JESUS VERSUS MUHAMMAD

JESUS Versus MUHAMMAD[1]

paraphrased by James R. Lawrence Sr.

JESUS	MUHAMMAD
His name means Savior	His name means praised one
Born of the Virgin Mary	Born of Aminah
No earthly father	Abd Allah was his father
Born around 4 b.c. in Bethlehem	Born 570 a.d. in Mecca
Raised by Mary, His mother and Joseph, His adopted[2] father	Raised by his mother, Halima the nurse, then his uncle and grandfather
Labored as a carpenter in Nazareth	Started as a shepherd then became a camel-caravan leader
Spoke in Hebrew, Aramaic, and probably Greek	Spoke only Arabic
Was literate; wrote no books	Was literate; wrote the Quran
Attracted multitudes by His miracles and teachings	Attracted multitudes by his teaching and sword
Had to move to Capernaum because of rejection by His townspeople	Had to move to Medina because of rejection by his townspeople
Was never married	Married to fifteen wives[3]
Lived a sinless life	Sinned often[4]
Did not pray for personal forgiveness[5]	Prayed earnestly and frequently for forgiveness of his sins
Waged no war	Waged war by fighting or leading in sixty-six battles
Ordered the death of no one	Ordered[6] the death of many men and women, (the first was a poetess)
Established a religion of mercy and love even for enemies	Established a religion of no[7] mercy and the sword
Established a spiritual kingdom	Established an earthly empire
Died by crucifixion in Jerusalem at age 33	Died in Medina due to effects of pneumonia and poisoning at age 62
Arose the third day, emptying His tomb	Lingers still in his grave awaiting[8] the Day of Judgment
Old Testament predicted his coming	No scripture predicted his coming
Mentioned in the Quran ninety-seven (97) times	Mentioned in the Quran twenty-seven (27) times
1,500,000,000 claim to be His followers	800,000,000 claim to be his followers
Many of His followers are known for their dedication, love, and caring for others	Many of his followers are known for their fanatic dedication to war and vengeance, even for killing other Muslims

[1] Dr. Anis A. Shorrosh, Islam Revealed: A Christian Arab’s View of Islam, (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville), p. 102.

[2] and Genetic. The conception was immaculate, but Joseph’s bloodline (DNA) was predicted by the Prophets and his DNA was used by God.

[3] Only allowed his followers to have four (4) wives