J. Dudley Woodberry, General Editor
Purpose. Why was this made?
The World of Islam CD-ROM contains some of the best in educational resources about Islam and Christian witness to Islam. Designed in partnership with Fuller Seminary and the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, this high-quality research and training resource is for Christians seriously interested in learning about Islam or those ministering in the Muslim context. It benefits field workers, professors, students, local churches, and concerned Christians.
Contents. What is on this CD-ROM?
The World of Islam - Version 2.0 contains 39 complete books and numerous articles on Islam and Christian witness to Muslims by scholars and practitioners, worth more than $800 if purchased separately.
Version 2.0 includes:
- an extensive new course
- Hughes' classic 750-page Dictionary of Islam
- fourteen new articles on current issues (including contextualization and the roots of fundamentalism and militancy in Islam)
- ten newly updated maps depicting the current situation of the Muslim world.
- over 100 printable photographs of the Islamic world,
- eight complete courses of study on Islam by noted scholars
- complete, searchable text of the Qur'an,
- annotated bibliography
- links to web sites related to Islam
- and much more. . . over 12,000 pages of resources!
You can see a complete listing of all the books and articles, maps and photos found on the CD-ROM by clicking on the tabs below.
Books and ArticlesA detailed list of included works on the CD-ROM
Islamic Studies
- Ali, A. Yusuf, trans. The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an
- Anderson, Norman. Islam in the Modern World
- Braswell, George Jr. Islam: Its Prophet, Peoples, Politics, and Power
- Campbell, Dr. William. The Qur'an and the Bible in Light of History and Science
- Gilchrist, John. Origins and Sources of the Gospel of Barnabas
- Gilchrist, John. The Qur'an: The Scripture of Islam
- Jabbour, Nabeel. "Islamic Fundmentalism: Implication for Missions" (New in Version 2.0)
- Martinson, Paul Varo. Islam: An Introduction for Christians
- Nazir-Ali, Michael. Islam: A Christian Perspective
- Parshall, Phil. Inside the Community: Understanding Muslims Through Their Traditions
- Schimmel, Annemarie. Mystical Dimensions of Islam
- Stanton, H.V. The Teaching of the Qur'an
- Torrey, Charles C. The Jewish Foundation of Islam
- Watt, W. Montgomery and Bell, Richard. Bell's Introduction to the Qur'an
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. "Faith and Iman: The Human Response"
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. "The Muslim Understanding of Jesus"
- Zwemer, Samuel. The Moslem Christ
Christian Witness
- Abdul-Haqq, Adiyah Akbar. Sharing Your Faith With a Muslim
- Addison, James T. The Christian Approach to the Moslem: A Historical Study
- Brown, Rick. 'Explaining and Translating the Biblical Term 'Son(s) of God' in Muslim Contexts' (New in Version 2.0)
- Brown, Rick. "The "Son of God"-Understanding the Messianic Titles of Jesus" (New in Version 2.0)
- Chapman, Colin. Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam
- Chapman, Colin. "Going Soft on Islam? Reflections on Some Evangelical Responses to Islam"
- Culver, Jonathan. "The Ishmael Promise and Contextualization Among Muslims" (New in Version 2.0)
- Dretke, James. A Christian Approach to Muslims: Reflections from West Africa
- Evangelical Review of Theology (Nicholls, Bruce, ed., et al) Christian Mission and Islamic Dawah
Includes:
- Chapman, Colin. Christian Perspectives of Islam: Threat, Challenge or
Misunderstood Ally?
- Anderson, John D.C. Does the Church Make it Difficult for Muslim Enquirers?
- Bevan-Jones, L. How a Sufi Found his Lord
- Al Faruqi, Ismaÿil. On the Nature of Islamic Dawah
- Cragg, Kenneth. A Christian Among Muslims
- Wilson, Christy. Costly Discipleship: Two Stories from Iran
- Musk, Bill A. Honour and Shame
- Nicholls, Bruce J. The Servant Songs of Isaiah in Dialogue with Muslims
- Moucarry, Chawkatt Georges. Theological Principles for Evangelizing Muslims
- Usman, K.M. How a Maulvi Found Peace
- A CMS Missionary. The Stories of Farhana and Mr and Mrs Yaqoob
- Gilchrist, John. The Christian Witness to the Muslim
- Goldsmith, Martin. Islam and Christian Witness: Sharing Your Faith With Muslims
- Jones, L. Bevan. Christianity Explained to Muslims: A Manual for Christian Workers
