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((Short description|Canadian-American Muslim author, translator of the Quran))
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'''Thomas Ballantyne Irving''' (1914–2002), also known as Al-Hajj Ta'lim Ali Abu Nasr,<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bismrabbik.org/irving_en.htm |title=Dr. T.B. Irving (Al-Hajj Ta'lim Ali Abu Nasr) Passes Away |accessdate=2009-05-02 |last=Mujahid |first=Abdul Malik |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120722134757/http://www.bismrabbik.org/irving_en.htm |archivedate=July 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all ))</ref> was a [[Canadian-American|Canadian]]-[[Islam in the United States|American Muslim]] author, professor, activist and scholar who produced the first American English translation of the [[Qur'an]].

==Early life and education==
Irving was born in [[Preston, Ontario]] (now [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]]) in 1914, the son of William Irving and Jessica McIntyre.<ref>((cite web |url=http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=831086&pid=-2033365686 |title=Ancestry.com: Thomas Ballantine Irving |accessdate=2009-05-03 |last= |first= |date= |publisher=))</ref> He embraced [[Islam]] in the early 1950s and took the name Al-Hajj Ta'lim Ali Abu Nasr. He earned a B.A. in Modern Languages from the [[University of Toronto]], and went on to obtain a master's degree from [[McGill University]], and a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from [[Princeton University]] in 1940.

==Career==
An accomplished scholar of [[linguistics]] and a writer, Irving was responsible for the first [[American English]] [[English translations of the Qur'an|translation of the Qur'an]], ''The Qur'an: First American Version'', published in 1985. The work is an attempt to make the English translation of the Quran more readable to an audience not used to the old style of English common in most translations. Irving was particularly concerned about making the Quran accessible to Muslim youth in North America.<ref>((Cite web|last=Piedad|date=2007-02-09|title=PIEDAD - American/Latina muslims: Dr T B Irving-Frontier for Latino Dawah in USA|url=http://piedad-latinodawah.blogspot.com/2007/02/dr-t-b-irving-frontier-for-latino-dawah.html|access-date=2021-08-27|website=PIEDAD - American/Latina muslims|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827104809/http://piedad-latinodawah.blogspot.com/2007/02/dr-t-b-irving-frontier-for-latino-dawah.html|archive-date=August 27, 2021))</ref> As a scholar, Irving taught and studied at a number of leading universities in the U.S. and Canada, including [[McGill University|McGill]], [[Princeton University|Princeton]], the [[University of Minnesota]], and the [[University of Tennessee]].

As an author, Irving wrote numerous books on Islam, including "Had You Been Born A Muslim", "Islam and Its Essence", "Islam Resurgent", and "Growing up in Islam". He also penned a small number of books in Spanish, including "Nacido como Musulman" and " Cautiverio Babilonico en Andalusia". He is the author of "Falcon of Spain."

T.B. Irving is considered a pioneer in Latino [[Dawah]]. He had presented many lectures to Latino Muslims about the history of Islam in Spain.<ref>((Cite web|last=Piedad|date=2007-02-09|title=PIEDAD - American/Latina muslims: Dr T B Irving-Frontier for Latino Dawah in USA|url=http://piedad-latinodawah.blogspot.com/2007/02/dr-t-b-irving-frontier-for-latino-dawah.html|access-date=2021-08-27|website=PIEDAD - American/Latina muslims|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827104809/http://piedad-latinodawah.blogspot.com/2007/02/dr-t-b-irving-frontier-for-latino-dawah.html|archive-date=August 27, 2021))</ref>

From 1981 to 1986, Irving served as the [[dean (education)|dean]] of the [[American Islamic College]] in Chicago. He was recognized for his service to Islam by the government of [[Pakistan]] in 1983 when he was awarded the [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Star of Excellence]]. During Dr. Irving's last years, his son, Nicholas, moved from [[Guatemala]] to take care of his father. He died on September 24, 2002, after a long struggle with [[Alzheimer's disease]].

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://quran-archive.org/explorer/thomas-ballantyne-irving The Qur’an: The First American Version; Translated and Commentary (first edition 1985)], Amana Books, Brattleboro, Vermont.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070824080245/http://soundvision.com/info/scholars/irvingdeath.asp Obituary for T.B. Irving] from Soundvision.com
*[http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15102002/1510200232.htm A Life Well Lived] Tribute to Irving
*[http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/irving1.htm Islam and Columbus' America] article by Irving

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