Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Translator · orientalist
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Global / Diaspora
- Review
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Overview
The orientalist and English translator of the meanings of the Qur'an. Zaqzuq records that the introduction to his English translation — dated by the book to 1736 — asserted the Prophet authored the Qur'an, that this introduction had a long effect on European writing, and that Sale was described as half a Muslim. These are judgements of the book, attributed to it.
Sources
- Orientalism and the Intellectual Background of the Civilisational Conflict — Mahmud Hamdi Zaqzuq
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islam.museum contributors. “George Sale”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/george-sale/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.