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Muslim Friends: Their Faith and Feeling : An Introduction to Islam (Concordia Scholarship Today) (Windows Workshop) Paperback – April 1, 1996
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Muslim Friends provides an introduction to Islam to help Christians better understand the Muslims' faith and practice. This volume enables non-Muslims to understand Islam and to help foster friendly relations between non-Muslims and Muslims.
This is no ordinary account of Islam by a missionary, though there is much that will attract mission readers; nor is it the impartial approach sought by the academy, though there is much that is academic; it is rather like taking a journey of faith that behind the media facade of Islam as a militant, violent, resurgent and world-threatening force, there is an Islam of the heart. Western readers will begin to understand that Muslims too are humans with fears and hopes, that they too are on a journey of faith, and that perhaps friendship rather than enmity ought to be the goal. -Dr. Harold Vogelaar- Professor Emeritus of World Religions and Interfaith Dialogue Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL --cph.org The term "Muslim friends" could conceal a lack of real friendship and honest appreciation. But how different it is in Dr. Miller's book. The author has succeeded brilliantly in introducing his Muslim friends, their faith and practices, covering a wide spectrum of topics in scholarly detail and yet in a most readable manner. -Dr. Willem A. Bijlefeld- Director Emeritus Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford, CT --cph.org The term "Muslim friends" could conceal a lack of real friendship and honest appreciation. But how different it is in Dr. Miller's book. The author has succeeded brilliantly in introducing his Muslim friends, their faith and practices, covering a wide spectrum of topics in scholarly detail and yet in a most readable manner. -Dr. Willem A. Bijlefeld- Director Emeritus Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford, CT --cph.org
Dr. Roland E. Miller served for nearly 25 years as a Lutheran missionary in India. Professor Emeritus of Luther College in Regina, Canada, Dr. Miller is the author of several books and many articles in the fields of Islamics, India studies, and missiology.
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Concordia Publishing (April 1, 1996) Language
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429 pages ISBN-10
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0570046246 ISBN-13
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978-0570046240 Item Weight
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1.45 pounds Dimensions
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6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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Roland Miller, a Lutheran and Islamicist, has written many books and articles on Islam. Since retiring from Luther Seminary in 1999, he has continued studying the Islamic world and has written Muslims and the Gospel: A Reflection of Christian Sharing in 2004. He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and the Hartford Seminary Foundation. From 1953 to 1976, he served as a Lutheran missionary in the mostly Muslim town of Malappuram, Kerala, in southern India. Understanding the heightened need for non-Muslim, English readers to understand Islam, Miller has written a book with a scholarly foundation beneath basic, understandable prose. Muslim Friends introduces readers to Islam and the corresponding emotions of its followers within the context of their everyday lives, showing what deference, devotion, and austerity to Allah really looks like in the life of Muslims. The title Muslim Friends is appropriate: it introduces Islam from a Muslim perspective. Miller explains, "On the human level it is friendship that provides the most ready access to the realm of personal meaning. It is to friends that we ordinarily express our deepest feelings, our hopes and fears, our inner faith." Through such a narrative vehicle, Miller reveals the religion of Islam through the voices of Abdulla, Amina, and their family, composite portraits of Muslim friends that Miller has known during his life. For example, in discussing belief in God, Miller begins by narrating how the reality of God affects the lives of his friends, using this as the springboard to discuss the Muslim affirmations about God, his divine names, and attributes. His strategy is successful. Miller instructs well, being mindful to Muslims and their religion, but also the need for westerners to understand more fully an Islamic view of the world. In 18 chapters, Miller paints a portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam, doing so through the warmth of human contact and the feelings of Muslims. That is why Muslim Friends is not some parched, bookish tome; it shows what Islamic practice by regular Muslims actually looks like. Miller did not simply write some dry and dusty academic analysis of a belief system. In his book, Miller breaks down the basic teachings of Islam into five categories: God, angels, prophets, books, and the Day of Judgment. Learning about Islamic teachings through these categories, Muslim