Monday, December 5, 2016

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi

All of us have biases. We use it to look at the world and interpret the different things. That's the reason why two people can look at exactly the same thing and have two differing interpretations. And because these biases are so crucial in how we see the world, it's hard to hold them up and examine them. And it's even harder to reject them - especially when rejecting them means rejecting your entire support system as well.

And yet, that is what Nabeel Qureshi has done. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus is his extremely moving testimony of how he was raised in a loving Muslim home, and how after investigating both Christianity and Islam, he ended up converting to Christianity. (Also, I just want to say - I was super surprised and happy to see that he did TOK (Theory of Knowledge). If it's the same TOK that I did, then he's a fellow IB alumni!)

This book is part testimony, part introduction to a comparison between Islam and Christianity. Of course, it's not as complete as No God but One (the later book that takes a much more in-depth view of the similarities and differences between the two religions), but it's a very good introduction to the whole thing.

There's not much more I can say. I have no regrets about buying this book, and I thought it was a very engaging, encouraging and enlightening book. Definitely a must-read, especially in the multi-religious world that we live in.

4 comments :

  1. I've been meaning to review the othe one you reviewed first but...

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    1. Have you managed to read it? I'd like to know what you thought about it. This one does come first, but it's a lot more autobiographical. The other one is more theological.

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  2. I find books like this so interesting, seeing someone's religious or spiritual journey. It really is different for each of us. As you said, we all see the world differently. I will have to look for this one. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Eustacia.

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    1. Hope you manage to find it. I really enjoyed this one.

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