[Mr. Ahmad A. Allan was born in New Zealand some weeks after his father's death. He was brought to England soon after and was educated at private schools. Being the only child, was left much to his own devices - became an omnivorous reader as a schoolboy, acquired a copy of Sale's Quran and was much struck with it--at that early age and could see through and was thoroughly disgusted with the hypocrisy of those professing Christianity and their leaders. Of recent years, he has studied the Quran a great deal -- therein is a plain direction for everyone; it is logic and no mysticism the best commentary on the Quran is: It requires none to teach and illustrate its meanings (so read it with an unbiased mind all you who wish to know the truth and seek guidance--Editor, Dar ul islam]

It must not be taken that Iam 'renegading' from any creed, for , as a child, I received no particular religious instruction at school; the Scriptures and the Gospel were just used as a daily reading lesson, and not taught otherweise. I mention this, as I know converts often are looked upon with suspicion and contempt, particulary by the Osmanlis.
I have not been photographed since a boy as I had an idea that it was rather against the law (Shariat).
I never followed any particular creed. I think, when a child, I used to be occasionally sent to church for respectability's sake, but had a furious and instinctive dislike for its rituals, not being able to understand anything that I used to hear there.
Ahmad A. Allan