Friday, October 2, 2015

Ancient Faith Interview: Islam through the heart and mind of a convert to Orthodox Christianity - Part 1

This is a very knowledgeable, in-depth interview with "George," who converted to Islam as a teen, studied at a madrassa (an Islamic school), memorized portions of the Qur'an, studied the hadith and Sira, and by God's grace eventually found his way to the True Faith, to the Holy Orthodox Church.  

Excellent and informed questions from Kevin Allen.
Very much looking forward to Part 2.

Islam: Through the heart and mind of a convert to Orthodox Christianity - Part 1
Interview by Kevin Allen for Ancient Faith Today
Ancient Faith Radio, October 1, 2015

In this two-part interview Kevin's guest is "George", who became a Sunni Muslim at age 14 and studied to become an Imam at a madrasa, studying Quran, Arabic language, Islamic theology, hadith and jurisprudence. He left Islam and became an Orthodox Christian 20 years later. 

Among other things, Kevin and his guest discuss Islamic theology, common misunderstandings of Christianity by Muslims, differences between "orthodox" Islam and the Nation of Islam, the true understanding and practice in Islam of slavery and jihad, and the extraordinary journey that led "George" to Orthodox Christianity.