Makkah to Madinah - A Photographic Journey of the Hijrah Route by Dr. Abdullah al-Kadi
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About The Book
This Arabic and English book goes through the Prophet's (blessings and peace be upon him) Hijrah route in detail identifying landmarks and locations of where verses of the Qur'an were revealed. Using metallic inks and hand drawn maps it is tried to make this book look very special.
The Book is the Culmination of several years of research driven by the simple desire to determine as precisely as possible the exact route of the Hijrah. In the course of this study, author has conducted dozens of field expeditions, collecting data, recording GPS coordinates, identifying landmarks, calculating distances, and covering as much as possible the entire route by foot.
He has also examined every available resource from Hadith and Seerah literature and narrations, to historical documents, maps from the eighteenth century through the present, as well as conducting extensive interviews with local residents to glean information handed down through generations.
After analyzing, synthesizing, and cross-checking the information from this research he determined as precisely as possible the exact route of the Prophet’s (SAW) Hijrah.
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About the author
Abdullah Alkadi: Dr. Abdullah Alkadi is a professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (formerly the University of Dammam) in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. He earned his PhD and an MS in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University in Oregon, and an earlier MS from King Faisal University. He has served as Vice President for Development, Studies and Community Services at his university. A descendant of the Bani Hashim clan, Dr. Alkadi devoted more than ten years to exhaustive field research - conducting dozens of expeditions, recording GPS coordinates, measuring distances, and covering much of the terrain on foot - ultimately traversing more than 80,000 km to map the precise route of the Prophet's Hijrah from Makka to Madina. This research yielded his landmark bilingual volumes Makkah to Madinah: A Photographic Journey of the Hijrah Route and Milestones of Arabia: Discovering the Ancient Milestones from Madinah to Makkah, as well as Way of the Prophets: The Hajj and the Farewell Pilgrimage. His discoveries are featured in an immersive exhibition at the Ithra Museum in Saudi Arabia.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9786039016038
Publisher
Orient East
Author
Abdullah Alkadi
Pages
200
Year Published
2013
Size
W- | H- | D-
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