- Kateregga, Badru D. and Shenk, David W. A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue
- Larson, Warren F. Islamic Ideology and Fundamentalism in Pakistan: Climate for Conversion to Christianity? (New in Version 2.0)
- Lausanne Committee. Ministry in Islamic Contexts
- Livingstone, Greg. Planting Churches in Muslim Cities: A Team Approach
- Malek, Sobhi. Islam: Challenge and Mandate
- Massey, Joshua. "God’s Amazing Diversity in Drawing Muslims to Christ"
- Matheny, Tim. Reaching the Arabs: A Felt Need Approach
- McCurry, Don, ed. The Gospel and Islam: A Compendium
Includes:
- McCurry, Don M. A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS
- Hiebert, Paul G. The Gospel and Culture
- Larson, Donald N. The Cross-Cultural Communication of the Gospel to Muslims
- Abdol Massih, Bashir. The Incarnational Witness to the Muslim Heart
- Conn, Harvie M. The Muslim Convert and His Culture
- Kraft, Charles H. Dynamic Equivalence Churches in Muslim Society
- Glasser, Arthur F. Power Encounter in Conversion from Islam
- Taber, Charles R. Contextualization: Indigenization and/or Transformation
- Nicholls, Bruce J. New Theological Approaches in Muslim Evangelism
- Fraser, David A. An "Engel Scale" for Muslim Work?
- McCurry, Don M. Resistance/Response Analysis of Muslim Peoples
- Cragg, Kenneth A. Islamic Theology: Limits and Bridges
- Musk, Bill A. Popular Islam: The Hunger of the Heart
- Webster, Warren W. A Selected Bibliography for Christian Muslim Workers
- Dayton, Edward R. The Value and Methodology of Planning Strategies
- Wilson, J. Christy, Jr. Tentmaking Ministries in Muslim Countries
- Khair Ullah, Frank S. The Role of Local Churches in God's Redemptive Plan for the Muslim World
- Hoffman, Valerie. The Christian Approach to the Muslim Woman and Family
- Musk, Bill. The Unseen Face of Islam: Sharing the Gospel with Ordinary Muslims
- Nazir-Ali, Michael. Frontiers in Muslim-Christian Encounter
- Nehls, Gerhard. Christians Answer Muslims
- Nehls, Gerhard. Christians Ask Muslims
- Parshall, Phil. Beyond the Mosque: Christians Within Muslim Community
- Parshall, Phil. New Paths in Muslim Evangelism: Evangelical Approaches to Contextualization
- Parshall, Phil. The Cross and the Crescent: Understanding the Muslim Mind and Heart
- Saal, William. Reaching Muslims for Christ
- Tisdall, W. St. Clair. Christian Reply to Muslim Objections
- Travis, John and Workman, Andrew. "Messianic Muslim Followers of Isa: A Closer Look at C5 Believers and Congregations" (New in Version 2.0)
- Vander Werff, Lyle L. Christian Mission to the Muslims: The Record
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. Dimensions of Witness Among Muslims
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. "Missiological Issues in the Encounter With Emerging Islam"
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. Muslims and Christians on the Emmaus Road
Academic Courses Included on the CD-ROM
- Christensen, Jens. The Practical Approach to Muslims
- Cooper, Anne. In the Family of Abraham: Christians and Muslims Reasoning Together
- Cooper, Anne. Ishmael, My Brother: A Biblical Course on Islam
- Elder, John. The Biblical Approach to the Muslim
- Shenk, David, et. al, eds. The People of God:
- Course 1 - The Beginning of People
- Course 2 - God's Covenant with People
- Course 3 - God Loves People
- Course 4 - The People of Faith
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. Current Trends in Islam (Syllabus and Articles) (New in Version 2.0)
Includes Country Profiles (New in Version 2.0) and Articles by J. Dudley Woodberry:
- A Biblical Perspective on Islam (New in Version 2.0)
- The Kingdom of God in Islam and in the Gospel (New in Version 2.0)
- Terrorism, Islam, and Mission (New in Version 2.0)
- The Encounter with Emerging Islam (New in Version 2.0)
- A Global Perspective on the Current Status of Christian-Muslim Relations (New in Version 2.0)
- A Global Perspective on Muslims Coming to Faith in Christ (New in Version 2.0)
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. Folk Islam (Syllabus and Lecture Outlines)
- Woodberry, J. Dudley. Introduction to Islam (Syllabus and Lecture Outlines)
MapsMiniature images of the maps in the World of Islam set are shown below. A leader's guide is included on the CD as a teaching aid for each of the maps.










