The book “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” by Nabeel Qureshi, details a poignant narrative of a devout Muslim who converted to Christianity in the United States. It was compelling in terms of the rawness and vulnerability he displayed in his book, in which he had to sacrifice much to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord. One of the prominent messages that I found coming out of the book, was the cultural incompatibility between the East and the West, between Muslims and Christianity.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed biographies. Biographies allows us to have an in depth conversation with anyone in the world across time, where we can have a peek in the pivotal moments of their lives. In some respects, a biography is better than a real life conversation because these lives have been painstakingly condensed and carefully synthesised via many drafts for our benefit. Through biographies, we can extract as much as we can of these people in the shortest span of time – all in a small and neat package of a book.
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