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Jesus |
Muhammad |
| Death |
Jesus died and rose from
the dead |
Muhammad died and
stayed dead. |
| Fighting |
Jesus never fought |
Muhammad fought many many
times |
| Hearing from God |
When Jesus heard
from God he went to the desert to be tempted and began his
ministry with boldness, (Mark 1:14-15). |
When Muhammad heard
from God (supposedly through an angel) he cowered, was uncertain, and
wanted to commit suicide (Quran 74:1-5) |
| Identity |
Jesus claimed to be God
(John 8:24; 8:58) as well as a man.
Jesus claimed to be the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). |
Muhammad claimed to be a
man. |
| Instructions
Received |
From God the Father
(John 5:19) |
Allegedly from an angel |
| Killing |
Jesus never killed anyone |
Muhammad killed many |
| Life |
Jesus had the power
to take life, but never did. He restored it. |
Muhammad had the
power to take it, but he never restored it.
|
| No one ever died in
Jesus' presence |
Many people died in
Muhammad's presence -- he killed them. |
| Marriage |
Jesus never married |
Muhammad had over 20 wives
and even married a nine year old girl. |
| Ministry |
Jesus
received his calling from God directly (Matt. 3:17).
Jesus received his commission in
the daylight |
Muhammad allegedly received it from an angel (Gabriel)
Muhammad received his words in the
darkness of a cave. |
| Ministry Length |
Jesus taught for 3
1/2 years |
Muhammad taught for
more than 20 years |
| Miracles |
Jesus performed many
miracles including healing people, calming a storm with a command, and
raising people from the dead. |
Muhammad's only
alleged miracle
was the Quran. |
| Prophecy |
Jesus fulfilled
biblical prophecy about being the Messiah |
Muhammad did not
fulfill any biblical prophecy except the ones about false
teachers (Matt. 24:24). |
| Sacrifice |
Jesus voluntarily
laid his life
down for others |
Muhammad saved his
own life many times and had others killed. |
| Sin |
Jesus never sinned
(1 Pet. 2:22) |
Muhammad was a sinner
(Quran 40:55; 48:1-2) |
| Slaves |
Jesus owned no slaves |
Muhammad owned slaves. |
| Virgin Birth |
Jesus was virgin
born |
Muhammad was not
virgin born. |
| Voice of God |
Jesus received and
heard the direct voice of God (Mark 1:10-11) |
Muhammad did not
receive or hear the direct voice of God. It was an angel
instead. |
| Women |
Jesus spoke well of women |
Muhammad said women were
were 1/2 as smart as men (Hadith 3:826; 2:541), that the majority in
hell will be women (Had. 1:28,301; 2:161; 7:124), and that women could
be mortgaged. |