Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

by Nabeel Qureshi

Nabeel Qureshi was an intellectual raised in a Muslim home who devoted years of study and fellowship with his best friend David, a Christian intellectual. They argued, researched, prayed, and maintained their friendship as Nabeel sought the Truth. Was he to find it in Jesus or in the teachings of Islam? This book is perfect for anyone who wants to:

—approach the Bible analytically

—prove or disprove the claims about Jesus Christ

—learn more about the beliefs of Muslims, their culture and how the two are related

—learn about the history of Islam

—understand the difference in approaches to Islam in the East and in the West

—learn some basic Islamic terminology 

—witness a true Christian/Muslim friendship

—see how a Christian can share Jesus with others by example as he lives out his beliefs in Jesus through his actions

—learn how to disagree respectfully

—understand the Trinity

—gain an understanding of what a Muslim gives up when he converts to Christianity and the consequences of a conversion

—comprehend the claims and arguments against and for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus

—read truths about Muhammad and the Quran that imams don’t share with their followers.

The Foreword of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus summarizes the book quite well: “This is the riveting story of one man’s quest to set aside his preconceptions and pursue answers to the most pressing issues of life and faith, despite enormous pressure to maintain the status quo.”

Rating: 5/5

Category: Memoir, Christian, Religion and Spiritual

Notes: The author describes the book as a “narrative biography,” and one of the contributors to the lengthy appendix which expands on the topics in the book calls it Qureshi’s “spiritual autobiography.”

Publication: August 21, 2018—Zondervan

Memorable Lines:

The culture clash of immigrant parents with their Western-born children is especially common during the emotionally stormy teenage years, and it serves to illustrate a vital fact: Muslim immigrants from the East are starkly different from their Muslim children born in the West.

Effective evangelism requires relationships. There are very few exceptions.

Because of hadith and tradition, Muslim religion, culture, heritage, and identity all find their core in the person of Muhammad. This is why Muslims see an attack on his character as equivalent to a personal attack on them and everything they stand for.

These are the costs Muslims must calculate when considering the gospel: losing the relationships they have built in this life, potentially losing this life itself, and if they are wrong, losing their afterlife in paradise. It is no understatement to say that Muslims often risk everything to embrace the cross.