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Józef Bielawski

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Grave of Józef Bielawski at the Powązki cemetery in Warsaw

Józef Bielawski (August 12, 1910 – September 19, 1997) was a Polish Arabist and scholar of Islam.

A graduate of Jagiellonian University, where he studies law as well as oriental languages, in the years 1948 - 1950 he was the cultural attaché of the Polish Embassy in Turkey. From 1968 he was a professor at the University of Warsaw, where he created the Arab and Islamic studies program. In 1979 he became a member of the Iraqi Academy of Science. He was a founding member of the Polish-Arab Friendship Association. He is also known for his translation of the Qur'an into Polish.[1] He is also the author of many books relating to Islam and Arabian culture.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.planetaislam.com/koran.html (in Polish)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)