Summary Of Seeking Allah Finding Jesus By Nabeel Qureshi

Seeking Allah Finding Jesus is a narrative biography that follows the journey of Nabeel Qureshi, the author, a previously devout Muslim who converts to Christianity. The novel begins with a foreword by Lee Strobel, acknowledgments made by the author, and an introduction. In which, Qureshi states the three purposes of the book: 1) "To tear down walls by giving non-Muslim readers an insider 's perspective into a Muslim 's heart and mind..." (Qureshi, 2014, p.17). 2) "To equip you with facts and knowledge, showing the strength of the case for the gospel in contrast with the case for Islam" (Qureshi, 2014, p.18). 3) "To portray the immense inner struggle of Muslims grappling with the gospel, including the sacrifices and doubts" (Qureshi, 2014, p.18). This novel offers a fascinating testimony that has opened my eyes as a Christian to the Islamic perspective, as well as strengthened my …show more content…
During the tournament, Qureshi learned that David was, "… a Christian with strong convictions who had spent the previous five years of his life studying the Bible and learning to follow Jesus" (Qureshi, 2014, p.123). However, it was Qureshi, not David who first brought up discussions about Jesus. Upon seeing David reading the Bible he asked him if he realized that the Bible has been corrupted. To which David explained that there are manuscripts of the Bible all over the world, which allow people to compare and contrast the differences. He goes on to explain that there are only a handful of major differences between them and that the minor differences are, "… just stylistic differences in translation, for the most part" (Qureshi, 2014, p.127). To which Qureshi thought to himself, "Where did he get this information? Why hadn 't I heard it before?" (Qureshi, 2014, p.128). This was the beginning of the journey in which Qureshi discovered