Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America

by Jeffrey Lang

Book Overview

In Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America, the author attempting to share the American convert's experience of discovering Islam. During his fifteen years of being a university professor on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915957671
• ISBN13: 9780915957675
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Amana Publications
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Honest reflections on Islam in America

Dr. Lang bravely bares his soul for the benefit of American Muslims. His journey through various spiritual stages is inspiring - especially the difficulties he faced as a convert to Islam. He tackles many of the challenges/obstacles/controversies that face Islam in America: how to separate Islam from culture, tradition, and politics. He is not afraid to expose what he believes to be the shortcomings of the Muslim ummah. But he turns the same sharply critical eye on his past and admits to his own mistakes. His criticism though, is meant to show where American Muslims need to progress and grow. Though I do not agree entirely with Dr. Lang's practice of Islam (since he places a great deal of emphasis on the Quran but is less heedful of Hadith/Sunnah), he inarguably has some very important things to say. His book will appeal to young American Muslims because Dr. Lang explains the basis of his faith in a very logical, realistic, and *American* way. And certainly this book is a very important resource for new Muslims who may be feeling lost in a new world. Dr. Lang uses very clear, simple language to express himself so the book is very easy reading. I am not sure this book would be comprehensible to a non-Muslim who is unfamiliar with the internal dynamics of Muslim communities (not knowing the differences between sects, nationalities, cultures, age groups, political inclinations, etc). If one has a new or casual interest in Islam, this book is too focused to be a good starting point. It might be interesting reading for someone with a core knowledge/understanding of Islam and the Muslim world.

A Wake up Call!

A wonderful Book! A must-read!.It put me to tears.I could not put this book down.I highly recommend it. Beautifully written. It is a wake up call for all of us immigrant muslims,who do much disservice in the spread of Islam in North America. For new converts,and non-muslims who are are interested in reverting to Islam, this book lays the ground to what you would expect in your journey.Stay steadfast and God will guide you.As a muslim immigrant, I was ashamed to see that a convert muslim was more jealous, and understood Islam better than myself, and others I know, who were born and raised as such. Dr Lang, may God bless you with his mercy.Not only will I recommend this book to my muslim friends, but God willing I will be more involved in my community mosque and Islamic Center.

This book led directly to my conversion to Islam

Jeffrey Lang has presented the mercy and compassion of Allah, in particular, so persuasively that I, another former atheist, have followed him to Islam -- I was interested in learning about the religion but had not thought I would actually convert. For other potential converts it might be the way he describes the logic and intelligence of the Qur'an which would do it, or his obvious sincerity and honesty in telling why and how he converted, with many of the emotional components of his experience.In my opinion this book is better than his other book, Struggling to Surrender, and I'm glad I read this one first. I wonder if those who have been Muslims all their lives have any idea how many converts this book is likely to produce. It is too bad it is not better known.

ALLAHU AKBAR!!

Jeffrey Lang has ingeniously expressed the essence of the convert's experience. I wept tears of joy at having discovered that my feelings, difficulties, and apprehensions were not unique. I especially liked how Jeffrey Lang warns against some of the common pitfalls of converts. He is a remarkable author that is quite sensitive and candid.

An awesome book

This is one of the best books for an atheist to get introduced to islam, written by an ex-atheist and a mathematician. It is an exposition of the Quran that carefully and convincingly argues the many crucial questions of life that have defied so many Americans for centuries. The meaning and purpose of a man's life and the many other questions that follow are answered in such a compelling account that you would barely put the book down until you finish it.