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Secrets of the Koran Revealing Insight into Islam
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Rating: 3.64/5 from 22 reviews No More Media Coverup... This Book Lets The Truth Be Known!"Secrets" exposed by world's most admired missionaryDon Richardson, today's most well known and admired cross-cultural missionary, has written an exposee of the Koran that will serve as the standard of truth on this topic for many years to come. Mr. Richardson is most well known for his widely read book, "Peace Child," which was highly circulated by Readers Digest as well. He is known among missionary colleagues and many anthropologists for setting a modern standard for cross-cultural sensitivity (affirming all that is good within various cultures) without compromising the truth of the Gospel message. His book, "Eternity in Their Hearts," is a fascinating read, revealing God's work behind the scenes in creation and the natural order preparing most or all peoples and cultures for the reception of the Gospel. In "Secrets of the Koran," Richardson shares his frustration in not discovering much, if anything, for the Gospel to build upon in Islam. Richardson is a seasoned scholar of the Bible and is most advanced in hermeneutics (using sound skills of interpretation, one of which is the importance of context) and exegesis (drawing "out" from literary text merely what is there and not reading "into" the text meaning that is not there). To his credit, he is not an ivory-towered literary critic. Instead, he is committed to practical application of the truth, with cross-cultural sensitiviy, to numerous cultures and peoples worldwide. From his multiple careers, far from being extreme,(except for His commitment to Christ as Lord!) he has revealed a long-term commitment to sober sound-mindedness and commitment to truth. He has been a model and mentor to many of today's best missionaries. He has employed these same lifelong skills in his book, "Secrets" to bring to light what is actually in the Koran, without unnecessary diplomatic or political spin. I, for one, am very grateful to Don Richardson for his courage in telling the truth in this book and doing the hard work many of us do not yet have the skills or inclination to do. I believe the Islamic (tyrannical)/Western (liberty) divide, as revealed in "Secrets," is one that will rise to the top of global religious, policy, cultural, and destiny challenges in the decade or decades to come. It may have risen to this level already! "Secrets" sets the plumbline for those committed to truth as it relates to the Koran, as well as gospel compassion. Read it! It will shake you up! -- hopefully towards embracing and sharing the truth! A must readOther reviewers may claim "all lies", but it is well documented with a bibliography at the end of every chapter. BUY THIS BOOK AND READ IT FOR YOURSELF. I now truly and rightfully so, fear this religion. This book points out obvious mistakes and lies in the Koran. It also proves the Koran's author to be nothing more than a murderous pillaging villain who left the world with an out of control cult. If I sum up all I read it would be, "Major eye-opener!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commentators in the national media, our politicians, and the academic types on our college campuses bend over backward to tell us that militant or violent Muslims don't represent the true spirit of Islam. This partly because most of them don't know what's in the Koran and have never read it...its also partly as result of a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to shield Islam from criticism, particularly in the wake of the September 11th attacks. The fact is, not only are these people doing a disservice to the public by not telling them the truth, but they are setting us up for disaster, in a sense, since America as a whole is still unaware of the widespread, very well funded network out to conquer the West in the name of Allah.
To the cynical, this might all sound like some hysterical, anti-Muslim, conspiratorial type thinking... but Don Richardson backs this up with facts - this book is solid, well researched, and well documented. Its one thing for someone to say they do or don't agree with a particular religious position based on just feelings or personal bias. However the facts here are plentiful, logically laid out, and simply damning! Each quote listed here from the Koran has been compared by the author with 4 different translations of the Koran to avoid translation errors or inaccuracies. Over 100 violent or violence-encouraging verses in the Koran are laid out. Richardson goes in depth on many of these verses , giving background and context which is, of course very important. He also provides excellent historical context. He looks at the history of Islam's violence over 1000 years against Christians and Jews in particular, but also against Hindus and Buddhists or any other infidels Muslim invaders have come across through the years. For example, we always hear about Catholic crusades that began in the 11th century, but now about the Muslim crusades that began hundreds of years before the Catholic crusades, and the continuation of crusade-like violence that is evident to this very day (such as church bombings in Pakistan, genocide of non-Muslims in Southern Sudan, church burnings in Indonesia, and systematic violent and non-violent persecution of non Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Northern Nigeria, and many other countries all over the world). Our media likes us to think that incidences of violence by Muslims such as that seen on September 11th, 2001 are isolated events, not to be considered against the backdrop of Islam as a whole. However, even if 9-11 had never happened, the record of Muslim violence, past and present is too extensive to ignore. And while oil money funds thousands, indeed tens of thousands of madrassas (Islamic schools) across the world with anti-American hatred, much of it supported by Koranic quotations (such as the ones Don Richardson reveals in his books) seeds of a confrontation with violent Islam continue to be planted around the world, while Europe, America and the West as a whole continue to see the situation with rose-colored glasses.
While we hear so much about "moderate Muslims", these moderate Muslims are not the ones who have spent BILLIONS over the years setting up thousands of madrassas and mosques around the world that teach their hateful worldview which is supported directly by the Koran itself in its own words. These "moderate Muslims" are not the ones in the driver's seat of Islam; the moderate Muslims are in the back seat, while the well funded, often well-educated, and highly driven radicals are running the show! Numerically the radicals might not be in the majority, but they are growing rapidly and their influence in the Muslim world and the world as a whole is disproportionately large and growing also.
Some of the facts and figures in this book will astound some, and enrage others, as will the quotes from some influential Muslim leaders Richardson also includes in this book. The shameful thing is,this book contains facts , figures, and quotes that the American media certainly has at their disposal, but refuses to look at, for one reason or another. While the media whitewash continues, brave authors like Richardson will continue to sound the alarm. God bless him.
Frankly, will America wake up? I suppose so - because if this continues we are in for a rude awakening one day. But years from now, when the true colors and the effects of radical Islam begin to be felt more and more in European and American society, many Westerners will be surprised.Those who read this book,howevwer, wont be surprised at all. The truth has always been out there.
Radical Islamists have been working "under the radar" for many years, and continue to escape media scrutiny for the most part. It's time for the light to be shined on these people and the Koran, the book that inspires them. Then decide for yourself if Islam is really a "religion of peace".