Tim Wallace: Murphy: What Islam Did for US

Byline: Syed Ali Abbas The author's claim that the book is an understanding of Islamic contribution to Western civilization needs a review as to how much Islam is understood by people in Europe who, perhaps some have and others do not have a sympathetic view and perception of Islam. The book divided over five parts discusses Divine religions with their respective pragmatic experiences in political scenario and developing crusade perspective. Tim suggests: "to understand how the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam has degenerated to its present level of intolerance and distrust, "it is necessary to go back in times to examine the common origin, history and development of all three of these great faiths and the changing relationship between them". (Introduction).