birth_place nationality name article_title birth_name occupation
quetta city , balochistan , pakistan pakistani shaykh muhammad sarwar shaykh muhammad sarwar
 muhammad islamic scholar , writer
shaykh muhammad sarwar

shaykh muhammad sarwar -lrb- arabic : محمد سرور -rrb- , a pakistani-born american islamic scholar specializing in islamic theology and philosophy .
also known as the first representative of the late ayatollah abul-qasim al-khoei to the shia muslims of north america .
his works include the first contemporary english translation of the quran -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , currently its 6 edition -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , and authoring books about islam .
in recent years , his primary focus has been the translations of islamic ahadith from kitab al-kafi -lrb- 8 volumes -rrb- and bihar al-anwar .
