Beyond Mere Christianity

Before each chapter, 
 there is a brief passage like this that tells you 
 a little bit about my journey to Islam.
I came to Islam after three decades
 of restless dissatisfaction with conventional Christianity. Although I’ve read
 a lot of conversion stories 
 since I embraced Islam in March of 2003,
 I haven’t found many that cited the Gospels 
 as a point of entry to the Holy Qur’an. 
 That is how it was for me.
If you are a Christian reading
 this book, 
 please know that what follows is not meant 
 disrespectfully, but is offered only in the 
 service of a deep, shared love of the Messiah.
