Dr. Imad Hassan is a British Psychiatrist who was born and raised in Sudan in a mixed Sudanese Egyptian family. After graduating from Khartoum University as a medical doctor he moved to the UK and settled here. Since his arrival to the UK in 1991, he felt that he has a moral duty to contribute intellectually and spiritually to the development and well being of his beloved new hospitable home. He attended a course in the church and studied the Bible out of interest and respect to the UK culture, at the hands of Christian vicars. He then followed a long road of intellectual debates and exchange of knowledge with various denomination of Christianity, scholars and lay men. He realised from early days in the UK that the Western people do not know much about Islam from authentic sources, also he felt offended by the aggressive attitude of some ignorant Muslims who are engaged in the field of comparative religion, so he decided to specialise in this new discipline, when he took the philosophy of comparative religion as an added speciality to his Medical career.
Dr. Hassan’s philosophy is that: For universal peace, mankind should agree that ignorance is our shared enemy and we should all unite to fight ignorance instead of fighting each other over insignificant differences!
He has written a few articles and recently decided to publish his experience in a series of books for the benefit of all.
This book was published in February 2007 by Azza publisher in Sudan co-authored with his brother 'Aladdin' in Sudan who is a Mechanical engineer, who has also followed a similar intellectual path in dealing with religion and reality.