A review by paddles1704
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi

5.0

Even though it was over 350 pages, I read it in less than a week just because it’s so narrative driven, so relational, that I really became invested in understanding how he came to faith. He pays respect to his family, who didn’t speak to him for a while, even in the dedication and particularly in the first two parts of the book where he explains how Islam was so deeply rooted in his life and how it moulded him and his love for God. It builds you up to be even more devastated when you realise what exactly conversion would mean for him. He does go through facts about Christianity which he found as he became more fact and evidence based in his search for God, a clash with the authority-based faith he had lived in before. However, it is the emotional side of wrestling with his friend, his parents and God that really drew me in. Particularly at the end, when he recounts how he asked God for a dream (very important in the Islamic faith) and then asked him for three, only to weep as he came to Christ, broke my heart. He truly gave up everything he had to follow Christ.
I’m not exaggerating when I say everyone should read it. If you’re a Christian, it’s full of arguments from Islam and counterarguments from Christianity which will make conversations much easier and provide a new level of understanding. If you have a Muslim friend who would be willing to read something, I think the way he speaks (particularly in the 3rd revision, which is what I read), will address a lot of their fears and questions.