This book answers many of the common questions that many people have about Islam to give the reader a better understanding about the Muslim religion.  This book gives the reader a better understanding of Islam and dispels many of the stereotypes that many people have against Muslims especially in this day and age when you have those who are prejudiced against Muslims.  I would recommend this book for anyone who is looking to get a better understanding of Islam.

Very informative. I would suggest anyone who is completely or moderately unaware of how to relate to and correctly interact with Muslims.

Loved this book! The format is new and innovative, and the content is very informative. Instead of a question/answer straight out format, it's a series of written conversations between two people. It doesn't read as contrived or scripted and gave me new insight into the Muslim faith.

I thought this book would give a good overview of the Muslim faith and I liked the way the description said the book was laid out and organized.. While the description is accurate in the way the book is organized the book isn't accurate in the information.
Throughout the book the author makes comparisons between Christian Bible and the Koran, Christianity and the Muslim faith. The problem is that the statements made about the Christian Bible are inaccurate and not factual. For example, the author posits that the Qur'an is more reliable than the bible because it's language has not changed since the time of Muhammad whereas the bible has changed in language, substance and meaning. The fact is that the language of the bible has changed in order to keep the substance and meaning accurate. Language changes over time .and meanings of words change. Therefore the language, or words used, need to change in order to keep the original meaning and substance accurate. For example, the word "gay" used to mean "happy"  Over time it's meaning has changed for mean "homosexual" . Language evolves and to keep the message accurate the language within whatever document you're reading needs to be updated.
If the author is going to draw comparisons between different religions, then the information he relays about the other religions needs to be accurate and factual.

I loved that What Would A Muslim Say? Is a collection of actual emails between a muslim and those who are not and are enquiring about Islam. This is a wonderful book for our world today. I believe this book is very pertenant for our world today. I think everyone who wants to know about the real islam shoumd read this book.

A must read for anyone who wants to know what Islam is really about and wants answers to the tough questions being asked today, with topics from terrorism to homosexuality. Ahmed Rashed patiently answers and explains each question in an informative and easy to understand manner, with relevant and on point sources from the Qu'ran and hadith. I look forward to reading more from this author.

While I found "What Would a Muslim Say" to be good at answering basic questions non-Muslims are thinking and asking, I feel the format of the book was a bit difficult to follow. This is also not a book for you if you are interested in learning more about Islam and the Muslim faith in more than a generalized and pieced manner.

I wanted to read this book because, as someone with a Christian background, I wanted to hear about the Islamic faith from someone without a Christian bias. I found this book incredibly informative; it clarified some questions I had and gave me some general information about the religion and how it should be practiced. Despite this book only providing one person's perspective on Islam instead of a variety of interpretations, I would still recommend this book as a good introduction to understanding the religion and how its history relates to modern day events.

I was interested to read this book because many of the issues discussed are questions that come up regularly when investigating the truth claims of Islam.  I was disappointed that the answers were circular and did not lead to any real solid factual truth.

I don' know if I believe this book or not. The writer (a muslim) answers questions about his faith. He says that the Muslims are peace-loving people. But from what we hear about some of them and what their "holy" book says I don't know if I believe that.

This is a book of emailed and replies to and from Mr Ahmed Lofty Rashed about questions and answers about Islam. It is actually general questions that convert and non Muslim asked. I found it quite hard to read some of the emails send to Mr Rashed and to accept Answers from Mr Rashed. I read his point of views and found them sometimes unbelievable at time. 

In general I found it an interesting read but as a Muslim myself I felt dissapoint ed as I would have answer differently to few questions. 

What a Muslim say does not reflect what all Muslim in general will say but what Mr Rashed will say.

Islam is a fascinating religion and this book doesn't capture it like the author intended. There was no editing from copying/pasting the emails into a word document. It wasn't very cohesive or presented in a way that made sense. I couldn't get done with this book because of that. It needs a whole lot of editing before it's ready to see the light of day, but it's already been published.

There are some useful perspectives and information here that would benefit folks of all faiths, including muslims. As an atheist, I respected the straightforward and informational way in which the author represented the teachings of his religion without passing judgment on those who don't share his beliefs. 

