Catholic Resources On Islam

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Does anyone know of any Catholic resources on Islam?
I found a few but if anyone knows more please post them on this thread. Here’s what I found

“Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics” by Robert Spencer and Daniel Ali
amazon.com/gp/product/0965922855/ref=ase_robertspencer-20/002-3217113-6378406?s=books&v=glance&n=283155&tagActionCode=robertspencer-20

It’s also listed here
jihadwatch.org/books/
among other books on Islam by Robert Spencer, such as “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades)”
amazon.com/gp/product/0895260131/ref=ase_robertspencer-20/002-3217113-6378406?s=books%22&v=glance&n=283155&tagActionCode=robertspencer-20

Robert Spencer is a Catholic, you can read about him here jihadwatch.org/spencer/

Daniel Ali is a former Muslim who converted and became a Catholic.

Here jihadwatch.org/ is Robert Spencer’s website.

UNDERSTANDING ISLAM AND THE THEOLOGY OF JIHAD
Here’s a book review of “Inside Islam” by Robert Spencer and Daniel Ali on a Catholic website
theotokos.org.uk/pages/breviews/dfoley/islam.html

catholic.com/library/endless_jihad.asp

catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/islam/index.htm

If anyone knows any books, articles or websites by Catholics on Islam, please post the links or titles and authors on this thread.
 
There’s another book (written by a Catholic) called “The Bible and the Quran”; or maybe it’s “The Quran and the Bible”. I really don’t remember. Anyways I’m out of town at the moment so I’m not really able to go check…
 
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There’s another book (written by a Catholic) called “The Bible and the Quran”; or maybe it’s “The Quran and the Bible”. I really don’t remember. Anyways I’m out of town at the moment so I’m not really able to go check…
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I looked it up
I think you meant
“The Bible and the Qur’an”
by Jacques Jomier

amazon.com/gp/product/0898709288/qid=1135264594/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9535516-2609561?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

shop.catholic.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-B0479.html?L+scstore+fnvp3763ff259125+1138485321
 
Here’s some more by Thomas F. Madden (he seems to be Catholic since I found an article of his in crisismagazine.com/ and a book that he edited in shop.catholic.com/ , although i’m not sure if he is)

“The Real History of the Crusades”
By Thomas F. Madden
crisismagazine.com/april2002/cover.htm

“The New Concise History of the Crusades”
by Thomas F. Madden
amazon.com/gp/product/0742538230/qid=1135265685/sr=12-1/104-9535516-2609561?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

“Crusades: The Illustrated History”
Thomas F. Madden

amazon.com/gp/product/0472114638/qid=1135265538/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9535516-2609561?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

shop.catholic.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-B0542.html?L+scstore+yzxk7613ffbad2ba+1138316150
 
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applemango:
Sharing the Gospel with Muslims catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0301fea5.asp

Islam: A Catholic Answers Special Report shop.catholic.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-CB271.html?L+scstore+qrln0207ff567656+1135576727
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I went to the sharing the Gospel with Muslims link, and i do have to say…that stuff will not work with any Muslim who knows their religion. The idea about the God of Islam being one of fear is soo played out.

And then you have this:
I have a Muslim friend who says he believes that Christianity is true but is having trouble with summoning the courage to become a Christian. He says he still has trouble with certain doctrines, such as the deity of Christ. What should I do?
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If the guy could not grasp the idea of Christ being divine,then how did he come to the conclusion that Christianity is true :rolleyes:

anyway, i apologize for going off topic…but i just wanted to add my :twocents: 😃
 
“Converting” other people to your religion is a pipe dream. It’s a decision they have to make themselves. The mindset of questioning whether or not a certain method of sharing your faith with someone “works” on them disturbs me. I’m not saying anyone here was promoting that mindset, but it’s still an easy trap to fall into.
 
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Faith101:
I went to the sharing the Gospel with Muslims link, and i do have to say…that stuff will not work with any Muslim who knows their religion. The idea about the God of Islam being one of fear is soo played out.
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The only part in the article that I saw that looks like what you claim the article ‘plays out’ is:
Love is a keynote of Christianity that Islam lacks. In the words of one Muslim convert to Christianity, “Christianity is a religion of love; Islam is a religion of fear.” Muslims do not have the kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do. Show that to them, talk about it—about how much you love God and want them to share in the feeling of God’s love, and that will help show them the light of the gospel.
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There is nothing wrong with the above quote, especially “Muslims do not have the kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do”. If you claim that you have a loving relationship with God and that other Muslims you know do so too, that doesn’t mean that ALL Muslims have this kind of relationship, others may only fear God or fear God more than they love Him. Also, if you claim you have a loving relationship with God, that doesn’t mean that you have the same kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do.
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Faith101:
And then you have this:

