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"Muslims have lived in the 'West' for hundreds of years, yet the lives of all but a few are little known. In this illuminating work, Muhammad Mojlum Khan sets out to change this by revealing the lives and impact of over fifty significant Muslims, from the founder of Muslim Spain in the eighth century to Muhammad Ali today. This extraordinary book features biographies on the enslaved African Prince Ayuba Sulaiman Diallo, who was put to work in the...
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Islam was founded on ideals of compassion, justice, and peace. Islam's sacred book, the Quran, places a strong emphasis on the value of social harmony and peace. It teaches Muslims how to bring about peace and settle disputes through communication and understanding. Islam encourages its followers to work for a just society where everyone is treated fairly and equally.
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Many Christians in the west are fearful of engaging in conversation with Muslims - believing that they will be hostile to Christian beliefs and conversations about the Bible. This short book is designed to help both Christians and whole churches understand more about the variety of Muslims there are living in the West, and to reach out to them with the good news of the Gospel.
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In Storytellers: Bringing Muslims Home, Bernie Power shows how the art of storytelling can be used to answer the questions that Muslims ask about the Christian faith. He does so by telling us a story within a story, which points to the greatest story ever told: the story of God's Son, Jesus Christ.
In Bernie's novel, we are introduced to a young Christian couple: Tom, a teacher, and his wife Hanna, a doctor, who travel to the Middle East to live...
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Islam is one of the great monotheistic religions of the world. It produced a magnificent civilization, envied for its science and learning, spanning over a thousand years. The teachings of Islam emphasize unity, humility, forgiveness and love of God. The Qur'an sings the virtues of knowledge and rationality. The life of Muhammad demonstrates the importance of tolerance, social justice and brotherhood. In Sufism, Islam presents a mystical system based...
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This is a new revised and edited edition of Mawdudi's Urdu Khutubat which covers themes such as Faith, Islam, Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, Pilgrimage and Jihad in a beautiful and powerfully resonant, yet simple, style. By placing Iman, belief, at the center of life Mawdudi's addresses have the power to change man and stir his heart.
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The purpose and intent, for this resource book's focus is to extend the hand of peace, fellowship and mutual respect toward all humanity and especially all Muslims throughout the world. We commit to respect each other's sacred texts, the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran. Confirming that while we, share some similar narratives and events in each of our holy scriptures, they do in fact present two mutually exclusive paths to salvation. We respect the privilege...
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Sharia Law Islam is a political system with its own body of laws called Sharia. Sharia law is, based on entirely different principles than our laws. Many of these laws concern the non-Muslim. What does Sharia law mean for the citizens of this state? How will affect us? What are the long-term effects of granting Muslims the right to be, ruled by Sharia, instead of our laws? Every demand that Muslims make is, based on the idea of implementing Sharia...
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"Sharia, an Arabic word meaning "the right path," refers to traditional Islamic law. The Sharia comes from the Koran, the sacred book of Islam, which Muslims consider the actual word of God. The Sharia also stems from the Prophet Muhammad's teachings and interpretations of those teachings by certain Muslim legal scholars. Muslims believe that Allah (God) revealed his true will to Muhammad, who then passed on Allah's commands to humans in the Koran....
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Islam is one of the world's fastest growing religions. Many non-Muslims, however, may know little about it. It is the world's second largest faith after Christianity and has made an invaluable contribution to the sciences, art, culture, and politics in both the Islamic world and the West. Muslims around the world-from countries like Indonesia, Iran, and Algeria, to American cities places like New York City, Dearborn, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio-are...
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I was trapped!
I had just reached out in friendship to three strangers. But now, the subject of religion had somehow come to dominate the conversation. Should I tell them my true-identity? Was it safe? Would they reject me?
This book is the often-hilarious memoir of a man who has learned to engage with those of various faiths and establish lasting friendships. We also get a look at the many extraordinarily colorful characters who have made an impact...
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The World of Little Muslims is for educators who follow an Islamic education program for young learners.
This book aims to familiarize young minds with the teachings of Islam with a content that focuses on the basics of Islamic belief, practice, moral conduct, and etiquette of daily life, and provides numerous stories and hadiths to reinforce the learning process.
Based on an interactive approach, the book is, filled with colorful and engaging activities...
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SHARIA LAW FOR NON-MUSLIMS
SHARIA LAW FOR NON-MUSLIMS is an introduction to Islamic Sharia law and gives the reader a taste of Islam. This book makes an effective tool to educate politicians, legal authorities and public officials. Islam is a religion, a culture and a political system. The political system has its own body of laws, called the Sharia, which is derived from the Koran, the Sira (Mohammed's biography) and the Hadith (Mohammed's traditions)....
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Thomas Merton, one of the great mystics of the twentieth century, had a deep interest in Islam and its mystical tradition of Sufism. Now, you can join one of Catholicism's great scholars on a fascinating journey through Merton's encounter with Islam. Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was a Trappist monk whose numerous books made the Christian spiritual classics accessible to modern audiences. A pioneer in interreligious dialogue, he developed a profound...
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"Discover the lives, stories, and accomplishments of many great accomplishments of many great Muslims throughout history. Many of the inventions and discoveries that we use in our lives today were created centuries ago -- during the golden age of Muslim empires and beyond. Art, music, astronomy, physics, mathematics, medicine, and so many other files of knowledge were shared and created and discussed in Arabia, Persia, Iraq, and India a very, very...
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Anyone interested in sharing the gospel with Muslim friends or understanding the doctrines and historical basis of Islam will appreciate this addition to the popular Reasoning from the Scriptures series. Using an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims covers issues, including...
• Muhammad and Jesus Christ-what are their roles?
• the Quran and the Bible-what kind of inspiration and authority do they...
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From the kind of coverage Islam and Muslims receive in the media you would think it is an irrational and violent way of life, adopted by a bunch of lunatics. There are lunatics and terrorists in the Muslim community, but it is not possible that the more than one and a half billion Muslims around the world are all lunatics and terrorists. It is important that you find out what these people really think and believe because they live in your neighborhood....
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A book that attempts to understand and overcome the difficulties that block communication with Muslims, with guidelines for sharing faith in dialogue rather than monologue. It faces squarely the thorny questions of the Cross, the Son of God, The Gospel of Barnabas, and Intermarriage with Muslims, plus many others. This book shares the common ground needed to overcome the communications barrier with Muslims.
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