Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali CBE FRSA FRSL was an Indian-British barrister who wrote a number of books about Islam, including an exegesis of the Qur'an. A supporter of the British war effort during World War I, Ali received the CBE in 1917 for his services to that cause. Born April 14, 1872, Mumbai, India, He died in London in 1953.