| The Road to Mecca | |
| Author: | Muhammad Asad |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Autobiography, Religion |
| Genre: | Memoir, Travelogue |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages: | 386 pp |
| Isbn: | 9781887752374 |
| Publisher: | Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date: | August 1954[1] |
The Road to Mecca, also known as Road to Mecca or Road to Makkah, is the autobiography of Muslim scholar, intellectual, political theorist and spiritual writer Muhammad Asad.
The book received critical acclaim upon publication, including reviews in prestigious New York City periodicals. One reviewer, writing in New York Herald Tribune Book Review, called it an “intensely interesting and moving book.”[2]
New York World-Telegram wrote:
As suffused with Arab lore as Sir Richard Burton and almost as adventuresome as T.E. Lawrence, Muhammad Asad offers a similar blend of daring action and thoughtful observation. In addition, he surpasses either of these great predecessors as a prose stylist and interpreter of the Islamic faith[3]
Book: Asad , Muhammad . The Road to Mecca. 1980. Fons Vitae. Louisville, KY. 9781887752374. 4th rev.. .