Concise Guide to the Quran
Answering Thirty Critical Questions
-
- $14.99
-
- $14.99
Publisher Description
What is so unique about Islam's scripture, the Quran? Who wrote it, and when? Can we trust its statements to be from Muhammad? Why was it written in Arabic? Does it command Muslims to fight Christians? These are a few of the thirty questions answered in this clear and concise guide to the history and contents of the Quran.
Ayman Ibrahim grew up in the Muslim world and has spent many years teaching various courses on Islam. Using a question-and-answer format, Ibrahim covers critical questions about the most sacred book for Muslims. He examines Muslim and non-Muslim views concerning the Quran, shows how the Quran is used in contemporary expressions of Islam, answers many of the key questions non-Muslims have about the Quran and Islam, and reveals the importance of understanding the Quran for Christian-Muslim and Jewish-Muslim interfaith relations.
This introductory guide is written for anyone with little to no knowledge of Islam who wants to learn about Muslims, their beliefs, and their scripture.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ibrahim (Muslim Conversions to Christ), an Egyptian Coptic Christian and theology professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, attempts to explain the Quran to an evangelical audience in this deceptive work. Ibrahim writes in the introduction that his aim is to help non-Muslims understand Islam's holy book and the beliefs Muslims hold about it, but what follows is a challenge to or critique of a wide variety of those beliefs. The book is riddled with questionable generalizations ("Islam and Muslims were generally unknown before 9/11") and fallacious statements ("there is no evidence of the acclaimed pre-Islamic poetry; not even a single line remains"), and Ibrahim employs a narrow lens that appears only focused on discrediting Islam through cherry-picking Quranic verses and scholarship. No distinction is made between the content of the Quran itself and the interpretations of it by various Muslim groups, and though the verses concerning jihad are examined at length, passages about love, mercy, and forgiveness are largely ignored. Anyone genuinely curious about the Quran or Muslim faith would be better served elsewhere.
