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William Henry Quilliam

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'''William Abdullah''' or '''W. H Quilliam''' ([[1851]] – [[1932]]) was a [[poet]], [[solicitor]],
[[ambassador]], [[Islam]]ic [[scholar]], [[journalist]], and [[leadership|leader]], who is particularly noted for founding [[England]]'s first [[mosque]] and Islamic centre. A convert from [[Christianity]] to [[Islam]], Quilliam was influential in advancing Islam within the [[British Isles]], gaining many converts through his [[literary]] work and the many [[Charitable organization|charitable]] institutions he founded.

A possible relation of [[Captain John Quilliam RN]], [[First Lieutenant]] on [[HMS Victory]] with [[Horatio Nelson]], William Abdullah Quilliam was born in [[Liverpool]] to a wealthy watch manufacturing family in 1851. He soon established himself as a noted [[solicitor]], founding the largest advocacy practice in the North. Either while visiting southern [[France]] in 1882 and crossing over to [[Algeria]] and [[Tunisia]], or after visiting [[Morocco]] in [[1887]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, Quilliam learned about Islam and converted. Returning to Liverpool, he began to spread Islam among the masses, as Shaykh Abdullah Quilliam.

Quilliam influenced the paths of many converts, including his formerly Methodist mother, his sons, and prominent [[scientists]] and [[intellectuals]]. He soon published three editions of his masterpiece, ''The Faith of Islam'', translated subsequently in thirteen languages, gaining him fame all over the Islamic world. The leaders of the [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Persian Empire|Persia]], [[Morocco]] and [[Afghanistan]] accorded him many honours, including granting him finance for a potential English mosque.

The Islamic Institute and Liverpool Mosque was established by Abdullah Quilliam as England's first mosque, accommodating around a hundred Muslims, at 8 Brougham Terrace, West Derby Street, Liverpool in 1889. Soon followed a Muslim [[college]], headed by the professors [[Haschem Wilde]] and [[Nasrullah Warren]], which offered courses for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Quilliam's weekly [[Debating]] and [[Literary]] Society within the college attracted many non-Muslim intellectuals, leading to the conversion of over a hundred and fifty Englishmen towards Islam.

An active writer and essayist he produced a weekly paper, ''The Crescent'', from [[1893]] until [[1903]]. He received many awards, and was appointed [[Sheikh al-Islam]] by the [[Ottoman Sultan]] and [[Persia]]n [[Consul]] to Liverpool by the [[Shah]]. He also received money from the [[Emir of Afghanistan]] to found an [[Islamic Institute of Liverpool]].

Quillam's work in Liverpool stopped when he left England in [[1908]].

Quilliam's legacy lives on: the ''Abdullah Quilliam Society'' was formed in 1996. [[Western Muslims]], particularly converts to Islam, see him as a forefather of the path they have undertaken.

The ''Abullah Quilliam Society'' is raising funds for the purchase of 8-10 Brougham Terrace in order to restore the historic mosque and establish an educational centre.[http://www.salaam.co.uk/charities/26-07-05.php]

== External links ==
*[http://www.abdullahquilliamsociety.org.uk/| Abdullah Quilliam Society]
*[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2826203.ece| ''Forgotten champion of Islam: One man and his mosque'' The Independent newspaper, 2 August 2007]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/heritage/england/liverpool/article_1.shtml Special BBC feature on Abdullah Quilliam and his Mosque, Including audio testimonials from his grand-daughter and admirers]
*[http://www.mcb.org.uk/features/features.php?ann_id=139 The Muslim Council of Britain's special biography and profile on Quilliam's life]
*[http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/bmh/BMH-AQ-poem4.htm The Riddle of Life, poem by Abdullah Quilliam]
*[http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/quilliam/ Quilliam mentioned in early Ahmadiyya sources and his connection with the Woking Muslim Mission under the name Professor H.M. Leon]

== Sources ==
*{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Philip|title=Islamic Britain: Religion, Politics, and Identity among British Muslims: Bradford in the 1990s|year=1994|publisher=I.B. Tauris|location=London|id=ISBN 1-85043-861-7}}

[[Category:1851 births|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:1932 deaths|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:British Muslims|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Muslims|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:English poets|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:English religious writers|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:People from Liverpool|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Muslim writers|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]

William Henry Quilliam

2007-08-02T14:41:58Z

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'''William Abdullah''' or '''W. H. Quilliam''' ([[1851]] – [[1932]]) was a [[poet]], [[solicitor]],
[[ambassador]], [[Islam]]ic [[scholar]], [[journalist]], and [[leadership|leader]], who is particularly noted for founding [[England]]'s first [[mosque]] and Islamic centre. A convert from [[Christianity]] to [[Islam]], Quilliam was influential in advancing Islam within the [[British Isles]], gaining many converts through his [[literary]] work and the many [[Charitable organization|charitable]] institutions he founded.

