Józef Bielawski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish Islamic scholar
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Place of Birth: Stara Wieś, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland
About Józef Bielawski
- 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.
- He is also the author of many books relating to Islam and Arabian culture.
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