Lasting Prayers Of The Quran & The Prophet Muhammad

About the author

Ahmad Zaki Hammad: Dr. Ahmad Zaki Hammad is an internationally recognized authority on Qur'an and Islamic Studies. He received his early Islamic and Arabic training at al-Azhar University, Cairo, and was awarded the graduate degree of Alamiyyah from the Faculty of Theology. He subsequently earned a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago. At al-Azhar University he teaches Islamic Civilization and the primary disciplines of Qur'an commentary, the Prophetic traditions, and the principles of Islamic law in the Faculty of Languages and Translations (Department of English). He also holds membership on the Faculty of Shari'ah, Department of Juristic Studies. His scholarly works include The Gracious Qur'an: A Modern Phrased Interpretation, Lasting Prayers of the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad, a study and translation of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's Al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul (The Quintessence of the Science of the Principles of Islamic Law), and Islamic Law: Understanding Juristic Differences, a primer on the science of al-Khilaf al-Fiqhi in light of the Shari'ah sources.