Comparisons Between Muhammad and Jesus

Comparisons between Muhammad and Jesus

Who they claimed to be:

•Muhammad – The Final Prophet

• Sura 33:40 says, “Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal [the last part] of the prophets.”

•Jesus – The Son of God

• Matthew 26:63-64 says, “And the high priest said to Him, ‘I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘It is as you said.’”

Knows the thoughts of men:

•Muhammad – Did not know the thoughts of men

• Sura 11:31 says, “And I say not to you that I have the treasures of Allah; and I know not the unseen”

•Jesus – Knows the thoughts of men

• Matthew 9:4 says, “But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, ‘Why do you think evil in your hearts?’”
• Revelation 2:23 says, “and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts.”

Advocate with the Father:

•Muhammad – Not our Advocate with the Father

• Sura 9:80 says, “Ask forgiveness for them or ask not for them. Even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them. This is because they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.”

•Jesus – Our Advocate with the Father

• 1 John 2:1-2 says, “And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not ours only but also for the whole world.”

Relationship to God:

•Muhammad – A “Servant” to Allah

• Sura 2:23 says, And if there is anything that perturbs your mind or makes you skeptical about (the truth and authenticity of) what We have revealed to our Servant (Muhammad), then produce a single Sura which islike this”

•Jesus – One with the Father

• John 10:30 says “I and My Father are one.”

Performed Miracles:

•Muhammad – Did not perform miracles

• Sura 29:50-51 says, “And they say: Why are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Signs are with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner.”

•Jesus – Performed miracles

• Matthew 15:30 says, “great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.”

Forgiveness or Revenge:

•Muhammad - Taught revenge

• Sura 2:194 says, “The sacred month for the sacred month, and retaliation is allowed in sacred things. Whoever then acts aggressively against you, inflict injury on him according to the injury he has inflicted on you.”

•Jesus – Taught forgiveness

• Matthew 5:38-39 says, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your cheek, turn the other to him also.”

Sinless or Sinful:

•Muhammad – A sinful man

• Sura 47:19 – “So know that there is no god but Allah and ask protection for thy sin and for the believing men and the believing women.”

•Jesus – Was sinless

• 1 Peter 2:22speaking of Christ says, “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth.”

Healed the Blind:

•Muhammad – Turned away from the blind

• Sura 80:1-2 says, “He frowned and turned away, because the blind man came to him.”

•Jesus – Healed the blind

• Like 18:35-43 says, “a certain blind man sat by the road begging…Jesus said, ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ He said, ‘Lord, that I may receive my sight.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight…’ And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him.”

Taught Monogamy or Polygamy:

•Muhammad – Taught and practiced polygamy

• Sura 4:3 says, “And if you fear that you cannot do justice to orphans, marry such women as seem good to you, two, or three, or four”

•Jesus – Taught monogamy

• Matthew 19:5-6 says, “[Jesus answered], and said ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife (singular)…So then, they are no longer two but one flesh.’”

Saves or Destroys Lives:

•Muhammad – Called to destroy peoples lives

• Sura 48:16 "Say to the sedentary Arabs who stay behind, "You will be invited to face powerful people and to fight them, unless they submit. If you obey, GOD will reward you with a generous recompense. But if you turn away again, as you did in the past, He will requite you with a painful retribution."

•Jesus – Came to save lives

• Luke 9:56 says, “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.”

Forced or Free to Accept Their Message:

•Muhammad – Forced people to accept his message

• Sura 9:29 says, “Fight those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that which Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, not follow the Religion of Truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgement of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.”

•Jesus – People are free to accept Jesus’ message or not

• Luke 10:10-11 says, “But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’”

Followers will Live or Die:

•Muhammad – Died and his followers will die

• Sura 39:30 says, “You (Muhammad) will surely die, just like they will die.”

•Jesus – Is the life and His followers will live

• John 11:25 says, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.’”

Teaching Superiority of Men over Women:

•Muhammad – Taught men are superior over women

• Sura 4:34 says, “Men are superior to women on account of the qualities with which God hath gifted the one above the other”

•Jesus – Taught all are created equal in God’s sight

• Galatians 3:28 says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek…slave nor free…male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

Called People to Themselves:

•Muhammad – Was reproved or admonished for sending people away

• Sura 6:52 says, “And do not dismiss those who implore their Lord day and night, devoting themselves to Him alone. You are not responsible for their reckoning, nor are they responsible for your reckoning. If you dismiss them, you will be a transgressor.”

•Jesus – Called people to come to Him

• Matthew 11:28-30 says, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Teaching on Divorce:

•Muhammad – Preached divorce

• Sura 2:230 says, “And if the husband divorces his wife (for the third time), she shall not remain his lawful wife after this (absolute) divorce, unless she marries another husband and the second husband divorces her. (In that case) there is no harm if they [the first couple] remarry”

•Jesus – Taught Marriage was binding and against divorce

• Matthew 5:32 says, “But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except for sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.”

Read the Word of God:

•Muhammad – Wasilliterate

• Sura 7:157 says, “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write”

•Jesus – Read the Word of God

• Luke 4:16-21 says, “He went to the synagogue…and stood to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He opened the book, He found the place where it is written: [Jesus then read from Isaiah 61:1,2].”

Satanic Influence:

•Muhammad – Satan had influence over him

• Sura 6:68 says, “If you see those who mock our revelations, you shall avoid them until they delve into another subject. If the devil causes you to forget, then, as soon as you remember, do not sit with such evil people.”

•Jesus – Satan had NO influence over Jesus

• John 14:30 says, “I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.”

Associated with Demons

•Muhammad – Associated with demons

• Sura 46:29 says, “And We sent to you a small number of Jinn [demon], in order to let them listen to the Quran. So when they arrived there, they said: "Pay attention." Then, when it was finished, they returned to their people, to warn them.”

•Jesus – Cast out demons

• Matthew 4:24 says, “Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”

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