Author : Mohammad A Al-Khateeb
This book is a comparative study of the place of al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the classic Judaic and Islamic traditions. Al-Quds functions as an important holy place and as a central religious symbol within three great religious traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In the western world the Christian and Jewish sacred histories of Jerusalem are well known but the Islamic sacred history is less well known. By studying al-Quds comparatively with respect to the Judaic and Islamic traditions, the author brings to light the Islamic traditions perspective. He concludes that only the Muslims have acted as guardians of al-Quds for all mankind irrespective creed, and that only the Muslims are capable of assuming that role again, so that it will be again, as it is meant to be, a City of Peace. The Author Dr M Al-Kliateeb b was born in Maian, Jordanwhere he received his s cindary education, after which he studied AA BA' n islamic Studies at Riyadh University. In 1981 his first; I i. post was as- a lecturer in Islamic studies at Darasalam' University, Umarabad, South India he continued bis further education in 1991 with an MA in islamic Studies at Manchester University. He, received a PhD in 1997 in com-parative religion from the Depar ment of Middle Eastern Studies of the same university.
Size : cm
Weight : 325 gm / 0.72 lbs
Pages : 213
Binding : Paper Back