Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs » (Updated)

Ergun Mehmet Caner (Th.M., Southeastern Seminary; Th.D., University of South Africa) is dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and professor of theology and church history at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. During his seventeen years as a pastor and now as an educator, Dr. Caner has lectured on apologetics, world religions, and theology in eleven countries and has been interviewed on CNN, The 700 Club, the BBC, and elsewhere. He is coauthor of many books on global apologetics.

(Foreword by Richard Land) An insider's look at the reality of Islam by two former Sunni Muslims widely respected for their ability to clearly explain the Muslim mind. More than 150,000 copies in print!

Foreword 11

Preface: A Man of Granite 13

Acknowledgments 21

Introduction: Chilling Words in a Frightening World 23

Chapter 1 Security, Politics, and Jihad 29

Chapter 2 Muhammad: The Militant Messenger 38

Chapter 3 The Story of Islam: A Trail of Blood 65

Chapter 4 The Qur'an: "Mother of Books" 81

Chapter 5 Sunnah and Hadith: The Other Books 93

Chapter 6 Allah: Names of Terror, Names of Glory 102

Chapter 7 Fundamentals: The Five Pillars 120

Chapter 8 Women: Love, Marriage, and Property 132

Chapter 9 Salvation: Mathematical Righteousness 142

Chapter 10 Holy Days: A Calendar of Islamic Community 152

Chapter 11 Islamic Sects and Splinters 161

Chapter 12 The Illusion of Religious Liberty: Terrorism from Within 172

Chapter 13 The Bloodshed of Jihad 181

Chapter 14 Clash of Cultures: Christianity Through the Eyes of the Typical Muslim 199

Chapter 15 Jesus According to the Qur'an 211

Chapter 16 Inside the Muslim: Earning a Hearing and Winning a Soul 222

Chapter 17 That Camel Just Won't Hunt: Collateral Damage in the Culture Wars over Islam 234

Chapter 18 Freedom and the Conscience of the Nation: A Not to the Gipper 245

Appendix A Topical Index to the Qur'an 261

Appendix B Free Will, Fatalism, and the Qur'an 266

Appendix C Christianity and Islam: A Comparison of Beliefs 268

Appendix D Glossary of Arabic Islamic Terms 272

Index 276