Helpful Resources from Smyrna

Are you looking for prayer material to share with your church community? Would you like more information on Islamic practices, or events in countries throughout the world? Perhaps you are seeking general information about Islam. Smyrna's helpful resources listed below can help you find answers to these questions and many more. Check back frequently as we add additional resources.

About 23 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people are adherents of Islam, praying to Allah and observing Qur'anic mandates. Over 50 countries around the globe boast a solid Muslim-majority, and Muslim communities are expanding throughout Europe and the West. How much do you really know about Islam? Are you familiar with what Muhammad taught?  Do you know what the Qur'an says about Jesus? How would you respond to the assertion that Christians and Muslims all worship the same God?

Here's a list of books to help answer these questions and equip you as you pray for the Muslim world:

Jesus and Muhammad: Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities by Mark A. Gabriel

One God One Message by P. D. Bramsen

Secrets of the Koran by Don Richardson

The Dark Side of Islam by R.C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb

Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross by Abdul Saleeb and Norman Geisler

The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam: From Jihad to Dhimmitude  by Bat Ye’or

God Has Ninety-Nine Names  by Judith Miller

Slavery, Terrorism, & Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat by Peter Hammond

A Christian's Pocket Guide to Islam (contact us for a copy - $5.00)
The Status of the Persecuted Church in the Islamic Context offers "snapshots" of the situations Christians face under Islam in over 50 countries around the world.  Read the Status Report here. Status of the Persecuted Church in the Islamic Contex.pdf
What are madrassahs, and what exactly happens inside them?  Read this revealing report -- The Truth About Madrassahs -- adapted from the Center for Ministry to Muslims. Madrassah Brochure.pdf