Can you help me get a better understanding of what Islam teaches?

[plimeri]

I am a faithful Catholic and I would like to get a better understanding of what Islam teaches. Does it really teach Jihad and the submission of all infidels to Islam? Can you recommend a book?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

These links should give you the answers that you need. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by this, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading:
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• What do I say to people who say we worship the same God as Muslims?
• How can you say that Catholics and Muslims worship the same God?
• If Allah is a name for God, what’s wrong with Catholics praying to him?
• Must I believe that Muslims worship my God?
• Muslims worship the same God as Christians?
• Is Allah the same God as the God of Christians & Jews?
• Why doesn’t the Holy Father speak out about the slaughter of Christians by fundamentalist Islam?

Suggested Books:

• Answering Islam
• Beginning Apologetics 9: How to Answer Muslims
• Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics
• Islam: A Catholic Perspective
• Not Peace, But A Sword: The Great Chasm Between Christianity And Islam
• The Bible and the Qur’an