Publisher's Synopsis
HONORIFIC PHRASES IN THIS BOOK ............................................................ 4
ABOUT THE WORD 'ALLAH' ........................................................................ 4
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 5
WHAT IS MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO TURN TO ISLAM? .................................. 7
BEST DECISION SHE EVER MADE ................................................................. 10
OTHER MUSLIMS WHO WERE FORMERLY CHRISTIANS ............................. 18
HOW TO BECOME A MUSLIM ................................................................... 20
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................ 25
BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX ................................................................................................. 27
GLOSSARY OF ISLAMIC TERMS .................................................................. 29
HONORIFIC PHRASES IN THIS BOOK
(the Exalted): used after the mention of God/Allah to express:
Glorified and Exalted is He
(bpuh): Blessings and peace be upon him; used after mention of the
Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh): Peace be upon him; used after mention of any prophet or after
mention of Angel Gabriel
(May Allah be pleased with her): used after mention of a
female Companion of the Prophet
ABOUT THE WORD 'ALLAH'
lthough the English word 'God' has often been used
interchangeably in this book with the word Allah, there is a
difference. 'Allah' is the word in Arabic that is translated as 'God'.
However, 'Allah' has a much more precise meaning than 'God'.
'Allah' is not merely an Arabic term for the word 'god'. Instead, the
root word of the word 'Allah' is ilah, which means 'a god'. There are
countless numbers of made-up 'gods', but only One True God worthy
of worship, Whose name is Allah. The word 'Allah' literally means
'the worshipped', or 'the God'. Allah is, thus, the proper name for the
only Being that is worthy of worship in truth, the True Creator of the
universe. By saying 'Allah', Muslims are, in essence, negating every
other entity which people wrongfully worship, while affirming
worship to Him alone. The name 'Allah' is how God Almighty has
referred to Himself in the Quran, and how Prophet Muhammad
(blessings and peace be upon him) also referred to Him. Therefore, in
this work, the term 'Allah' will often be used in reference to this One
and Only God Who is worthy of worship.
