Reviews

The Qur'an claims that Allah and the God revealed in the Judaeo-Christian scriptures is one and the same being: "...our Allah and your Allah is one..." (Surah 29:46). That this is the correct interpretation of the Qur'anic teaching is without contention. However, Sam Solomon rejects this Qur'anic claim as utterly false and without foundation. Many will be shocked to hear this and, despite the carefully reasoned arguments he presents, will want to continue to assert that Islam is one of the "three great monotheistic religions" and that Jews, Muslims and Christians worship the same God. The reasons for the unwillingness to abandon this commonly-held position are serious and far-reaching. They demonstrate why Sam Solomon's significant and timely investigation into the Islamic doctrine of sameness is so necessary. -- Colin Dye London