SHARING OUR FAITH

RESOURCES:

1. Chapman, Colin, Cross and Crescent, IVP. 1995.
   Cooper. Anne, editor. Ishmael My Brother, A Biblical Course on Islam, Marc, Europe, 1985 1-85424-233-4
   Gibb, Hamilton, A R & Kramers J.H.eds., Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam, Leiden: E.J.Brill 1974
   Goldsmith, Martin, Islam and Christian Witness., MARC.
   Nazir-Ali, Michael. Islam, A Christian Perspective. Exeter: The Paternoster Press.1983 ISBN 0-85364-333-4
   Rippin, Andrew. Muslims. Their religious beliefs and Practices. Vol. I The Formative Penod.
   Vol.2 The Contemporary Period., London: Routledge 1995 reprint.

2. QUR'AN:

   The Koran Interepted. Translated by Arthur Arberry. 1946, Oxford: OUP 1990 ISBN 0-19-281628-4
   The Meaning of the glorious Qur'an. Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, London: Al-Furqan Publications Ltd. 1988 (many reprints available)
   The Holy Qur'an, Text, Translation and Commentary. A. Yusuf Al., Markfield, Islamic Foundation. 1975

3. BOOKS ABOUT THE QUR'AN:

   Brother Mark, A 'Perfect ' Qur'an on the Internet http://www.callnetuk.com/home/aperfectquran/
   Cragg, Kenneth . The Event of the Qur'an, Islarn In its Scripture. Oxford, Oneworld,1971, 1994,
   Cragg, Kenneth. The Mind of the Qur' an, London, Allen and Unwin. 1973, ISBN 0-04-297030X
   Gatje,Helmut. The Qur'an and Its Exegesis. Translated by Alford T.Welch, Oxford, Oneworld. 1997,
   Gilchrist, John. Jam'al -Quran, The codification of the Qur'an text, Jesus to the Muslims, (Nairobi, Kenya.) 1989
   Hinds, Jeremy. Qur'an Course. London: CMS (Printed by the missionary society.)
   Hinds,J., Qur'an Word Studies. Oldham: Word of Life 1996
   Parrinder, Geoffley. Jesus in the Qur'an. Oxford: Oneworld, 1995 (reprint of 1965) ISBN 1-85168-094-2
   Robinson, Neal. Discovering the Qur'an, A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text ,London: SCP Press Ltd.1996
   St. Clair-Tisdall. The Sources of Islam. Edinburgh: T & T Clark.
   Von Denffer, Ahmad., 'Ulum Al'Qur'an. An Introduction to the sciences of the Qur'an, Markfield: The Islamic Foundation,1996
   Warraq, Ibn, edited by The Origins of the Koran. N.Y. Prometheus Bks, 1998
   

4. HADITH:

   Burton, John An Introduction to the Hadith. Edinburgh EUP ltd. 1994, 0-7486-0435-9
   Buhkari-Sahih Arabic/English, Translated by Dr. M M. Khan, Maktaba Dar us Salam, Saudi Arabia 1996
   Parshall, Phil, Inside the community, Understanding Muslims through their traditions, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books 1994 ISBN 0-8010 7132-1

5. ON THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET:

   Cook, M. Muhammad Oxford OUP, 1983, 0 19 287605-8
   Dashti, Ali Twenty three Years: Studies of the Prophetic Career of Muhammed. Reprinted by Pl
   Gilchrist, John. Muhammad, The prophet of Islam. South Africa MERCA 1994.
   Guillume, Alfred. The Life of the Prophet. (a translation of Ibn Ishaq's life of the prophet via Ibn Hisham) 33 -l
   Warraq, Ibn In Search of the Historical Muhammad, N. Y. Prometheus Bks, 2000
   Watt, W. Montgomery, Muhammad, Prophet and Statesman. London: OUP 1961, ISBN 0-190881078-4

6. APOLOGETICS:

   Abdul-Haqq, Abdiyah Akbar, Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim, Minnesota, Bethany Fellowship inc. 1980
   Cooper, Anne. In the Family of Abraham. Printed by PI. 1989 (out of print)
   Campbell, Wm.. Dr. The Gospel of Barnabas, Its true value, Rawalpindi, Christian Study Centre 1989
   Campbell, The Qur'an and the Bible in the light of History and Science, Middle East Resources ISBN I -881085-00-7
   Geisler, Norman L. & Abdul Saleeb. Answering Islam, The Crescent in the Light of the Cross Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book, 1995, ISBN 0 8010 3859 6
   Gilchrist, John, series of booklets which are very useful.

