On 29 November 1917, the poet and novelist Marmaduke Pickthall, best known for his translation of the Koran, dramatically declared his conversion to Islam after delivering a talk on 'Islam and Progress' to the Society.
Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936), Western Islamic scholar who was noted as an English translator of the Qur'an
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