PhotosSample Photographs
(There are 110 photographs on the CD)
Muslim People (53 photos)

Formal Islam (24 photos)

Shi'ite Processions (4 photos)

Folk Islam (18 photos)

People and Places (11 photos)

Features. What can it do?
The World of Islam, Version 2.0 includes a majority of its content in two versions:
- the familiar PDF format (for Windows, Mac, and other computers with PDF readers)
- the Folio Views® format (for Windows only) used in version 1.0.
Screenshots of the following capabilities can be seen in the tabs below
Fully-Searchable Dictionary of Islam
The CD contains a fully-searchable, 759-page PDF version of the classic, Dictionary of Islam, by Thomas Patrick Hughes (New in Version 2.0)
Sophisticated, Fast Searches in Folio Format
The Folio format offers very fast, sophisticated word, phrase, and proximity searching, and allows mixing of search types and counts of the number of "hits" from each element of the search.
Note also that many transliterated Arabic words with a variety of spellings have a search word with standard spelling "hidden" in the text with them, so in this example including "quran" in the search finds "Koran".
Search with Rankings in PDF Format
The PDF version also includes hidden search words, and has a different set of advanced search options, with particular strength in finding related words and doing relevance ranking of results:
Both versions preview search results (see above and below):
Both systems also have an in-depth electronic table of contents allowing you to quickly navigate to a particular section of a book or articles.
Screenshots. What does it look like?Both versions preview search results (see above and below):

Both systems also have an in-depth electronic table of contents allowing you to quickly navigate to a particular section of a book or article:


Install to Hard Disk for even faster Searches
In addition, The World of Islam - Version 2.0 CD-ROM gives one the option to install the content of the CD to one's hard disk, enabling faster searches without the need of the CD-ROM in the drive.
Endorsements. What are people saying?
Christianity Today included the CD-ROM in its list of "The Best Resources on Islam" (January 7, 2021 issue), saying:
"This is an amazingly comprehensive collection of resources on Islam."
Evangelical Missions Quarterly called it:
"a 'must own' collection for any one who works with Muslims."
Pricing. What if I want to buy in bulk?
The World of Islam CD-ROM is available through a variety of Christian organizations, mission agencies, seminaries, etc. around the world. GMI is currently offering the following pricing (shipping and sales tax extra):
for 1-4 copies |
$39.95 each |
for 5-24 copies |
$31.95 each |
for 25-49 copies |
$27.95 each |
for 50-99 copies |
$23.95 each |
for 100 or more copies |
$19.95 each |
Technial Notes. Anything else I should know?
The CD content is in Adobe® PDF format and may be read on Windows, Mac or other platforms supporting Acrobat® Reader® or Adobe Reader, version 4.0 or above. Adobe Readers for Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP, and Mac 0S 9 and X are included. The CD also includes the content in Folio® Views® format, along with reader software for Windows. The Folio version is particularly recommended for those wishing to do complex searches.
In addition, The World of Islam - Version 2.0 CD-ROM gives one the option to install the content of the CD to one's hard disk, enabling faster searches without the need of the CD-ROM in the drive.
If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, you must select "Install Acrobat (PDF) Version" on the third screen of the installation. The Folio Views version is not compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7.