A possible relation of [[Captain John Quilliam RN]], [[First Lieutenant]] on [[HMS Victory]] with [[Horatio Nelson]], William Abdullah Quilliam was born in [[Liverpool]] to a wealthy watch manufacturing family in 1851. He soon established himself as a noted [[solicitor]], founding the largest advocacy practice in the North. Either while visiting southern [[France]] in 1882 and crossing over to [[Algeria]] and [[Tunisia]], or after visiting [[Morocco]] in [[1887]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, Quilliam learned about Islam and converted. Returning to Liverpool, he began to spread Islam among the masses, as Shaykh Abdullah Quilliam.

Quilliam influenced the paths of many converts, including his formerly Methodist mother, his sons, and prominent [[scientists]] and [[intellectuals]]. He soon published three editions of his masterpiece, ''The Faith of Islam'', translated subsequently in thirteen languages, gaining him fame all over the Islamic world. The leaders of the [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Persian Empire|Persia]], [[Morocco]] and [[Afghanistan]] accorded him many honours, including granting him finance for a potential English mosque.

The Islamic Institute and Liverpool Mosque was established by Abdullah Quilliam as England's first mosque, accommodating around a hundred Muslims, at 8 Brougham Terrace, West Derby Street, Liverpool in 1889. Soon followed a Muslim [[college]], headed by the professors [[Haschem Wilde]] and [[Nasrullah Warren]], which offered courses for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Quilliam's weekly [[Debating]] and [[Literary]] Society within the college attracted many non-Muslim intellectuals, leading to the conversion of over a hundred and fifty Englishmen towards Islam.

An active writer and essayist he produced a weekly paper, ''The Crescent'', from [[1893]] until [[1903]]. He received many awards, and was appointed [[Sheikh al-Islam]] by the [[Ottoman Sultan]] and [[Persia]]n [[Consul]] to Liverpool by the [[Shah]]. He also received money from the [[Emir of Afghanistan]] to found an [[Islamic Institute of Liverpool]].

Quillam's work in Liverpool stopped when he left England in [[1908]].

Quilliam's legacy lives on: the ''Abdullah Quilliam Society'' was formed in 1996. [[Western Muslims]], particularly converts to Islam, see him as a forefather of the path they have undertaken.

The ''Abullah Quilliam Society'' is raising funds for the purchase of 8-10 Brougham Terrace in order to restore the historic mosque and establish an educational centre.[http://www.salaam.co.uk/charities/26-07-05.php]

== External links ==
*[http://www.abdullahquilliamsociety.org.uk/| Abdullah Quilliam Society]
*[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2826203.ece| ''Forgotten champion of Islam: One man and his mosque'' The Independent newspaper, 2 August 2007]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/heritage/england/liverpool/article_1.shtml Special BBC feature on Abdullah Quilliam and his Mosque, Including audio testimonials from his grand-daughter and admirers]
*[http://www.mcb.org.uk/features/features.php?ann_id=139 The Muslim Council of Britain's special biography and profile on Quilliam's life]
*[http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/bmh/BMH-AQ-poem4.htm The Riddle of Life, poem by Abdullah Quilliam]
*[http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/quilliam/ Quilliam mentioned in early Ahmadiyya sources and his connection with the Woking Muslim Mission under the name Professor H.M. Leon]

== Sources ==
*{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Philip|title=Islamic Britain: Religion, Politics, and Identity among British Muslims: Bradford in the 1990s|year=1994|publisher=I.B. Tauris|location=London|id=ISBN 1-85043-861-7}}

[[Category:1851 births|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:1932 deaths|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Converts to Islam|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:British Muslims|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Muslims|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:English poets|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:English religious writers|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:People from Liverpool|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]
[[Category:Muslim writers|Quilliam, William Abdullah]]