Dr. Sa'eed of Iran: Kurdish Physician to Princes and Peasants Nobles and Nomads

by Jay M. Rasooli, Cady Hews Allen

This is the thrilling story of a Kurdish doctor, his acceptance as a mullah and teacher of his people, his struggles in turning from Islam to Christianity, his resulting banishment and persecution, and his faithfulness and service to his Lord. All this adds up to a fabulous tale, more absorbing than fiction or a mystery, yet all of it is true. Not in many years has such a moving narrative come out of the Middle East. This story of the highest Christian courage is told against a backdrop of events that brought this region once more into focus, as a center of world political struggle and importance." You will be challenged and encouraged by the struggles and triumphs of a Christian in a country steeped in Islam.

Genres: Biography, Middle East

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1958

Reviews

[Lalwende · Rating 3 out of 5]

Real Rating: 3.5

The story of Dr. Sa'eed is a fascinating and wonderful one, and I am glad to read it. I would have rated this particular biography higher, but a couple of things slightly bothered me - including a lack of writing about the good doctor's faults. I believe the author attempted to give a more general, high-level view of his life, but this leads to very little idea that Dr. Sa'eed even HAD any faults.

There was also a strange implication that Dr. Sa'eed went from being a Kurd to being a Christian when he was saved. Almost as if those two are mutually exclusive? This may have just been odd wording choices on the author's part rather than an odd ideology, I don't know.

Still, reading about this courageous man's lifestory and how God helped him and "walked with" him all his years was an encouragement and a blessing to me.

[Nurullah Doğan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

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