Jesus of Faith |
Muhammad of History |
1. Jesus was born of a virgin. (Matthew 1:18-25) | 1. Muhammad was born of a normal woman. (Ibn Hisham pp. 68-69) |
2. Jesus served God as a child. (Luke 2:39-52) | 2. Muhammad was and idolater. (Sahih Bukhari vol.6, p. 452) |
3. Jesus read the Bible. (Luke:16-21) | 3. Muhammad was illiterate. (Qur’an 7:156) |
4. Jesus preached the gospel at God’s command and lived on the donations of others. (Luke 4:16-21 and 8:1-3) | 4. Muhammad, without being commanded by God, began to steal from others and live on their goods. (Ibn Hisham pp. 281-) |
5. Jesus performed miracles. (Mark 3:9-10) | 5. Muhammad could not perform miracles. (Qur’an 29:49) |
6. Jesus made blind eyes see. (Luke 18:35-43) | 6. Muhammad made seeing eyes blind. (Sahih Bukhari vol. 8, p. 520) |
7. Jesus made the lame walk. (Matthew 9:2-8) | 7. Muhammad made the walking lame. (Sahih Bukhari vol. 8, p. 520) |
8. Jesus healed withered hands. (Matthew 12:10-13) | 8. Muhammad cut off the hands of others. Sahih Bukhari vol.8, p. 520) |
9. Jesus raised the dead. (John 11:1-45) | 9. Muhammad had the living killed. Ibn Hisham p. 308) |
10. Jesus forgave his opponents. (Luke 23:43) | 10. Muhammad had his opponents murdered. (Sahih Bukhari vol. 5, pp. 248-) |
11. Jesus set the condemned free. (John 8:1-11) | 11. Muhammad condemned the free and led them into slavery. (Ibn Hisham p. 466) |
12. Jesus preached in God’s chosen temple. (Luke 20:1) | 12. Muhammad prayed at the Ka’ba when it still contained hundreds of idols. (Sahih Bukari vol. 1, p. 151) |
13. Jesus preached against divorce. (Matthew 5:31-32) | 13. Muhammad preached divorce and allowed temporary marriage with compensation. (Mut’a) (Qur’an 2:230, Sahih Bukhari vol. 7, p. 8) |
14. Jesus was sinless. (John 8:46) | 14. Muhammad was sinful. (Qur’an 47:21 and Qur’an 110) |
15. Jesus gave Himself as a sacrifice for all mankind. (John 1:29 and 10:18) | 15. Muhammad died unexpectedly of illness (which he himself said was due to a poisoning attempt). (Sahih Bukhari vol. 5, p. 510) |
16. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after His death, and later ascended into heaven. (Luke 23 and 24) | 16. Muhammad was buried in Medina on the third day after his death. His tomb is visited by pilgrims each year. (al-Tabari vol. 9, p. 208) |
17. Jesus is God’s Word and God Himself. (John 1:1, 14) |