Tariq ila Makkahالطريق إلى مكة

Translated to Arabic, 'The Road to Mecca', is an autobiography by Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss) - (1900- 1992), one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century. He also a Jewish-born Austro-Hungarian journalist and traveler.

"In this extraordinary and beautifully-written autobiography, Asad tells of his initial rejection of all institutional religions, his entree into Taoism, his fascinating travels as a diplomat, and finally his embrace of Islam." (Goodreads)

"The grandson of a Central European Orthodox rabbi, Leopold Weiss, worked as a correspondent for the Frankfurter Zeitung, embraced Islam in 1926. Lived since 1932 among the Muslims. Account of his years in Arabia, his adventures, friendship with King Abdulaziz Al-Saud." (islamicbulletin)