   • Qur'an and Bible Series Responses to books by Ahmed Dedat.
     No. I . The Crucifixion of Christ: a fact, not fiction.
     No. 2. What indeed was the sign of Jonah?
     No. 3. The textual history of the Qur'an and the Bible.
     No. 4. Christ in Islarn and Chrisbanity
     No. 5 Is Muhammad foretold in the Bible.
     No. 6. Orgins and Sources of the Gospel of Barnabas.
     
   • Christianity and Islam Series.
     No. I . An Analytical study of the cross and the hijrah
     No. 2. Nuzul I Isa The second coming of Jesus Christ.
     No. 3. Al Masihu-lsa: The glory of Jesus the Messiah.
     No. 4. The uniqueness of Jesus in the Qur'an and the bible.
     No. 5. The Titles of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible.
     No. 6. Millat - A-Ibrahim: The True faith of Abraham.
     No. 7. The love of God in the Qur'an and the Bible
     No. 8. The Temple, the Ka'aba and the Christ.

   HPCF booklet, 101 Cleared Up Contradictions in the Bible, on Jay Smith's Debate web-site.
   Livingstone, Greg. Planting Churches in Muslim Cites. A Team Approach, Michigan: Baker Books. 1993,
   Musk, Bill, Touching the Soul of Islam. Sharing the Gospel in Muslim Cultures, Crowborough, MARC 1995
   Musk, Bill, The Unseen Face of Islam, Sharing the Gospel with Ordinary Muslims, MARC, 1984
   Nehls, Gerhard. Christians Ask Muslim and Christians Answer Muslims, Life Challenge Africa - SIM
   Parshall, Phil, Beyond the Mosque. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books. 1980 (Muslim community)
   Parshall, Phil, Bridges to Islam. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books 1981, Folk Islam. 0 8010 708103
   Parshall, Phil, New Paths in Muslim Evangelism, Grand Rapids, Michigan Baker Books, 1980 contextualisation
   Parshall, Phil, The Cross and the Crescent, Understanding the Muslim mind and heart, Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc,1989
   Stephen Masood, Why Follow Jesus, Into the Light, and The Bible and the Qur'an.. a Question of Integrity, all from Kitab
7. SHORT BOOKLETS:

   Sharing Christ with Muslims. £2.25 incl p&p from Frontiers, PO Box 7, Northampton, NN3 2PJ. (Tel 01604-233535)
   Heart to Heart. Anne Cooper. from Word of Life, PO Box 14, Oldham, OL1 3WW. (Tel 0161 628 4051) £2 incl p&p

8. MAGAZINES:

   Isa Masih. Thrice yearly newsletter for Christian Students. Available free of charge from CMF, 157 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8XN or email petersaunders@compuserve.com Back issues are available on-line at http://debate.org.uk/topics/isamasih/home.htm
   ISIC Bulletin. Islam world news. Six issues per year available from ISIC. (Tel 020-7474-0743)

9. WEB SITES: Jochen Katz' site at http://answering-islam.org.uk
   Jay Smith's site at http://debate.org.uk
   Back Issues of Isa Masih are on-line on Jay Smith's site (see above)
   Otherwise just follow the links....
   Newsgroup: MCD on the Debate site; and soc.religion.islam; alt.religion.islam
10. CONFERENCES:
    Ishmael My Brother. Weekend and/or Saturday Conferences organised by Christian Medical Fellowship and UCCF. Weekend conferences in May/Oct. Details and booking forms are available from CMF office. Ask for Sandra Hartley (tel: 020-7928-4694)
    For weekend conferences on your campus ask for Jay Smith: 020-8907-1504

    LBC's Islamic Training Course Week-long course using the Carey College material in Sept, at the 'Guthrie Centre' of the London Bible College. Ask For Lisbet Diers. (tel: 01923-456-160)