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Muhammad Asad (1900-1992), born Leopold Weiss, was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, writer, and diplomat who converted to Islam in 1926. His translation, 'The Message of the Quran,' published in 1980, is considered one of the most significant modern works of Quranic exegesis in English.
Asad employed a rationalist, contextual approach, drawing heavily from classical tafsir scholars while applying modern critical analysis. His extensive footnotes explain linguistic nuances and provide deep contextual understanding of each passage.
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