The Other Islam

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“We serve God out of love and gratitude, but you Muslims serve God out of a desire to earn acceptance and forgiveness,” said my well-meaning friend, a vicar in the Church of England. His Muslim friend frowned. “No, not at all. We serve God out of love. Loving God and loving our neighbours is what we are all about,” he replied. Why would his Muslim friend say such a thing? After all, we all know that Islam is harsh, legalistic and driven by fear, don’t we? Actually, there is a whole stream of Islam that doesn’t work like that. These Muslims are not assertive or aggressive so we often do not notice them. They are Sufis and they are a significant and growing presence among our Muslim neighbours. To share the good news of Jesus with them, it helps to know where they are coming from. That is what this book is about.