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Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem (Arabic: محمد عبد الحليم سعيد, 93–94), OBE, FCIL, is an Egyptian Islamic studies scholar and the King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies at the SOAS University of London in London, England. He is the editor of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies.

Biography

Born in Egypt in 1930, Abdel Haleem learned the Quran by heart during his childhood. He studied at Al-Azhar University and completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He has lectured at SOAS since 1971. In 2004, Oxford University Press published his translation of the Quran into English. He has also published several other works in this field.

Abdel Haleem was appointed an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Elizabeth II's 2008 Birthday Honours, in recognition of his services to Arabic culture, literature, and inter-faith understanding.

Works

• 2006 with Robinson, Danielle (eds.), The Moral World of the Qur'an, London: IB Tauris.
• 2006 "Islam, Religion of the Environment" in Cotran, E. and Lau, M. (eds.), Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Netherlands: E.J. Brill, pp. 403–410.
• 2006 "Arabic and Islam" in Brown, Keith (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 34–37.
• 2006 "Qur'an and Hadith" in Winter, Tim (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• 2005 with Badawi, Elsaid M., Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage, E. J. Brill.
• 2004 The Qur'an: a New Translation, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardcovers Series).
• 2002 "The Prophet Muhammad as a Teacher: implications for Hadith literature" in Islamic Quarterly vol. XLVI (2), pp. 121–137.
• 1999 Understanding the Qur'an: themes and style, London: I B Tauris.
• 1999 "Human Rights in Islam and the United Nations Instruments" in Cotran, E. and Sherif, A. (eds.), Democracy the rule of law and Islam, London: Kluwer Law International, pp. 435–453.
• 1995 (as translator) Chance or creation? God's design in the Universe (attributed to Jahiz, translated and introduced), Reading, Berkshire: Garnet.
• 1994 "Qu'ranic Orthography: the written presentation of the recited text of the Qur'an" in Islamic Quarterly, vol. 38 (3), pp. 171–192.

References

1. Anyanwu, U.D.; Yong, A. (2022). Pathways to Peacebuilding: Staurocentric Theology in Nigeria's Context of Acute Violence. American Society of Missiology Monograph Series. Pickwick Publications. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-6667-3807-0. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. ^ SOAS Staff: Muhammad Abdel Haleem
3. ^ "Promoting Inter-Faith Understanding Worldwide through an Accessible Translation of the Qur'an (Muhammad Abdel Haleem)". impact.ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. Edinburgh University Press: Journal of Qur'anic Studies Editorial Board Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today
5. Oxford University Press: The Qur'an: Translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
6. David F. Ford: The Launch of The Qur'an: A New Translation by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem; Address by Professor David Ford Archived 2007-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
7. "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 10.
8. SOAS: SOAS academic appointed an OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• The Online Quran Project includes the Qur'an translation, The Qur'an: a New Translation, of Abdel-Haleem.
• Qur'an Presentations Based on Abdel Haleem Translation
• An interview with Abdel Haleem about his Qur'an translation.

• Living people
• Egyptian Muslims
• British Muslims
• Translators of the Quran into English
• Egyptian emigrants to England
• Academics of SOAS University of London
• Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
• Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
• Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
• 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
• 1930 births
• Muslim scholars of Islamic studies