Fast facts on Islam

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Preface: Islam -- new questions for a new time -- Why these questions about Islam are so urgent today -- Section I: The religion of Islam: Introduction -- What is Islam? -- Why is Islam important? -- How did Islam begin? -- What are the basic Muslim beliefs? -- What religious duties are required of all Muslims? -- How does Islam view the U.S. and Israel? -- Section II: The theology of Islam: Is it compatible with Christian belief? -- What does Islam teach about God (Allah)? -- What does Islam teach about Jesus Christ? -- What does Islam teach about salvation? -- Can Muslims and Christians engage in rewarding dialog? -- Section III: The Bible of Islam: Is the Quran the word of God? -- What does Islam claim about the Quran? -- Do the Quran and the Bible agree, and why does this matter? -- Is the Quran historically accurate? -- Is the Quran self-contradictory? -- Section IV: Islam: A general critique -- Are Muslim apologetics convincing? -- What basic problems does the Quran present for Muslims? -- Is the Muslim claim that the Bible is corrupted based on fact? -- Is the Quran uncorrupted? -- Can the Quran be interpreted objectively, and why is this important? -- What does Islam teach about women? -- Why do Muslims have different views about war (jihad) and peace, and how does this relate to terrorism? -- Is Islam a tolerant religion? -- In what sense is Islam a religion of peace? -- Section V: The connection between Islam and terrorism -- What can we learn about Islam from the example of Osama bin Laden -- Why and how do some radical Muslims teach their children to kill Americans? -- Why do suicide terrorists believe their acts will take them to heaven? -- How do terrorist hijack Islam? -- What can be done? -- What is the relationship of American Muslims to radical Islam? -- is radical Muslim terrorism non-Islamic? -- Does Islam teach a doctrine of jihad, and what relationship does this have to terrorism? -- What else about radical Islam should concern us? -- What opportunity does the conflict with Islamic terrorism present to Christians? -- A personal word: What can Muslims do who desire to know that they have eternal life? -- Appendix A: On jihad -- Appendix B: Ibn Warraq: Is Islam itself moderate? -- Appendix C: Who are the terrorists? -- Appendix D: Are Yasser Arafat and the PLO terrorists, and what does this mean for Islam? -- Appendix E: A letter from a friend -- do American Muslims understand America?