Martin Lings
Martin Lings (24 January 1909 – 12 May 2005), also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. A student of the Swiss metaphysician Frithjof Schuon and an authority on the work of William Shakespeare, he is best known as the author of Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, first published in 1983 and still in print.
Martin Lings | |
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Abū Bakr Sirāj al-Dīn | |
Lings in 2001 | |
| Title | Shaykh |
| Personal | |
| Born | 24 January 1909 Burnage, Manchester, England |
| Died | 12 May 2005 (aged 96) Westerham, Kent, England |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Modern era |
| Creed | Sunni |
| Movement | Traditionalist School |
| Notable work(s) | Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources |
| Alma mater | |
| Tariqa | Shadhili |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, author, Shakespearean scholar |
| Spouse | Lesley Smalley (1944–2005) |
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