Islamic Invasion

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Summary: Very Insightful
Review: I began my study of Islam well before the September 11th attacks on America, because I felt that Christians (as a whole) had too long, misunderstood (even ignored) the nearly one billion Muslims that live upon the earth today. Having read numerous texts on the subject (including extensive portions of the Quran, and other modern Islamic literature), I have found the details contained within Robert Morey's book to be not only insightful, but accurate AND BALANCED. He compares past and present writings, and teachings of Islam, against those contained within the very text of the Quran and Hadith themselves. And as a result, he forwards questions concerning the true intent (purpose, focus) of the author (and the designers) of the Islamic faith - Muhammad (and the caliphs that succeeded him). Now, this very statement may be considered by some Muslims to be 'blasphemous'. But, my intent is neither insult nor degradation. It is simply a response to some all too obvious facts.

With all the attention that is currently being focused upon Islam, many Muslims are feeling quite literally, 'under the microscope'. And this may be true. But, as Muslim scholars have purported (in perhaps, less 'focused' times), the truth will reveal itself. Therefore, I invite Muslim adherants -- let's look for the truth, together!

I can quite truthfully say, this book is NOT vindictive. Neither is it hateful nor 'bigoted'. Its challenges have been raised from within the text of the Quran and Hadith themselves.

I for one, want to know the truth about Islam. And, from what I have read, Robert Morey has raised some very serious questions concerning the teachings and underlying thrust of Islam. Questions that all Muslims need to examine honestly for themselves.

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Summary: Informative critique of Islam
Review: I read Robert Morey's book in 1996 and learned much about the religion of Islam. In light of the September 11 attacks I decided to purchase several copies, hand them out to several people and reread the book. I often encounter those who try to refute what Morey says in this book, but I have not found anybody who could sucessfully do it! I read reviews that resort to ad hominum attacks such as, "This author does not know what he is talking about!" and then the critic does not ellaborate and why Dr. Morey is wrong! And others (Shabir Ally, Badawi, et. al.) have written responses to Dr. Bob as well but TAKE DR. BOB OUT OF CONTEXT, then proceed to attack what Dr. Morey alledgedly "said," when in fact Dr. Morey never said what they are making him say! This is known as a "straw man argument," which is simply putting words into Dr. Morey's mouth he NEVER said. An example is when Badawi and Ally say, "Muslims don't worship the moon god--in fact, "Allah" appears in the Christian Bible!" This statement simply has NOTHING do do with anything Dr. Morey says. Dr. Bob is making the point that Allah was the moon god in pre-islamic Arabia and current Muslims do not CONSCIOUSLY know that Allah was the moon god--and the reason this word (Allah) is used in the Christian Bible is because the word "Allah" has evolved to mean "the one God." So, until I see an honest refutation of this book, one that does not attack Dr. Morey personally by resorting to cheap name calling tactics; or one that does not twist Dr. Morey's words to mean something that Morey NEVER intended his words to mean, I am forced to say this a GREAT book for people who are interested in what makes Islam tick and what the beliefs of this religion are and, escpecially, WHERE THESE BELIEFS CAME FROM. To read Dr. Morey's respons to his critics, you can go to his web site at ... and/or listen to his radio broadcast Sunday evenings. Check his site for local listings.

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Summary: Interesting and informative, but...
Review: This book is definitely an interesting read, loaded with lots of good information regarding Islam, giving a brief picture on the nature of the religion, without going into unnecessary detail.

That's about all I can honestly commend about this book.

Many reviewers have given this book 5 stars, and I can understand why. A Christian with little or no knowledge of Islam, especially from the Muslim's point of view, will find this book extremely fascinating and 'eye-opening', since it reveals much of the what-you-have-not-been-told type of material, such as the Allah-the-moon-god theory etc. The information presented tends to be sensational and speculative, and thus quite persuasive, and is particularly helpful if you want to find 'easy' reasons to justify why Islam is a false religion, as opposed to Christianity. Of course, a Muslim would dismiss this book (see the 1 star reviews), just the way a Christian would dismiss a book written by a Muslim claiming that Jesus' body was taken away by the disciples etc.

If you are content with a sensational and speculative book on Islam which is also highly entertaining, this is the book. However, know that the knowledge gained from it will not earn you any respect from Muslims (again, what would you think of a Muslim who claims to understand Christianity, and 'knows' that Jesus wasn't resurrected?).

But if you're honestly interested in understanding Islam, there are better books out there. If you want a Christian perspective, try "Answering Islam" by Norman L. Geisler; it has a Christian bias (of course), but at least there's a genuine effort to present a balanced viewpoint.