Abdullah gazed into the bright sunlight slanting through the café’s open doorway. Even with its cool mosaic tile, the room provided little respite from the midday heat. Abdullah wiped his brow, sweating as much from nervousness as the extreme temperature.

Spend any time with Muslims, and this question will almost certainly be asked: “What do you think of Muhammad?”

For Christians, springtime means Lent and Easter, a season when the faithful remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Churches adorn wooden crosses with purple cloth and crowns of spring lilies. It is a time of celebrating life out of death, Christ’s ultimate victory on the cross.

When Sam met his friend Ahmed for coffee one Saturday, Ahmed surprised him with a Muslim belief Sam had never before encountered.

Muslims believe that Christians changed the Injeel (the New Testament), and as a result it lost its meaning over time. Here are some thoughts in response.