The Dark Side of Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of violence?
Islam is a religion we can no longer afford to ignore. It is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. Newspapers and television news regularly bring stories from the Middle East, but more importantly, the Muslim world has come to us. Between 5 and 7 million Muslims currently live in America, and that number is growing.
Recognizing the importance of understanding Islam, R. C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb had a series of conversations about how Islam differs from the Christian faith, and those conversations became the basis for this book. As a convert from Islam, Saleeb has spent many years studying Islam and Christianity. With Dr. Sproul he focuses on four basic areas in which Islam rejects the very foundations on which Christianity is built:
- the nature and authority of the Bible
- the nature of God
- the character of humankind
- the deity and sacrificial death of Christ
Sproul and Saleeb will help you understand Islam better and give you an intellectual basis for answering the Muslim faith-perhaps when interacting with Muslims in your own neighborhood or city. In addition to discussing the differences between Islam and Christianity, Saleeb gives his own perspective on the "dark side" of Islam in light of violence perpetrated by Muslim extremists in recent years.
Top Highlights
“The doctrine of tahrif, the Arabic word for corruption, claims that the Jews and Christians have corrupted their Scriptures, and that is why their Bible no longer agrees with the teachings of the Qur’an.” (source)
“But the dominant Qur’anic and Islamic image of God is that of a master, and our relationship with Him is that of a servant to a master. Islam does not allow for any intimacy between humanity and God or for us to call God ‘our heavenly Father.’” (source)
“Ye have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord.’” (source)
“It is especially difficult to witness to Muslims because, on the one hand, they concede so much about Jesus, but on the other hand, they take away the most foundational truths about the Christian faith. It is also difficult for Muslims to make sense of why somebody had to die on a cross for our sins two thousand years ago.” (source)
“To be called a child of God meant to be one who obeyed God. Sonship here was defined not in biological terms but in ethical terms. And in that sense the New Testament speaks of Christ’s unique relationship as the One who is perfectly obedient to the Father.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Dark Side of Islam
- Authors:
- Sproul, R. C.
- Saleeb, Abdul
- Publisher: Crossway
- Publication Date: 2003
- ISBN: 9781433515743