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Samuel Marinus Zwemer
1867–1952
A tireless missionary, writer, and speaker, he became widely known as the “Apostle to Islam” for his lifelong work among Muslim communities. His books grew out of years of travel, teaching, and close attention to the cultures and faiths of the Middle East.
4 Audiobooks
Arabia: The Cradle of Islam Studies in the Geography, People and Politics of the Peninsula, with an Account of Islam and Mission-Work.
by Samuel Marinus Zwemer
Topsy-Turvy Land: Arabia Pictured for Children
by Samuel Marinus Zwemer, Amy E. Zwemer
Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country: Arabia in Picture and Story
by Samuel Marinus Zwemer, Amy E. Zwemer
About the author
Born in Vriesland, Michigan, in 1867, Samuel Marinus Zwemer was an American missionary and author whose work took him far beyond the United States. He studied at Hope College, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary, then helped launch mission work in Arabia at the end of the nineteenth century.
Zwemer spent many years in places including Basra, Bahrain, and Egypt, and became known for combining evangelistic work with serious study of the Muslim world. He wrote extensively, edited The Moslem World, and organized major conferences on Christian mission and Islam. Later in life, he also taught at Princeton Theological Seminary.
His writing reflects both a missionary calling and a scholar’s curiosity, shaped by decades of travel and direct experience. Even long after his death in 1952, he remains a notable figure in the history of Christian missions and in early English-language writing about Islam and the Middle East.