Islam and the Fate of Others

In Islam and the Fate of Others, Mohammad Hassan Khalil masterfully approachesa difficult topic. What happens to non-Muslims when they die? Whois accountable for accepting Muhammad’s prophethood? Could any sane personpossibly reject the truth were it clearly revealed to him/her? In order toaddress these questions and others, Khalil probes some of the most prominentpremodern and modern voices in Islamic history. A reader looking for consensuson the answers to these challenging queries, however, will be left direlywanting. Khalil unearths not a monolithic consensus but instead a cacophonyof opinions concerning soteriological matters, which overwhelmingly envisions a heaven filled with Muslims and non-Muslims. As an added bonus toKhalil’s robust and provocative study, his adroit prose reads smoothly, his storytellingis exquisite, and he never obfuscates his topic with obtuse languageor style. That, combined with meticulous attention to transliteration and precise,fluid translations, makes Khalil’s monograph an absolute pleasure to readand should appeal to specialists and non-specialists ...