Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
William Muir

Born: April 27, 1819
Died: July 11, 1905 (aged 86)
Bio: Sir William Muir, KCSI was a Scottish Orientalist, scholar of Islam, and colonial administrator.
Known for:
- The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall (1891)
- The life of Mahomet (1861)
- The Coran
- Mameluke or Slave Dynasty of Egypt (1896)