Islam Reviewed, American Edition

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Plot

Church-goers in America have no idea of what it is like to stand for Jesus in the face of severe persecution. Christians in mortal danger live so far away their trials arent real to us. But if you were there, then the inhuman oppression of it all would hit you in the face like a sledge hammer. You would discover that speaking out for Jesus could be suicidal. Many of your friends would be in hiding, in jail, or lying face down in some muddy ditch - just a few more infidel corpses rotting in the tropical sun.In the Sudan, Christians by the hundred thousands have been slaughtered - many by crucifixion. In Nigeria, many thousands more have been killed. One African brother (attending a Bible College here in the United States) plans to return home to begin a Christian school in his native land, but he knows he will not last more than a year or two before they kill him.So what kind of people would act with such cruel hatred toward defenseless men and women who wished them no harm? The radical Muslims, thats who, in an Islamic Jihad or so-called "holy war" they have been waging against Christians and Jews for over 1300 years.M. Ali (not his real name) has seen the above with his own eyes, so he writes about Islam from personal experience. Ali is a well-educated former Muslim who came to the Lord and is now a minister of the Gospel. Because of his background, Ali is particularly well suited to compare the Bible to the Koran and history, and he does so in such a way that truths about which he writes literally jump off the page at you.We may not be able to relate to every word this persecuted saint has written, but that shouldnt matter to us for a minute. What counts is that M. Ali is a stalwart brother in a foreign land who, at the risk of his life, is standing for Jesus against a murderous enemy. And wonder of it all, though they have killed his Christian friends and burned their churches, Ali still sees Muslims as precious souls for whom Jesus died. As a result, he is an example to us all on how to love and witness to Muslims in the face of their virulent animosity.