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Dr. Hamdy Abdel Aal

1934 – 1990

Dr. Hamdy Abdel Aal (1934–1990) was a professor at the Faculty of Sharia, Kuwait University. He wrote on the comparative study of religions and sects, on creed and on ethics. His four known books were published by Dar al-Qalam between 1984 and 1989.

This page relies on what is printed in his books, on library records and on his family. A fuller life story, photographs and memories will be added as they are gathered.

Known works

  1. 1984
    The Method of the Righteous Predecessors in Creed
    Manhaj al-salaf fī al-ʻaqīdah
    Arabic titleمنهج السلف في العقيدة
    Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait · 1984
    Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait · 1986
  2. 1985
    The Saba’ites: Method and Aim
    al-Sabaʼiyūn : manhajan wa-ghāyah
    Arabic titleالسبئيون: منهجاً وغاية
    Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait · 1985 · ed. 1 · 117 pp.
  3. 1985
    Ethics and Its Criterion: Between Man-Made Systems and Religion
    al-Akhlāq wa-miʻyāruhā bayna al-waḍʻīyah wa-al-dīn
    Arabic titleالأخلاق ومعيارها بين الوضعية والدين
    Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait · 1985 · ed. 3
    Dar al-Qalam, Cairo · 2002 · ed. 3 · 174 pp.
  4. 1989
    Milla and Nihla in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
    al-Millah wa-al-niḥlah fī al-Yahūdīyah, al-Masīḥīyah, al-Islām
    Arabic titleالملة والنحلة - في اليهودية والمسيحية والإسلام
    Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait · 1989 · ed. 1 · 216 pp.

What we know

Life
1934 – 1990
Position
Professor at the Faculty of Sharia, Kuwait University (as printed on his book covers)
Known works
Four books, all published by Dar al-Qalam, Kuwait, between 1984 and 1989

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