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14 Marq. Elder's Adviser 1 (2012-2013)
The Rights of the Elderly in the Arab Middle East: Islamic Theory versus Arabic Practice

handle is hein.journals/marqelad14 and id is 5 raw text is: THE RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST: ISLAMIC THEORY VERSUS ARABIC PRACTICE Radwa S. Elsaman* & Mohamed A. 'Arafa** If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise.' Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.2 * Commercial Law Assistant Professor, Cairo University Law School; Associate with Ibrachy-Dermarkar Law Firm, Cairo; S.J.D. Candidate 09, LL.M. 08, The American University Washington College of Law, Washington DC; LL.M. 05, The International Maritime Organization International Maritime Law Institute, Malta; Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Law 03, B.A. 02, Cairo University Law School. ** Adjunct Professor of Islamic Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems at the Alexandria University Faculty of Law (Alexandria, Egypt). S.J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2013); LL.M., University of Connecticut School of Law (2008); LL.B., Alexandria University School of Law (2006). Likewise, Professor 'Arafa is a Visiting Professor of Business Law at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (College of Business Management). Moreover, Professor 'Arafa served as an Associate Trainee Attorney and Executive Attorney Assistant at 'Arafa Law Firm (2007). Of course, all errors remain the author. For any comments or questions, please contact the author at marafa@iupui.edu or arafadrmohamed@yahoo.com. Lastly, many thanks to my research assistant and editor, Heather D. Willick. 1. Quote of The Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) (PBUH). Sunan Abu-Dawud, Hadith No. 3643. 2. IBN KHALDOUN, AL-MUQADDIMA [THE INTRODUCTION, OR PROLEGOMENON] (1377). Ibn Khaldoun was a lawyer, sociologist, economist, and Muslim jurist. He wrote his masterpiece, MUQADDIMAH, or Prolegomenon, in 1377 A.D. For an English translation, see IBN KHALDOUN, THE MUQADDIMA: AN INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY (Franz Rosenthal trans., Princeton Univ. Press 1958). 1