Tag: Islam

One Minute Book Review: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

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This week I’ve been reading Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by the late Nabeel Qureshi. The book is something of an autobiography, the journey of a fervent Muslim to Christianity.

Nabeel is a great story-teller and this book was definitely a page-turner. I particularly liked his ability to give the reader a substantial introduction to Islam while in the process of recounting his early years.

The apologetic content is thoughtfully handled and what comes across more than anything is the love he had for his former faith and his continued love for his family, despite the strain his conversion inevitably placed upon their relationship.

PWJ: S1E32 – MC B4C4 – “Good Infection”

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This week we continue to discuss the Trinity and the terms used to describe each its members. We ask what it means to say that “God is love”. Finally, we dig deeper into understanding what it means to participate in the life of God.

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Islam and violence

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I’ve had an interest in Islam for quite some time now. Particularly during the weeks when I was reading through the Qur’an, I would regularly have people ask me about the relationship between Islam and violence.

Given that tomorrow is the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, I thought it appropriate to post this debate between Robert Spence and Dr. James White, which I think brings up most of the major points which have to be considered in relation to this question:

Muslim Greetings

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I’ve finally managed to get in contact with a local Imam! I’ll be meeting him next week to start working my way through the questions which arose from my reading of the first half of the Qur’an.

In preparation for meeting the Imam, I researched the appropriate Arabic greeting to give a Muslim. It turns out that, if you’re not Muslim yourself, the greeting which should given is:

“Assalamu alaykum”

Phonetically, this is pronounced:

“ass-sa-laam-muu ah-lay-kum”

…and means:

“Peace upon you”

The response to this is:

“Wa alaykuma asalaam”

..which is pronounced:

“wa ah-lay-kum as-sa-laam”

…which means:

“And peace upon you”

Here’s a video where you can hear these phrases pronounced:

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