Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Abdullah Yusuf Ali CBE FRSA FRSL (/ɑːˈliː/; 14 April 1872 – 10 December 1953) 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. He died in London in 1953.