The Cost: My Life on a Terrorist Hit List

by Ali Husnain, J. Chester (With)

Overview

Born into a prominent Shia Muslim family in Pakistan, Ali had it all—prestige, security, wealth, social status. The Cost is the extraordinary story of his dramatic encounter with Jesus that would change everything.

That life-altering choice to follow Jesus would turn Ali from a typical teenager into a target of a terrorist organization based in his hometown—a target they would soon act on.

The Cost is the riveting and remarkable journey of a young man who left everything behind to follow the one thing he knew to be true. Through excommunication from his home and family, near-death experience, a miraculous healing, and a cross-continental chase for his life, Ali’s faith sustained him while also compelling him to bring the gospel to Muslims—no matter the cost. This modern epic is a must-read for anyone who wants to be informed about the state of Christian-Muslim relations today, and inspired by just how much a single light in the darkness can make a difference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310367680
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	01/17/2023
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ali Husnain (name changed for security reasons) is a young refugee evangelist living in the UK. Ali plans to return to Pakistan, despite the fatwa issued against him, with the conviction that God is calling him to build a medical facility in his home town and preach the gospel with the very men who tried to kill him as a teenager.

J. Chester is a writer living in England. He has written widely on international development, social justice and has a keen interest in bringing new stories to western readers

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Prologue: It Was Never Supposed to End like This 13

1 Kidnapped 21

2 Growling in the Night 31

3 New Horizons, New Dangers 41

4 Murder in the Street 55

5 Leaving Pakistan 65

6 An Infidel in the Family 73

7 "Come Back to Islam" 85

8 Jesus, Only Jesus 95

9 A New Kind of Peace 109

10 Is This How I Die? 123

11 My Name on Their Hit List 135

12 Blood because of Me 149

13 The Forest of Fear 161

14 The Courage to Forgive 175

15 "I Blame God" 193

16 Hunted Down 203

17 More Than I Deserved 213

18 Repaying Hatred with Love 223

Editorial Reviews

03/07/2016
This engaging memoir recounts Husnain's dramatic conversion to Christianity and the harrowing aftermath. Born to a high-caste family in Pakistan, Husnain gives up his life of ease and bright future after an emotional conversion to Christianity. He converted as a teenager while visiting his aunt in England, who was converted herself years earlier by a vision and miraculous healing. She guides Husnain as he drifts from what he considers a stale and unsatisfying Islamic heritage. Upon his return to Pakistan, he declares his new faith, and fervent Muslims make vicious attacks on him and his family, declaring him an infidel. The ending provides heartbreaking accounts of his family's rejection and his difficulties gaining asylum under European law. While both the visionary conversion and the violent response are atypical, Husnain provides a clear example of the risk of conversion from Islam in conservative cultures. The work will help raise awareness of threats to religious freedom and create sympathy for those brave enough to challenge them. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly