Islam
Muslims adhere to a religion known as Islam. Muslims are those who follow Islam, just as Christians are those who follow Christianity. Islam literally and lexically means surrender. Islam derives from the same basic letters as the word for peace (salam), the Arabic letters s-l-m. However, Islam does not imply that one finds peace (salam) but rather that peace is found through submission (Islam).
About 1.8 million people worldwide identify as Muslims, and Islam is widely vilified in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. The birth of Islam is commonly dated to the 7th century, making it the most recent of the main world faiths, but having older origins. When the prophet Muhammad lived in present-day Saudi Arabia, Mecca was Islam’s birthplace. However, faith is very quickly gaining ground everywhere.
Islam’s central sacred text is the Quran (also known as the Koran). The Hadith is a significant work as well. In addition, Muslims hold certain parts of the Judeo-Christian Bible in high regard.
RECORD NUMBERS SHOWING THAT MUSLIMS ARE CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
There have been more Muslim conversion to Christianity testimonies than at any other time in Islam’s history in the 21st century, according to several various studies and reports. Muslims who convert to Christianity frequently run the risk of social rejection, and in more extreme states, even of being imprisoned and killed. So, how many how many converts to Christianity?
A global census indicates that 10.2 million Muslims have reportedly converted to Christianity, most of which occur in France, Germany, Indonesia, Turkey, and Belgium.
SOURCES OF MUSLIM CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY
How are there so many conversions in authoritarian nations where evangelizing might result in execution? “A substantial number of Muslims have converted after having visions of Jesus. Let’s look at some case studies explaining why some conversions occurred in various places.
Muslim Conversion to Christianity Studies
G. Shubin, J. D. Woodberry, and G. Marks study
Why Muslims Follow Jesus? was the subject of an article published in Christianity Today in 2007 that detailed 750 interviews with former Muslims.
Factors of Muslim conversion to Christianity:
God’s power in answering prayers and healing
Christian lifestyle
Being discontented with Islam
The bible having spiritual truth and love, expresses the teachings and life of Christ.
Anthony Greenham’s Study
Ant Greenham studied Palestinian Muslims who converted to Islam and then contrasted his findings with conversions in Bangladesh. According to his research, the person of Jesus was overwhelmingly cited by both men and women as the reason for their conversion to Christianity. Notably, his analysis of Muslim conversion to Christianity among Bangladeshis listed the following factors: the deity of Jesus and the truth of His teaching, God’s honor, the conduct and lives of believers, Bible reading, and God’s miraculous intervention.
Reinhold Strahler’s Study
Reinhold Strahler interviewed 17 former urban Muslims who had converted to Christianity in-depth in Nairobi, Kenya.
Factors of Muslim conversion to Christianity:
Personal testimony from Christians
Christian lifestyle was appealing
The love and friendship that Christians exhibit
Issues with how Islam is practiced
Evangelism events
Prayers were answered, and healing from sickness
Reading Christian literature and the bible
Dreams or visions about Jesus
Miracles, or experiencing Christ’s strength
TV and video and listening to Christian radio shows
Theological discussion or disagreement with Christians and having a bible study with them
Jean-Marie Gaudeul’s Study
Gaudeul’s analysis of 170 publicly accessible conversion experiences was published in the book Called from Islam to Christ Muslim converted to Christianity.
Factors of Muslim conversion to Christianity:
Jesus is extremely appealing, and only Jesus can quench their “Thirst for Truth.”
Christianity meets their need for a sense of belonging because they felt “without a family.”
A thirst for God,” by which he means a desire to interact with God personally
Christianity satisfies a fundamental desire for genuine pardon: “God delivers a forgiveness which transforms the sinner, and replaces his weakness with the strength of the Holy Spirit,” in contrast to Islam, where “Divine forgiveness can only be offered after divine justice has been satisfied and crimes have been expiated.”