The Cost: My Life on a Terrorist Hit List
Written by Ali Husnain and J. Chester
Narrated by Akbar Shah
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About this audiobook
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.
Ali Husnain
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.
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Readers find this title to be a fascinating and beautiful book that keeps them on the edge of their seat. While some readers found the first third of the book challenging, they encourage others to continue reading as the protagonist grows spiritually and mentally throughout the story. Overall, this book is deemed worthy of readers' time and energy, with a powerful quote that resonates with many."
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The first third of the book was challenging. Without any personal Pakistani experiences in my life, I had to step back and accept I was reading this to hear the author's life experience, vastly different than mine.
Husnain's sacrifices and decisions seemed juvenile to me, and I say this with respect, explained above.
I do encourage readers to follow through with their plan and read the entire book. Husnain grows spiritually and mentally leaps and bounds. This is evident in the last two chapters.
The Cost wrapped up and I deemed worthy of my time and energy with "Islam taught me how to live, but it failed to teach me how to be alive." That was my aha moment where the first third of the book made sense.
I take the really important question with me forever. "If it's not anger that God feels toward you, what is it that he feels instead?" - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5God doesn’t give up on us when we just don’t get it! Hard to put this book down.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this is a beautiful book. I loved to listen to it from cover to cover, fearful visualizations
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story! Keeps you on the edge of your seat, so to speak.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fascinating story! The Lord became very real as I listened