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A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Islam
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ave you ever watched a T.V. programme or read a newspaper article where a commentator clumsily illustrates his complete ignorance of Christianity and its claims How often have you rolled your eyes and immediately discounted what is being said, saying to yourself “Well, why should I listen to them when they obviously haven’t got a clue!” How, then, can we expect to witness effectively to those of the Muslim faith if all that we know of Islam is picked up from passing references in the media This fascinating book provides Christians with a simple description of the origins of Islam, what Muslims believe and how it affects their attitudes, worldview, everyday life and culture. Practical guidelines are given for relating to Muslims in a culturally appropriate way, as well as for witnessing effectively and caring for converts. If you long to reach Muslim friends but are wondering where to start then this is the book for you.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Christian Focus Publications Ltd (1 Jan. 2001) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1857926994 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1857926996 |
| Dimensions | 13.34 x 0.64 x 19.69 cm |
by Ali Khan
Glance at my name, I am a Muslim, so I would object to this extremely biased little booklet, wouldn’t I? In some places it contains factual information, true, but the chapter on Women in particular is a total factual vacuum, and is propaganda meant to discredit the Muslim faith. If Islam was as evil as Sookhdeo makes out, we wouldn’t have so many intelligent people (at the risk of sounding arrogant, like myself – undertaking a mathematics masters degree at Cambridge University) wholly in love with its teachings.
Ali Khan
England
by dw
In reply to the negatives – this man who wrote book this was director of ISIC for years, and has lectured and studied Islam for years.
This book is an incredible read and a must for followers of Jesus.
by Jeff
As the title says, this is a pocket guide to Islam and is ideal if you want to have the basic tenets of the religion explained in a concise format. As it is written by an ex-Muslim I take it that it is an accurate account.
by Amazon Customer
The Christian colleague who lent me this book was very kind and warned me about the condescending tone in the book. Having read the book, I can say the material was far worse. Not just condescending, the book contains some mistakes of a mass proportion. Fair enough, they have described some rituals accurately but it is the use of Quranic text with no context, as well as cultural evils labelled as religious practices, that should serve their purpose in keeping the already suspecting Christians at bay from the true teachings of Islam which they had established as an enemy right from the beginning.
Might as well name it a ‘Crusader’s Pocket Guide to Islam’.
by Dr. R. G. Henderson
In these days of increased awareness of less savoury aspects of Islam, this helpful little book gives a brief overview of the Moslem faith. Although unashamedly written from a Christian perspective the book avoids invective and helps us understand where Moslems are coming from. Doubtless more could have been said about the context of Quranic quotes – but the book only claims to be a “pocket guide” – not an academic text.
by Mr. A Young
This book is an excellent little guide for Christians who want to be more aware of the religion of Islam and the Muslim way of living. The book gives an overview of the life of Muhammad and the beginnings of Islam. It shows what Muslims believe, including the Five Pillars of Islam, and how all this affects their lifestyle.
The book will help Christians to be able to understand and be able to relate more to Muslims. Indeed, there is a chapter which gives helpful guidelines, as to how Christians may share their own faith with Muslims, in a respectful way.
This is a useful guidebook, which is profound, and yet so simple to understand. The book ends with a glossary of Islamic terms, and a biographical sketch of the life of Muhammad. I have found it to be very helpful, and I feel that it would be a very useful tool for Christians to have. It acts as a very good introduction to Islam, and may encourage further reading on the subject. Here is a brief, and yet well-researched work, which is well worth getting hold of.
by Jojo85
Well worth the read.
Provides really good insight into the fundamentals of Islam and why a Christian should understand this before trying to talk to a Muslim about their beliefs.
Also reveals how Christians are viewed by Muslims and the reasons behind this.
I will keep this book as a reference and a good starting point for possible future research.
by Saper Vedere
This short book gives an introductory description of the origins of Islam, its doctrines and how they affect the attitudes, the world outlook and the daily practice of Muslims. Culture comes from cult. The book operates at a religious level in comparing Islam’s teachings with Christianity. It doesn’t enter into political issues at all. This is the great strength of the book.
It rightly omits controversial aspects, like the Muslim emphasis on Hagar and Ishmael as opposed to Sarah and Isaac.
To follow, one could read The Great Heresies by Hilaire Belloc (chapter on Islam is brilliant) and Inside Islam by Daniel Ali who converted to Catholicism in 1998.