Friends shows well how the truth claims of Islam address the different aspects of the human condition. Even on the controversial--and often misunderstood idea of Jihad in the west--Miller is evenhanded and clear. He writes about Jihad from the Quran, classical understandings, and contemporary views, both moderate and radical. The book even delves into the internal Muslim debates concerning Jihad. Through such exploration, Miller gives a sense of the stirrings and upheavals within Islam today. When Miller does criticize something within Islam, he gets away with it because of the narrative vehicle he uses. His reproaches seem to come from within Islam itself and never seem foreign or slanted. For instance, that Muslims are supposed to act as one cohesive community but do not, saddens Miller. "In practice it does not turn out that way. Human realities take over and Muslim societies fail to live up to the noble theory of one community and one family." In Muslim Friends, Miller succeeds, almost too well (if that is even possible)! It seems as if he is a fusion or amalgam of a Christian and a Muslim, so well did he explain things from the Muslim mind set. This made me as a Christian uncomfortable--nonetheless, that should not deter anyone from reading the book. Miller's informal style meshes in wonderfully well with the quotations from many Muslim sources: the Qu'ran, Hadith, and Muslim authors, even extensively quoting Muslim scholars like Sayyid Qutb and Imam al-Ghazali on the ideal of Umma (togetherness and community). By using Muslim voices to show non-Muslims the tenets of Islam, Miller's book is one of a kind. Although Muslim Friends is not the only book one should read if he were to embark on a study of Islam, if that were the only book that a non-Muslim were to read, he could do much worse. This book is recommended for those who want an introductory, accurate, and sympathetic understanding of Islam and what it means to be a Muslim. Muslim Friends also provides a good foundation for further study and is even a good read for those who wish to reacquaint themselves to Islam through fresh eyes.
Had to read for a class, and it was an enjoyable read. Felt very personal but educational at the same time. Learned a lot!
This author clearly has a deep love for his Muslim friends and communicates both a scholarly understanding and an intimate look at Muslims. I've used this book as a required text when teaching students to understand their Muslim neighbors. Dr. Miller's writing is colorful, personal and engaging. This is anything but dry reading!
it took me forever to find this book again but i found it! very educational, gives you an insight into islaam (:
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Thank you for your question to which I am sure many people will also be wondering the answer. Since most of us who come to Islam do so in adulthood, we have already established friends through school and work and are not accustom to going outside of these circles to seek friends. But it is essential for Muslims to have other Muslim friends who can encourage them toward good. The Prophet demonstrated in a hadith what a huge impact having righteous friends (and friends who call us to not so righteous actions) can have on us:
The likeness of a righteous friend and an evil friend, is the likeness of a (musk) perfume seller and a blacksmith. As for the perfume seller, he may either bestow something on you, or you may purchase something from him, or you may benefit from his sweet smell. And as for the blacksmith, he may either burn your clothes, or you may be exposed to his awful smell. (Bukhari and Muslim)
This is not to say that non-Muslims friends are necessarily bad for us. We just have to keep in mind that they may have impermissible habits and different priorities than practicing Muslim friends will. So how do we, as converts, make new Muslim friends? Some might simply say, go where the Muslims are. But it may take a bit more effort than just showing up at jumuah.
So try going where the Muslims are and getting involved. I find this is a more proactive way to making new Muslim friends, inshaAllah. Getting involved in community activities will be a natural way to interact and get to know people, and ultimately make Muslim friends. Volunteer to help serve the iftar during Ramadan.
Sign up for the masjid’s volunteering efforts if there are any. If not, suggest to the masjid board that they get involved in feeding the homeless, and offer to help organize such activities if you have the time. Whenever you are around people and interacting (which doesn’t always happen at jumuah), friendship will happen naturally, as they did when you were in school or when you are at work. It just takes a little creativity to find ways to be around and interact with fellow Muslim, since in the West (assuming you are in the West), Muslims do not make up a large segment of the population.
If there is no masjid near you, you can always join a convert support group online to at least have a friend online with whom you can share your experiences and seek advice from. Facebook is a great resource for this.
I hope this helps. Please keep in touch.
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429 pages ISBN-10
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