Understanding Islam
By Ed Decker
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On September 11, 2001, the United States was dealt a tragic blow when a group of terrorists-in the name of Islam-hijacked four passenger airliners and crashed them into select targets, killing thousands, and wounding thousands more. Americans coast to coast were shocked, outraged, and confused. It was a monumental wake up call for America and fo
Ed Decker
Ed Decker is the founder and International Director of Saints Alive in Jesus, a countercults ministry. He is known for his bestsellers The God Makers, The God Makers II, and What You Need to Know About Masons.
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Understanding Islam - Ed Decker
Dedication
I dedicate this booklet to the many men and women of the armed services who have stepped forward to lay their lives on the line to bring freedom to those held in the bondage of Islamic fundamentalism. I believe they are opening the door for the good news of Jesus Christ to be brought to hundreds of millions of Muslims who have never heard the gospel.
Introduction
Like the rest of the country, I was shocked and stunned by the violence and terror of September 11, 2001. Carol and I were at a pastors’ retreat and were awakened with a call to turn on our TV. What we saw was almost surreal, an incomprehensible sight. We wept as we watched. Rushing into our clothes, we hurried and joined the other pastors in the conference room where we went into a time of fervent prayer and intercession. As the events unfolded, I knew that, as a nation, we would be facing the most serious attack in the history of our country. I also knew it would come through the ranks of a religion, not another nation.
A few years ago, I read a book called The Islamic Invasion,
by Dr. Robert Morey, (1992 edition Harvest House Publishers). Dr. Morey said, "the very DNA of every fervent Muslim, through persuasion and through the sword, is to take the world for Allah. It has been a holy calling from the time of Mohammed’s journey to Medina, where he built an army over 10,000 zealots and proclaimed Allah had instructed them to go forth and cause the nations to bow to Allah and recognize him as Allah’s holy prophet or suffer the sword as infidels (ed: non-Muslims)".
Throughout the centuries, the flames of that fire burned across the nations, whole cities converting or being slaughtered. That holy war still rages across the world and non-Muslims continue to be slain in vast, incomprehensible numbers. Dr. Morey’s book was a prophetic wake up call to America. Not only would that battlefield come to America, but it would hit us with a new level of violence never seen before on this land.
The Battle is Here
It is Islamic ideology that the world is divided into two: The Islamic Dar e-Salaam
or House of Islam or House of Peace. Opposing this Dar e-Salaam
is the Dar e-Harb
or House of War into which all infidels fall. There can be no peace for Islam until the entire Dar e-Harb
falls to the Dar e-Salaam
. So this is a fight to the finish. Islam must be victorious or be vanquished. There can be no effective defense against Islam or any effective Christian outreach to its people until we understand this volatile religious challenger of our faith and our way of life.
We must understand that the large majority of Muslims living in the United Sates have come here to live lives of peace and prosperity. Many have said that life here is wonderful, marvelous. They contribute much to our society. Many fathers and husbands are able to release their daughters and wives to live life freely, openly, without degradation or sexual mutilation in the name of Allah. They can go to school, be educated, have careers, drive cars, go to the movies and marry whom they love.
After speaking to many who study these things, I would guess that over 90% of the Muslims in America