammad-asad/#n1}}
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{{cite web|title=Road To Mecca Description|url=http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?products_id=237}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
:{{cite book
|last=Asad
|first=Muhammad
|title=The Road to Mecca
|year=1980
|publisher=Fons Vitae
|location=Louisville, KY
|isbn=9781887752374
|url=http://islamicbulletin.org/services/details.aspx?id=351|edition=4th rev.
| ref = {{sfnRef|Road}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/896721.Road_To_Makkah Google Books]
- [http://www.martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/the-road-from-mecca-muhammad-asad/ Martin Kramer's book review]
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Category:1954 non-fiction books
Category:Islam-related literature
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