SHEIK Umar Salim Abu-Namous can only murmur istigfar and ask God's forgiveness. His face turns red as he tries to withhold his anger. Abu-Namous, who is Imam of the Islamic Cultural Center in New York, is incensed over the publication of a book that resembles the Holy Qur'an but contains the teachings of Christianity.

For Muslims in America the book, misleadingly called The True Furqan, represents the most serious challenge to their faith foll