Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali

This is the first detailed account of the life and ideas of A Yusuf Ali, whose ‘The Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary’ is the most widely used English translation of the Qur’an. This is a candid and sympathetic study that draw on Yusuf Ali’s writings and private papers, as well as unpublished sources.