A. J. Arberry
Arthur John Arberry (1905–1969) was a
respected
scholar of
Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies. Formerly Head of the Department
of Classics at Cairo University in Egypt, he was also the Sir Thomas
Adams's Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University from 1947 until his
death in 1969. Arberry's translation of the Qur'an is widely respected,
one of the most prominent written by a non-Muslim scholar.
Arberry is also notable for introducing Rumi's works
to the
west
through his selective translations - edited by Badiozzaman Forouzanfar,
his interpretation of Muhammad Iqbal's writings similarly distinguished.
Source:
Wikipedia
