Islam Through Quotations
by Dr. Kamal Eldin Hassan
Dr. Hassan was born in 1921 in Cairo, Egypt to Hassan Yourssef and Amina Amin. Hassan Yourssef, a civil engineer, was reponsible
for building many of the country's barrages and dams.
Following in his father's footsteps, Kamal studied mechanical engineering, receiving his PhD in 1955 from the Illinois
Institute of Technology.
He returned to Egypt, and joined the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University where he became the Chair Professor of
Thermal Power Stations. During his career, he enjoyed interacting with his students, mentoring and guiding them through
their masters and doctorate programs. He also authored many scientific papers and books. In recognition of his
contributions, he received the Egyptian State Award for Science in 1075.
In 2003, he presented much of his technical library (over 1400 books) to the newly established Library of Alexandria,
Egypt.
He frequently returned to the United States as a visiting professor at Tulane University, and The Georgia Institute of
Technology. He also spent a year at New Mexico State University as a Senior Foreign Scientist with the National Science
Foundation.
Believing that Islam's message is of peace and co-existence, he helped found the Islamic Society of Atlanta in 1973,
and was elected its first president. He wanted to bridge the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims, especially in the
non-Muslim countries.
Dr. Hassan understood Islam as a way of life that focuses on the freedom of choice, not as dogmas and rituals.
This is the message he wanted to convey to his American born and raised grandchildren. So for over 20 years he taught
them that in his deeds, and he dedicated this book to them and to people like them.
