The following book review, by Mark Durie of author and Yale professor, Miroslav Volf’s view of Allah, I found to be very helpful:

“Do we worship the same God?”  This has become a hotly contested and divisive question, posed in these troubled days by many Christians about Muslims and Islam.  Influential theologian Miroslav Volf, who is Henry B. Wright professor of Systematic Theology at Yale, offers an answer in his latest book, Allah: a Christian response (HarperOne 2010).  Volf’s influence is considerable, and this book deserves careful consideration…

Read Durie’s full review at his blog here.