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Islam
With over 1.5 billion adherents, Islam is the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity. Muslims believe the faith’s central text, the Qur’an, was revealed to the prophet Muhammed during a series of divine encounters. The doctrines of the Qur’an are expounded in the Hadith, collections of sayings attributed to Muhammed, and enacted in Sharia, a moral code considered to be the infallible law of God. The religion is known for its “five pillars”: testimony, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage, all of which have parallels in Western Christianity. Islam diverges from Christianity in its rejection of several core tenets: the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the atonement of Christ, the grace of God, and the nature of the afterlife. Embattled in a centuries-long conflict spanning the early days of the Roman Empire to the September 11 terrorist attacks and beyond, Muslims and Christians continue to jockey for cultural and spiritual influence via interfaith evangelism efforts and sociopolitical advocacy.
Is the God of Muhammad the Father of Jesus?
The answer to this question reveals the heart of our faith
February 4, 2002
Muslim Missions: Then & Now
How a terrorist attack reshaped efforts to reach Muslims.
September 8, 2011
More on Islam
Will New Guidelines Solve Wycliffe's Two-Year Bible Translation Controversy?
Updated best practices point the way forward for missionary-Muslim interactions.
May 10, 2013
Conversion Confusion
Did a widow with seven children get 15 years in an Egyptian prison for becoming a Christian? Not so fast.
April 18, 2013
How a Catholic-Pentecostal Split Could Help Nigeria's Militant Islamists
United body divides for the first time in 40 years over politics and Islam.
March 7, 2013
Discipleship Is Messy
Insider movements can lead to syncretism, yes. But less so if we all stay connected.
January 17, 2013
How Much Muslim Context Is Too Much for the Gospel?
How learning the limits helps us stay "biblically orthodox and maximally attractive."
January 16, 2013
Why Evangelicals Should Be Thankful for Muslim Insiders
Insider followers of Jesus may not have changed religions, but their lives have been changed by Christ.
January 15, 2013
Worshiping Jesus in the Mosque
What it's like to follow Christ embedded in Muslim culture. An interview with a Muslim follower of Isa.
January 14, 2013
The Hidden History of Insider Movements
For generations, Islam and Hinduism have had believers
January 14, 2013
How Should Christian Satellite Networks Evangelize Muslims?
"Innocence of Muslims" film sparks debate among broadcasters.
January 10, 2013
Kenyan Jihadists Target Surprising Recruits: Ex-Christians
Radical Islamists are capitalizing on poverty and unemployment to enlist would-be martyrs.
January 9, 2013
Home Away from Home
Lamin Sanneh has journeyed from Africa to the West, and from Islam to Christianity.
January 2, 2013
Egyptian Christians Face the Future Under New Islamist Law
What way forward under the hastily passed, shari'ah-based constitution?
December 28, 2012
State-Sponsored Pilgrimages Under Review in Nigeria
A third of the country's 90,000 religious pilgrims this year were Christians.
December 5, 2012
Can Egypt's Christian Assistant President Get Democracy Back on Track?
Copts debate influence of Samir Marcos on Mohamed Morsy's presidential team.
November 12, 2012
The Story Behind One of the Most Ironic Religious Freedom Lawsuits Ever Filed
The religious discrimination complaint against the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom moves closer to trial.
September 26, 2012
Nigerian States Propose Religion Limits as Gunmen Kill 19 at Bible Study
Continued surge in sectarian violence has local governments debating how to stop it.
August 8, 2012
Poll of Americans: Better a Mormon than a Muslim in White House
Voters are more comfortable with President Obama's religion—as long as he is not a Muslim.
July 26, 2012
Muslim Creativity Comes to Church in Alexandria, Egypt
The Corners for Creativity cultural center marks a new Christian witness in the Islamist city.
July 19, 2012
The Other Iranian Revolution
In 'godless' eastern Germany, Iranian refugees surprise pastors with their interest in Christianity.
July 17, 2012
Syria's Last Chance
As violence surges and diplomacy fails, Christians, Muslims, and Druze advocate for reconciliation and democracy.
June 27, 2012
What Egyptian Christians Think About Their New Islamist President
Reactions are varied, but fear is prevalent.
June 25, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Signs Agreement with Egyptian Evangelicals
But is the 10-point agreement worthy of trust?
May 31, 2012
The Fight for Egypt's Future
Coptic Christians test new strategies to thrive in an Islamist Egypt.
May 31, 2012
Egyptian Christians Back to Square One Ahead of Election
After a year of new forms of political engagement, why do Copts still face the same ‘bitter choice’ of old regime vs. Islamists?
May 29, 2012
Violence in Nigeria: Breaking the Country's Fatal Deadlock
Christians and Muslims will find peace if they work together for justice.
April 30, 2012
The Problem 'Son': Debate Continues Over Translating 'Son of God' for Muslims
Wycliffe translations challenged by Assemblies of God.
April 3, 2012
Islam's Inquisitors: A Review of 'Silenced'
Muslim blasphemy laws threaten global religious liberty and American national security.
December 29, 2011
How to Respond to Our All-American Muslim Neighbors
And how to respond to absurd boycotts, for that matter.
December 13, 2011
Missionaries to Muslims Agree to Soften Criticisms of Each Other
Ten years after 9/11, the heated debate over contextualization is about to get more civil.
October 13, 2011
Wycliffe, SIL Issue Guidelines on Translating 'Son of God' Among Muslims
The term 'Son of God' should be retained, but not at the expense of comprehension, translating groups say.
October 13, 2011
How Heather Mercer's Hostage Stint Turned into Global Hope
After 9/11, the missionary's ten-year journey leads from the Taliban to Iraqi Kurdistan.
September 12, 2011
Loving Muslims One at a Time
The 'Vicar of Baghdad' says the key to Muslim-Christian relations is very personal.
September 9, 2011
Believers on the MOVE
A suburban Chicago church ministers to Muslims at home and abroad.
September 8, 2011
Muslim Missions: Then & Now
How a terrorist attack reshaped efforts to reach Muslims.
September 8, 2011
Have Muslim-Christian Relations Improved Since 9/11?
Observers weigh in on how interactions between the two religions have changed in recent years.
September 6, 2011
Syria's Christians Back Assad
Church leaders say the embattled president should stay on.
July 7, 2011
Public Enemy: Iran's Persecution Backfires
Regime's antagonism is increasing Christianity's appeal.
June 1, 2011
The Theology of Osama bin Laden's Death
Christians call for solemn reflection and thanksgiving.
May 23, 2011
Dearborn ordered to apologize for arrests of Christian missionaries at Arab Fest
The city of Dearborn accepted a settlement agreement that includes a public apology to three Christian missionaries who claim their Constitutional rights were violated during the annual 2012 Dearborn Arab Festival. (MLive.com)
Muslim-Christian relationship fuels row in Egypt
Police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Muslims who surrounded a Coptic church in anger over an alleged inter-faith relationship (Associated Press)
Turn to Religion Split Bomb Suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Home
Over the past five years, the personal lives of the Tsarnaev family members slipped into turmoil, driven, at least in part, by a growing interest in religion by both Tamerlan and his mother. (The WallmStreet Journal)
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