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Saints and Tombs of Woking

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The atlas holds 4 sourced records for Woking; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 4 Scholar.

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Abdullah Quilliam (William Henry Quilliam)

Born in Liverpool in 1856, the English solicitor Abdullah Quilliam was one of the first prominent British converts to Islam, embracing the faith in 1887. In 1889 he founded the Liverpool Muslim Institute and England's first mosque, wrote extensively in defence of Islam, and was honoured by Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II with the title 'Sheikh-ul-Islam of the British Isles'. He died on 23 April 1932 and was buried in the Muslim section (plot M1) of Brookwood Cemetery near Woking.

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Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Born in 1875, the English novelist, scholar and translator Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam in 1917. His greatest service is 'The Meaning of the Glorious Koran' (1930), one of the most widely used English translations of the Qur'an in the English-speaking world. He edited Islamic publications in India and lectured on Islam. He died on 19 May 1936 and was buried in the Muslim section of Brookwood Cemetery.

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Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Born in 1872, the Indian-British barrister and scholar Abdullah Yusuf Ali is the author of 'The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary' (1934), one of the most widely read English translations and commentaries among English-speaking Muslims. He wrote numerous works on Islam. He died in London on 10 December 1953 and was buried in the Muslim section of Brookwood Cemetery, where his grave is now marked on an interpretive trail.

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Lord Headley (Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq)

Born in 1855, the Irish peer Rowland Allanson-Winn (5th Baron Headley) converted to Islam in 1913, taking the name Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq. He became a leading figure of the Woking Muslim Mission, founded the British Muslim Society in 1914, and wrote works introducing Islam, including 'A Western Awakening to Islam' (1914). He died on 22 June 1935 and, per his will, was buried in the Muslim section of Brookwood Cemetery.

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Abdullah Quilliam (William Henry Quilliam)

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Lord Headley (Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq)

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