The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad · first published 1954
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This autobiographical work by one of Europe's best known convert to Islam gives us a rounded portrait of a man in search of adventure and truth. It is part spiritual autobiography, part summary of the author's intuitive insights into Islam and the Arabs, part an impressive travelogue. Punctuated with abundant adventure, moments of contemplation, colorful narrative, brilliant description and lively anecdote, it tells above all a human story, a story of a modern man's restlessness and loneliness, passions and ambitions, joys and sorrows, anxiety and commitment, vision and humaneness.
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on “Ask HN: What are some good inspirational and uplifting books?” ↗Isn’t this more of symptom of modern western values? Try a book by Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss), like the Road to Mecca. Every year during hajj in Mecca, there’s profound view of sea of humans wearing white from vast different backgrounds, wealth, health, ethnicities, continents. You can find Japanese, Africans, Australians,…
on “Ask/Tell HN: Our Problem with Identity” ↗Kind of lame to go to a holy site while basically spitting on the people who give you hospitality. "Unpleasant garbage" indeed. Read Leopold Weiss' book (known as Muhammad Asad), "Road to Mecca", which is a much better memoir. A beautiful tale of self-discovery and bridging cultures and religion
on “Richard F. Burton's Pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca (2013)” ↗Anyone who resonates with this should read “A Road to Mecca”
on “How A Bedouin Tracker Sees the Desert” ↗