If the guy could not grasp the idea of Christ being divine,then how did he come to the conclusion that Christianity is true :rolleyes:
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The article states
I have a Muslim friend who says he believes that Christianity is true but is having trouble with summoning the courage to become a Christian. He says he still has trouble with certain doctrines, such as the deity of Christ. What should I do?
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Part of the answer in the article states
It is understandable that certain Christian doctrines take awhile to get used to, even after one is convinced of the basic truth of Christianity. That is often how it is with converts, from whatever faith. Even after one has grasped the fact that God loves us so much that he chose to be born as one of us, the idea that he chose to be born as Jesus in particular is something that strikes Muslims as odd. They have known about Jesus all their lives yet regarded him as a human prophet, as we Christians regard Moses.
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In the same way, it takes awhile for Muslims to get used to the idea that Jesus, someone they have always regarded as only a human, was in fact God incarnate. To help them with this, be patient with them, give them the time they need to get used to the concept, and perhaps show them a list of verses in the New Testament that show Jesus to be God.
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I think it is saying that the person is convinced intellectually with the doctrine of the deity of Christ and with Christianity being true but is having trouble emotionally with certain doctrines such as the doctrine of the deity of Christ. At least, that is a possibility of what the article is saying.
 
There is nothing wrong with the above quote, especially “Muslims do not have the kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do”. If you claim that you have a loving relationship with God and that other Muslims you know do so too, that doesn’t mean that ALL Muslims have this kind of relationship, others may only fear God or fear God more than they love Him. Also, if you claim you have a loving relationship with God, that doesn’t mean that you have the same kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do.
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All i want to know is how do you know what kind of relationship a Muslim has with their Creator? It is irritating when I’m sitting here reading someone else tell me what kind of relationship I have with God. What if i told you that because Muslims have a strong direct relationship with God, where they feel no need to go through an intercessor…but Catholics sometimes feel the need to go through Mary, therefore a Christians relationship with God is not as strong.

You would probably think “who the heck is she to tell me about my relationship with God”…welll there ya go.

I gotta go…i’ll reply to the rest later
 
Salaam Everyone;
There is nothing wrong with the above quote, especially “Muslims do not have the kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do”. If you claim that you have a loving relationship with God and that other Muslims you know do so too, that doesn’t mean that ALL Muslims have this kind of relationship, others may only fear God or fear God more than they love Him. Also, if you claim you have a loving relationship with God, that doesn’t mean that you have the same kind of loving, intimate relationship with God that Christians do
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Love is a beautiful thing.
How much do we love God the Creator?

The signs of the love of God:
Most of us claim to love God, but each one of us should examine himself as to the genuineness of the love which one professes.

The first test of the love to God: The lover of God should not dislike the thought of death, for no friend shrinks from going to see a friend. The Prophet said, “Whoever wishes to see God, God wishes to see him.” It is true a sincere lover of God may shrink from the thought of death coming before he has finished his preparation for the next world, but if he is sincere, he will be diligent in making such preparation.

The second test of sincerity is that a man should be willing to sacrifice his will to God’s, should cleave to what brings him nearer to God, and should shun what places him at a distance from God. The fact of a man’s sinning is no proof that he does not love God at all, but it proves that he does not love Him with his whole heart. The saint Fudhail said to a certain man, “If any one asks you whether you love God, keep silent; for if you say, ‘I do not love Him,’ you are an infidel; and if you say, ‘I do,’ your deeds contradict you.”

The third test is that the remembrance of God should always remain fresh in a man’s heart without effort, for what a man loves he constantly remembers, and if his love is perfect he never forgets it. It is possible, however, that, while the love of God does not take the first place in a man’s heart, the love of the love of God may, for love is one thing and the love of love another.

The fourth test is that he will love the Holy book of God, and the prophets of God; if his love is really strong, he will love all men, for all are God’s servants, nay, his love will embrace the whole creation, for he who loves any one loves the works he composes and his handwriting.

The fifth test is, he will be covetous of retirement and privacy for purposes of devotion. In truth, if the love of God really takes possession of the heart, all other love is excluded.

A sixth test is that worship becomes easy. When love to God is complete no joy is equal to the joy of worship.

Taken (with some modifications to suit most of people) from This Site

Salaam.
Joseph.
 
I think it is saying that the person is convinced intellectually with the doctrine of the deity of Christ and with Christianity being true but is having trouble emotionally with certain doctrines such as the doctrine of the deity of Christ. At least, that is a possibility of what the article is saying.
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Christianity is built on the diety of Christ. Period. Whatever you accept in Christianity, whether emotionally or intellectually, has to bring you the conclusion that he is indeed God, for you to accept Christianity as true.

In addition, many people on this forum stated that the diety of Christ, described in trinity, is a concept that can not be understood intellectually…rather, it is to be accepted as one of the many mysteries of our Creator. So to have this man grasp, intellectually, the concept of trinity…when scholars of Christianity can not…is quite puzzling.

In any case, we are obviously going to disagree on this point.
But i thought the quote was interestingly peculiar.

To comment on the portion of the article you pasted:
Even after one has grasped the fact that God loves us so much that he chose to be born as one of us, the idea that he chose to be born as Jesus in particular is something that strikes Muslims as odd
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The idea that God would come down and be born as Jesus isnt the issue. It is the idea that God would be human,any human, that “strikes Muslims as odd” as it only makes sense to us to worship the Sustainer, and not anyone who is in need of sustenance (Jesus, or any other of the beloved messengers, or any human).
 
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