"Simultaneous Exegesis of Hajj Verses ", elaboration on Shia Sunni Hajj rituals

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Religious scholar is writing a book on Hajj as a lively topic for Shia and Sunni drawing on the views of the Islamic denominations on Hajj rituals.Hujjat-ol-Islam Mohammad Faker Meybodi, Iranian cleric and religious researcher is writing "Simultaneous Exegesis of Hajj Verses ", book on a simultaneous comparison on views of Shia and Sunni scholars on Hajj verses.He related his motivations for the effort saying, "I started writing this book regarding the demands for some knowledge on Hajj." and added that his objective was to explain the rules for Hajj in reference to the holy book of Islam.He said that the project was a project backed by the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.According to the author, Arabic language, analytic approach and simultaneous views, are among the features of the book which might limit the range of readers.On the reason behind Arabic as the language for the book, he referred to the limited number of Persian readers in comparison with Arabic language and added that Hajj and relating the ideas of Shia and Sunni is beyond the borders of Persian speakers was not possible through Persian language.Hujjat-ol-Islam Mohammad Faker Meybodi also said the majority of Islamic audiences for his book speak in Arabic language.The book is prone to be translated into other languages. /129