Islam, a Challenge to Faith: Studies on the Mohammedan Religion and the Needs and Opportunities of the Mohammedan World from the Standpoint of Christian Missions, Volume 59; Volume 164 (Google eBook)

Samuel Marinus Zwemer

Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1907 - Christianity and other religions - 295 pages

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Excellent chronology in the back of the history of Islam.

Contents

• chief factors1 Political factorThe time in which he lived: 2
• The KoranIts sizeChaptersBeautySpecimen verses: 4
• situationRoman rule in Mecca: 5
• Arab tribes after Mohammeds deathKhalids campaignsAra: 15
• becomes a Christian: 18
• translationsThe authorStory of its compositionContents: 29
• and fightingMohammeds sayingContrast of Moslem propo: 55
• ZimmisCause of unrestThe Mecca pamphletThe call to: 76
• Omar Khayyams quatrainHow distinguished from Christian: 85
• chapter v: 99
• fect operativeArabia an example of what Islam does for: 104
• worth SmithSuperiority of Christian ethicsOur duty to carry: 119
• as a factor: 134
• talOn whom bestowedThe wonderful hospitality of Moham: 148
• skinsThe New IslamSir Sayad Ahmad of AligarhHis: 155
• CHAPTER IX: 162
• of convertsMethods Page: 185
• cus and his book on IslamThe books of Petrus and his method: 199
• cupiedList of Moslem cities which have over 100000 population: 209
• cording to Lord CromerThreefold characteristicsRetrograde: 223
• CHAPTER XI: 228
• CHAPTER III: 271
• CHAPTER IV: 273

Popular passages

Page 253 - For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith.‎

Page 226 - By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.‎

Page 214 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.‎

Page 265 - HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.‎

Page 256 - For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?‎

Page 213 - Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.‎

Page 208 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone ; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.‎

Page 90 - Thee only do we worship, and to Thee do we cry for help. Guide...‎

Page 213 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.‎

Page 132 - The religion of Christ contains whole fields of morality and whole realms of thought which are all but outside the religion of Mohammed. It opens humility, purity of heart, forgiveness of injuries, sacrifice of self, to man's moral nature ; it gives scope for toleration, development, boundless progress to his mind: its motive power is stronger even as a friend is better than a king, and love higher than obedience. Its realized ideals in the various paths of human greatness have been more commanding,...‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Islam, a Challenge to Faith: Studies on the Mohammedan Religion and the Needs and Opportunities of the Mohammedan World from the Standpoint of Christian Missions, Volume 59; Volume 164; Islam, a Challenge to Faith: Studies on the Mohammedan Religion and the Needs and Opportunities of the Mohammedan World from the Standpoint of Christian Missions, Samuel Marinus Zwemer
• Author: Samuel Marinus Zwemer
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1907
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Nov 16, 2006
• Length: 295 pages
• Subjects: Christianity and other religions; Islam; Missions; Missions to Muslims; Muslims