Muslim people have a major issue with the very idea that God would come to earth as a man. For them Allah is so transcendent it is impossible for him to associate with people. I wonder if the book of Exodus might be a good book to share with Muslims as it's all about the awesome, terrifying and dangerous privilege of having Yahweh dwell among the people of Israel.* The Gospels also see the Jewish leaders struggling with the idea that this ordinary man from Nazareth could be a Prophet, let alone Almighty God, so they could be a good place to turn to next.
* How about these verses:
"the LORD said to him, 'Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the LORD and many of them perish. Even the priests, who approach the LORD, must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.' . . . . When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die." (19:21-22; 20:18-19)
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