The writing, however, was pretty weak. It would be better received in a lecture or other verbal format, rather than written. I found a lot of repetition and just poor quality writing overall, which is why it is hard for me to recommend as a book. But the content and message are great.

What Would a Muslim Say is a much needed text in today's irrational and xenophobic political climate. Rashed makes very thoughtful observations and speaks intuitively on many pressing issues people of the Muslim faith must deal with daily.

This is a difficult book to review, as I wish to be respectful toward a religion and those who have faith in it, while at the same time offer a review of my thoughts concerning what I read. I find I have many of the same questions/reservations I had previous to reading the book.

My background: I have a Christian upbringing and have read both the Bible and the Quran in their entirety. I currently am not a practicing Christian, and feel I have taken the best principles of all religions and use them to guide my life. I offer this information because I do not have a religious stake, nor feel the need to protect another religion from the author and the teachings in his book.

Before I requested this book from NetGalley, I went to Amazon and “peeked” inside. Amazon  allowed me to read the first set of emails between author Ahmed Rashed and the conversation with Dustin. I then understood that this was not a regular book of chapters with each containing a specific set of teachings, nor was it a group of lectures. Mr. Rashed employs copies of his email conversations to teach the reader. I was impressed with the first conversation, and based my request to NetGalley upon it. Mr. Rashed appeared very knowledgable about Islam.

Once I began reading the rest of the book, I understood exactly how the WHY ISLAM organization works (at least, in the email part). I began noting that exact paragraphs of responses were repeated throughout the book, and I recognized the technique used by telemarketers. If the customer says this, use response number one. If he says something else, use response two, and so on. Because many people searching for knowledge of Islam ask similar questions, readers will see the exact answers repeatedly. I recognize the wisdom in such an approach – everyone who asks gets the same response no matter which agent they talk to, and more important, the potential for someone to refer to a passage not consistent with the message WHY ISLAM wishes to portray is eliminated.

Having read the Quran, there are many passages that are not talked about in this book. I am not saying this is wrong, as any author wishes to support the points he is trying to make. My point is that anyone reading this book will only receive one viewpoint, and if you are searching for a well-rounded view, you won’t find it here. What you will find are harmonious discussions that will give you an idea of the differences between Islam and some of the other religions, as well as the basic tenets of Islam. Like any person with a strong religious faith, Mr. Rashed presents only the information that supports his points, and the veracity of passages in the Quran trump whatever may be in the Bible. Again, I am not arguing for either religion, just pointing out what is in the book.

Bottom line: If you’ve read the Quran, this may not be the book for you to read next. If this is the first book you read about Islam, it is a one-sided argument and you may wish to investigate the other side before making up your mind. Thorough investigation before adopting any religion is sound advice. That said, I did gain the advantage of another person’s viewpoints, so you could say I did find some value in the book. The information, though basic, is presented well and in an understandable format. Four stars.

I was very disappointed by this book. My review has nothing to do with the author's beliefs but instead with the way he chose to structure the book. 

This could have been an excellent introduction to Islam, but the book needs a good editor to push back against the author's decisions. 

Put simply, the author failed to take his readers into account when structuring the book. 

The author made a conscious choice to not correct spelling and grammar errors.  How does that benefit the reader of this book? These are not important historic documents. Think highly enough of your readers to clean up the errors. 

There is also no reason to include dead links. How do dead links benefit your readers? Just a note that you're discussing a link that is now broken would suffice without providing URL's that are no longer active.

However, those problems are minor compared with the next one. The author answers people's questions regarding Islam in email conversations. This book is a copy-and-paste compilation of some of those email conversations. 

The author starts most of the conversations with the same information. He has six standard messages. We see that first message over and over and over again. We see the same quotes repeatedly. To the email correspondent who sees these things once, this is reasonable. But to the readers of this book, what is the benefit of being so repetitive?

By the end of the book, I was just skimming seeing if there was anything new being said. You lost me as a reader because you weren't writing the book for the reader. 

This would be a strong book if it consisted of the six standard messages and then a FAQ-like structure. Unfortunately what would work best for the reader wasn't the primary motivation.

I did my review 9th Amazin. Only thing I did not like was the links, in my Kindle edition at kest, did not open Amazon or Goodreads to make it easier to do the review on both sitws... my review can be found under KIMBERLY-AISHA HASHMI