Chelmsford Public Library

Seeking Allah, finding Jesus, a devout Muslim encounters Christianity, Nabeel Qureshi

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-360)

autobiography

no index present

non fiction

Seeking Allah, finding Jesus

bibliography

913135807

Nabeel Qureshi

a devout Muslim encounters Christianity

An unexpected journey from Islam to Christianity. In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, now expanded with bonus content, Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, complete with friendships, investigations, and supernatural dreams along the way. Providing an intimate window into a loving Muslim home, Qureshi shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God. Unable to deny the arguments but not wanting to deny his family, Qureshi struggled with an inner turmoil that will challenge Christians, Muslims, and all those who are interested in the world's great religions. Engaging and thought-provoking, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus tells a powerful story of the clash between Islam and Christianity in one man's heart -- and of the peace he eventually found in Jesus. The New York Times bestselling Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus has been expanded to include: A revised introduction by Nabeel and a new foreword by Lee Strobel; A new epilogue covering the first ten years of Nabeel's life as a Christian; Ten contributions by scholars and experts, one for each section of the book; A topical table of contents for research and teaching; A response to objections about Nabeel's former sect of Islam; And an excerpt from Nabeel's sequel, No God but One: Allah or Jesus? - Back coverQureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, and shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God-- and of the peace he eventually found in Jesus

Foreword / Lee Strobel -- Introduction -- Prologue: Seeking Allah -- Part one : Called to prayer. Prayers of my fathers -- A mother's faith -- A community of four -- The perfect book -- Stories of the prophet -- Righteous through ritual prayer -- Diversity in Islam -- The path of Sharia -- Dreams of the faithful -- The month of blessing -- Part two : An ambassador for Islam. Third culture -- Muslims in the West -- Swoons and substitutions -- The Father is greater than Jesus -- Heaven's gates and hell's flames -- Treasured traditions -- Signs in the sky -- Honor and authority -- The religion of peace -- Part three : Testing the New Testament. Becoming brothers -- Opening my eyes -- Textual evolution -- Revisiting reliability -- Part four : Coming to the crux. Litmus tests -- Crucifying the swoon theory -- A Muslim at church -- Debating the resurrection -- Part five : Jesus : mortal Messiah or divine Son of God? Genetics and Jesus -- Jesus creates carpenters -- The divine Son of Man -- Paulemics and the earliest Jesus -- Part six : The case for the gospel. Tension and the Trinity -- Resonating with the Trinity -- Salvation in the balance -- Assessing the gospel -- Part seven : The truth about Muhammad. Muhammad revisited -- The picture-perfect prophet -- Veiling the violence -- Muhammad Rasul Allah? -- Part eight : The holiness of the Quran. The case for the Quran -- The Quran, science, and Bucailleism -- Hadith and the history of the Quran -- Those whom their right hands possess -- Part nine : Faith in doubt. Rationality and revelation -- The cost of embracing the cross -- I am near; seek and you shall find -- A field of crosses -- Part ten : Guided by the hand of God. Deciphering dreams -- The narrow door -- A stairway out of the mosque -- Time to mourn -- The Word speaks -- Finding Jesus -- Expanded epilogue -- Appendixes. Expert contributions -- Topical table of contents -- Are Ahmadis Muslim? : Responding to concerns about my former sect of Islam -- Sneak peek : No God but one : Allah or Jesus? -- Notes -- Glossary