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 PrintableVersion Islam: the challenge to the churchNo crusadeISLAM: the challenge to the church This book is timely, relevant and a ‘must’. Dr. Sookhdeo, coming to this country as he did as a Muslim immigrant and now very involved in evangelism to Muslims, is obviously highly qualified not only to explain basic Muslim tenets, but also to instruct us how to react and deal with the growth of Islam in UK society. On the one hand we have to beware Islamophobia. Muslims still remember the Crusades. On the other hand, while recognising that there have always been ‘moderate’ Muslims, witness many of the Moghuls in India and many in the UK today who have eschewed violence and sincerely condemn 9/11 and 7/7, this has been despite Islam. Whereas the Christian church grew through being persecuted — the Crusades were a shameful aberration in church history — Islam grew through conquest and violence, so, by the same token, ‘moderate’ Islam is an aberration. What Dr. Sookhdeo is able to do in a very reasoned and dispassionate way is to explain that orthodox Islam (which means ‘submission’, not ‘peace’) is committed to winning the world both credally and politically. There is no separation of religion and state/society. Islam’s law (shari’a) must be implemented. To that end, all means are acceptable — war, jihad, suicide and lies. Dr. Sookhdeo’s book exposes the naivety of many of our church leaders in their Christian-Muslim dialogue, but also makes many practical suggestions as to how (without compromising and committing follies) we can love Muslims and share the gospel with this mission field on our doorstep. This is a very helpful book indeed. Harshit Singh and Jonathan Fletcher, Wimbledon© Evangelicals Now - November 2006 |
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