5 key ways to use this summer to connect with your Muslim friend

A conversation about lying may not be an easy one, but it could open your Muslim friend’s eyes to the moral differences between what Jesus taught and what Allah teaches.

Have you ever experienced a season of life where just about everything seems to be going wrong? Maybe you lost your job, experienced the death of a family member, and got into a car accident, all at the same time. Or, maybe you have experienced intense persecution for sharing the Gospel. Whether or not you have faced spiritual warfare, it is something that all Christians will have to deal with. This is because the spiritual realm is real, and there is an actual Devil who is d

Both Muslims and Christians give as part of their religious practice or worship. We can use this common ground to connect with our Muslim neighbors and friends. When we recognize the differences between Islamic 'Zakat' and Christian 'tithing' we open doors for constructive conversations and questions.

For Muslims, physical cleanliness (taharah) is not a choice; it is a requirement. It is burdensome, tedious, and most of all, time-consuming. Being clean, by Islam’s standards, is not simply a matter of hygiene. It is actually a matter of paradise or hell

There are 1.8 billion Muslims in the world, and as you can imagine, this includes a wide variety of cultures, countries, and languages. Regardless of this diversity, there is one main language that is key to Islam: Arabic.

Freedom of religion is a profound gift in America. The first immigrants who came to this land did so because they wanted to be free to worship God in the way they wanted, rather than how European rulers dictated.

Is Islam a religion of peace? More than likely, you’ve been told that Islam means peace in Arabic. But this is incorrect; Islam actually means submission. You may have also heard Islam called “a religion of peace,” but this is far from the truth. To learn more about this, read here. While the founder of Islam’s message may have started as peaceful when he was weak and not known, it didn't stay that way for long.

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are the two biggest rights that protect American citizens. They give us the opportunity to choose who to worship and how to express and practice our beliefs.

All You Need to Know About Ashura: A Christian’s Guide to Connecting with Muslim Neighbors

As Christ followers, we need to obey the Great Commission that Jesus gave us and share the gospel with others, including our Muslim friends and neighbors! It is extremely helpful for Christians to know some facts about Islam before or while evangelizing to Muslims.

Readers of both the Bible and the Quran are often surprised by how many biblical narratives and allusions to the Old and New Testaments appear in the Quran. The Quran references more than fifty people who are also found in the Bible — among them Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Joseph.