The Road to Mecca - Muhammad Asad

Muhammad Asad is one of the most important Muslim intellectuals of the 20th century. His journey led him from the world of his Jewish family and from Europe to the Muslim world of Arabia. Asad vividly and thrillingly describes his conversion in Berlin, his adventurous desert experiences in Arabia, his entanglement in the political conditions of the time, and his participation in the struggle for freedom in Islamic countries. The intensity of his portrayal, the genuineness of his convictions, and the authenticity of his experiences are impressive. The response to this work throughout the world has been correspondingly overwhelming to this day. There is probably no other book—apart from the Quran itself—that has brought Islam closer to millions of people in a similar way.