Edin Q. Lohja (/ˈloʊ.jɑː/ LOH-ya) is a scholar, translator, and researcher specializing in metaphysics, Islamic spirituality, and traditional thought. Initially trained in theoretical physics, he later transitioned to the study of Islamic intellectual traditions, with a focus on Sufism, cosmology, and sacred texts.
Lohja has authored, translated, edited, and published 105 volumes, 40 articles in English, French, Italian, Bosnian, and Albanian, and is credited with making key texts on Islamic metaphysics and spirituality more accessible to readers in the Balkans, and the Western world.[1][2][3] His translations include The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi by William C. Chittick, The Spiritual Teachings of the Prophet: Hadith with Commentaries by Saints and Sages of Islam by Tayeb Chouiref, and various international works of fiction and prose.[4][5] He has also contributed to the dissemination of the works of Louis Massignon and other scholars of Islamic thought.[6][7][8]
Biography
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Personal life
Lohja resides in the Greater Toronto Area. He is fluent in 7 languages, including Albanian, English, French, Italian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
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- ^ "Translator Edin Lohja brings a Great Work of the Prophetic Tradition into English".
- ^ "Edin Q. Lohja - Academia.edu".
- ^ "Edin Q. Lohja në PlumbÇ". www.kultplus.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Trandofilishta - Libra". www.trandofilishta.com. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Albanian (shqip) – William C. Chittick". Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Edin Q. Lohja - Translator". Fons Vitae.
- ^ "Louis Massignon: The Vow and the Oath - The Matheson TrustThe Matheson Trust". www.themathesontrust.org. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Edin Q. Lohja". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
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