Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss in July 1900 in the city of Lviv, now in Ukraine, formerly a part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, and then Poland; died 1992) was a Jew who converted to Islam.Asad was a descendant of a long line of rabbis. However, his father was a barrister. He received a thorough religious education. He was proficient in Hebrew from an early age and was also familiar with Aramaic. He studied the Old Testament, as well as the text and commentaries of the Talmud, the Mishna and Gemara. Furthermore, he delved into the intricacies of Biblical exegesis, the Targum.
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Other Biographies:
The Jewish Discovery of Islam
Dialogue with the Islamic World
Jews for Allah
Books authored:
Road to Mecca
Asad's autobiography.
The Message of the Quran
Interpretation of the Quran by Asad.
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