الكاتب: Dr. Muhammad Hasan Khalifah

I ..,·ish to express my gratitude and sincere thanks to the Department of Religion at Ter..ple University, to Dropsie Uni\·ersity, and to the Departnent of Oriental Languages and Literatures at Cairo University, for their instruction and counsel. also wish to express my great appreciation for the co~nents, direction and consideration of my Ph.D. Committee· Drs. Guilford Dudley JIJ, Allan Lazaroff and Norbert Samuelson. To Professor Isoacil R. al Faruqi, Chairman of the Dissertation Committee, I o~e special thanks for the care and guidance with which he has directed and advised me throu~hout my graduate study. Finally. I .:ould like to thank Hr. Joseph Lc1>i s for his able assistance in editing my English and ~!iss Linda Scherr for her patient and painstaking lahor in t}~ing the manuscript.