About the author

About the Author

Dr Imad Hassan is a British doctor 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. He trained first as medical microbiologist before

changing his career to become a psychiatrist, the profession that enriched his philosophical

interests. Since his arrival in the UK in 1991, he has felt he has had 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 denominations of Christianity, scholars and

laymen.

He realised from his early days in the UK that Western people do not know much about Islam from authentic sources. He

also felt offended by the aggressive attitude of some ignorant Muslims who are engaged in the field of comparative

religion. As a result, he decided to specialise in this new discipline when he studied “The Philosophy of Comparative

Religion” as an added specialty to his medical career.

Dr Hassan’s philosophy is that, for universal peace, mankind should agree that ignorance is our shared enemy and that

we should all unite to fight, instead of fighting each other over insignificant differences!

He has written a few articles and recently decided to publish his experiences in a series of books for the benefit of all.

This book was first published in Sudan in its Arabic form under the title Azan Al-Anaam – which is generally but incorrectly

understood to mean ‘Ears of the Cattle’ – co-authored with his brother, Aladdin, who is a mechanical engineer in Sudan.

Dr Hassan then adapted the Arabic form into this English version – Shajara Code Decoded – for the wider benefit of

mankind.

For more info on the author and his works, visit www.shajaracode.com.