Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics: 100 Questions and Answers PDF
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Inside Islam A Guide for Catholics Daniel Ali and Robert Spencer West Chester, Pennsylvania Copyright © 2003 Ascension Press, LLC All rights reserved. With the exception of short excerpts used in articles and critical reviews, no part of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in any form whatsoever, printed or electronic, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Ascension Press Post Office Box 1990 West Chester, PA 19380 Orders: (800) 3760520 Cover design: Kinsey Caruth Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-0-9659228-5-2 Abbreviations Old Testament Gn = Genesis Sng = Song of Songs Ex = Exodus Wis = Wisdom Lv = Leviticus Sir = Sirach Nm = Numbers Is = Isaiah Dt = Deuteronomy Jer = Jeremiah Jos = Joshua Lam = Lamentations Jgs = Judges Bar = Baruch Ru = Ruth Ez = Ezekiel 1 Sam = 1 Samuel Dn = Daniel 2 Sam = 2 Samuel Hos = Hosea 1 Kgs = 1 Kings Jl = Joel 2 Kgs = 2 Kings Am = Amos 1 Chr = 1 Chronicles Ob = Obadiah 2 Chr = 2 Chronicles Jon = Jonah Ezr = Ezra Mi = Micah Neh = Nehemiah Na = Nahum Tb = Tobit Hb = Habakkuk Jdt = Judith Zep = Zephaniah Est = Esther Hg = Haggai Jb = Job Zec = Zechariah Ps = Psalms Mal = Malachi Prv = Proverbs 1Mc = 1 Maccabees Eccl = Ecclesiastes 2Mc = 2 Maccabees New Testament Mt = Matthew 1 Tm = 1 Timothy Mk = Mark 2 Tm = 2 Timothy Lk = Luke Ti = Titus Jn = John Phlm = Philemon Acts = Acts Heb = Hebrews Rom = Romans Jas = James 1 Cor = 1 Corinthians 1 Pt = 1 Peter 2 Cor = 2 Corinthians 2 Pt = 2 Peter Gal = Galatians 1 Jn = 1 John Eph = Ephesians 2 Jn = 2 John Phil = Philippians 3 Jn = 3 John Col = Colossians Jude = Jude 1 Thess = 1 Thessalonians Rv = Revelation 2 Thess = 2 Thessalonians CCC = Catechism of the Catholic Church Foreword Islam glories in the clear simplicity of its doctrine and demands. The faith of the Muslim can be understood by the least educated person, and the religion offers a promise of eternal happiness in a paradise appealing to the senses. Muslims criticize Christianity for a number of reasons, but chief among them is that Christianity is too complex a mystery to be true. Furthermore, the belief in a heaven where the blessed see God face to face seems blasphemous to the Muslim. Despite Islam’s profession of a simple, clear faith, this religion is not well known to most Westerners. The media presents many news stories about Muslims without offering any real explanation of Islam and its tenets. Rarely does one encounter an article or program which explains the essential differences between secular Arab nationalism and Islamic religious movements. Many Western Christians remain unclear about the differences between the various Muslim sects: How do Sunni and Shiite differ? What are Wahhabi Muslims? Since the conflicts in the Middle East have involved America in two wars and terrorism has inflicted horrors upon our own shores and abroad, the sale of the Koran in its English translation has greatly increased in the United States. Many American Christians want to better understand Islam but find that the more closely they approach this enigmatic faith, the more complex it seems. Since the Koran is not organized chronologically or thematically, it is
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