The New American Quran: A Dangerous Trick

[Anyabwile]

I think it was the author's intention to handle the challenge Muslims claim is given by the Quran but unable to be met - namely, producing a book like the Quran.

No everyones established this isn't the case besides Christians it seems. For starters large sections of the book are the Qur'an other parts are Chapters of the Qur'an changed around anyway. So that totally finished off any claim that this was the authors intent. Otherwise it would have been 100% new original, a new revelation. So i don't buy this one, and neither has anyone else except blind embaressed Christians looking for a way out of this one.


I don't even know how you can comment on anything about this book in the positive Ronni. You're becoming like those desperate Christians i speak with and hear, even though you've always been passionate you've never been like this. Yes you gave the obligatory "i don't agree with this <b>but</b>" response to this, when in reality as a decent human, confident in your faith. You shouldn't agree with this at all. There's no where to go with this. It would be like a Muslim producing a fake Bible and making negative comments about Jesus and Christian beleifs in it. I so didn't want to think you was like this Ronni, i was holding out on you being the last open minded Christian i'm gonna get to speak with, have my questions answered fairly etc.


And it leads us back to the question..why if it's obvious the author wasn't trying to match the Qur'an, did he do this book? I think this reviewer got the closest to the answer...or even, hit the nail on the head...


<i><b>Are the authors implying that the Bible lacks the power to change hearts? </b>If it is meant to bring Muslims closer to Christianity -- then why not simply translate the Bible to Arabic? Is it only through subterfuge and plagiarism (taking existing verses from the Quran and altering them to preach Christian theology) that Christians can communicate with Muslims? <b>A religion as enduring as Christianity surely must have more honest methods to perpetuate itself. </b></i>


There simply is no way to rationalize this book as an honest intellectual effort and the existence of the book actually argues against itself. It proves itself to be nothing more than a political tool. <b>If anything, it insults the Bible -- implying that a book that Christians consider pagan can be easily modified and be used to replace the Bible itself</b>.


The whole thing is truly pathetic...although as someone pointed out to me, a good sign at the fears of Islam being the fastest growing religion, all other Christian tactics are wearing thin. This is a bad move for Christians and will Insha Allah cause some to question their own faith, why the need for this? What about the Bible as the reviewer said, is it not good enough? Very very embaressing for Christians. It truly is a shame you can agree with anything in this Ronni.


I would have had more respect for someone actually trying to write their own Qur'an, fresh, with no copied ideas or re changed chapters. Not putting down any faith, but trying from scratch. 1422 or so years, and still...no one has managed to meet the challenge.


Truly desperate and shameful tactic on the part of the Christians, i actually feel sorry for the effect i think this is going to have on Christians as opposed to Muslims. Because by the very definition of what the book is, it makes the religion look desperate and in need for something closer to Islam....a Christian Qur'an, because the bible isn't good enough.


Dear oh dear.