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''The True Furqan'', ''al-Furqan al-Haqq'' is a book written in Arabic mirroring the Qur'an but incorporating elements of traditional Christian teaching. According to Baptist News, Al-Mahdy, a member of the executive committee of "Project Omega 2001" released ''The True Furqan'' in April 1999 saying that Muslims "have not received the true message of the gospel".〔(C.S. Arthur, "New book answers challenge issued by Islam's holy book", Baptist News, 28 May 1999 )〕 The book is attributed to authors who go by the pseudonyms of "Al Saffee" and "Al Mahdee", and was translated into English by Anis Shorrosh, who calls it "a tool to liberate Muslims",〔(Anis Shorrosh's home page )〕 and who believes that Muhammad is "the antichrist".〔(Yohanna Katanacho, "Palestinian Protestant Theological Responses to a World Marked by Violence", p. 5 (also in Missiology 36, no. 3 (2008)) )〕 It contains 77 numbered chapters, plus a prologue and epilogue.〔(Table of Contents )〕 According to Shorrosh, ''The True Furqan'' is an attempt to respond to the challenge in the Quran that none can create a work like it,〔Surah (none can create a work like the Quran), Surah (none can produce ten Surahs like the Quran), Surah (none can create a single Surah like the Quran)〕 and incorporates a Christian rather than Islamic message.〔(Yohanna Katanacho, "Palestinian Protestant Theological Responses to a World Marked by Violence", p. 6 (also in Missiology 36, no. 3 (2008)) ).〕 "This book apparently reproduced the Quranic style so effectively that some who recited it aloud in public areas were thanked by Arab Muslims for having recited the Quran itself." Christian missionary Dr. Ray Register characterized the book as an effective tool for "pre-evangelism" to help "critique the Quran and popular Muslim attitudes toward Jesus and ethical living." 〔(Ray Register, "Discipling Middle Eastern Believers", St Francis Magazine Nr. 2 Vol. V (April 2009) ), p. 41〕 American Thinker editor and publisher Thomas Lifson wrote that the book "presents Christian theology in a way that it can be understood and digested by Muslims."〔(Lifson, Thomas, "The most controversial book you never heard of", American Thinker, 27 Dec 2005 )〕 but says that some Muslims are offended by the book because they feel that the work mocks Islam and tries to deceive Muslims into accepting ''The True Furqan''. It has been described as "Christian propaganda" since its second verse "starts talking about the Holy Trinity, a thoroughly un-Islamic concept."〔(Whitaker, Brian "The Nashville Qur'an" ''Guardian'' 8 February 2007 )〕 and The American Muslim called the book a "hoax", saying it represented "a desperate measure to find some way to convert the infidel Muslims since a few hundred years of concerted effort have brought so little success".〔(Sheila Musaji, "The ‘True Furqan’ Qur'an Hoax", The American Muslim )〕 Other critics called it "poor in quality and ridiculous in content" and "a pathetic attempt to distort the Quranic teaching by reproducing what looks like Quranic verses."〔The Middle East, abstracts and index, Library Information and Research Services, vol. 4, 2005, p.456〕 Some Islamic believers feel ''The True Furqan'' was created by the American or Israeli governments as part of a conspiracy. The Egyptian newspaper Al-Usbūc claimed in its December 6, 2004 edition that "The True Koran () was drafted with direct Israeli participation and with direct instructions from U.S. President George Bush."〔(State Department Press Release, "A New American Koran?", 21 April 2005 )〕 The US State Department strongly rejects allegations of any US government participation in the creation of ''The True Furqan''.〔 According to the translator Anis Shorrosh, "there was no Israeli involvement in the preparation of the book."〔 The importation of the book into India is prohibited. 〔(Notification No. 78 /2005-Customs (N.T.) ) (Archived from the (original ) on 24 April 2015.)〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The True Furqan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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