While I love you and your leader’s positive spin on the matter it’s just not biblical. Scripture tells about Ishmael and his descendents and it isn’t positive.
Genesis 16:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
toward all his brothers.”
They will only concede to buy time for your demise the end always justifies the means what ever they may be. Since they don’t acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Son of God then that makes them of their Father the Devil. Now since the Devil lies or as Scripture tells us he’s the Father of lies I personally don’t see the point of dealing with him since he will not concede EVER!
2 John 1:7-11 New International Version (NIV)
7 I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. 9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. 11 Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work.
On the surface it sounds just peachy, but that does not make it reality.
I am not speaking theologically. I am speaking philosophically.
Both Christians and Muslims shared a deep interest in Greek philosophy.
Both had their own set of commentators on Aristotle.
It was sort of like they were both studying Latin as intellectuals. And wrapped up within that language they were able to converse.
This only happened for a short number of years but it was quite productive, before a fatwa was issued and Muslims were no longer able to converse philosophically with Christians.
If you can imagine Christians and Muslims sitting down talking about natural law and being in agreement, that is what I am talking about.