| Comparing Islam and Christianity |
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Muhammad... | Jesus... |
Stoned women for adultery.
(Muslim 4206) | "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
(John 8:7) |
"I have been commanded to fight
against people till they testify that there
is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad
is the messenger of Allah"
(Muslim 1:33) | "He who lives by the sword
will die by the sword."
(Matthew 26:52) |
Permitted stealing from unbelievers.
(Bukhari 44:668, Ibn Ishaq 764) | "Thou shalt not steal."
(Matthew 19:18) |
Permitted lying.
(Sahih Muslim 6303, Bukhari 49:857) | "Thou shalt not bear false witness."
(Matthew 19:18) |
Owned and traded slaves.
(Sahih Muslim 3901) | Neither owned nor traded slaves. |
Beheaded 800 Jewish men and boys.
(Abu Dawud 4390) | Beheaded no one. |
Murdered those who insulted him.
(Bukhari 56:369, 4:241) | Preached forgiveness.
(Matthew 18:21-22, 5:38) |
"If then anyone transgresses
the prohibition against you,
Transgress ye likewise against him"
(Quran 2:194) | "If someone strikes you on the right
cheek, turn to him the other also."
(Matthew 5:39) |
Jihad in the way of Allah elevates one's position in Paradise by a hundred fold.
(Muslim 4645) | "Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they will be called Sons of God"
(Matthew 5:9) |
Married 13 wives and kept sex slaves.
(Bukhari 5:268, Quran 33:50) | Was celibate. |
Slept with a 9-year-old child.
(Sahih Muslim 3309, Bukhari 58:236) | Did not have sex with children. |
Ordered the murder of women.
(Ibn Ishaq 819, 995) | Never harmed a woman. |
"O you who believe! Fight those of the
unbelievers who are near to you
and let them find in you hardness."
(Quran 9:123) | "Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5) |
Ordered 65 military campaigns
and raids in his last 10 years.
(Ibn Ishaq ) | Ordered no military campaigns, nor
offered any approval of war or violence. |
Killed captives taken in battle.
(Ibn Ishaq 451) | Never took captives.
Never killed anyone. |
Encouraged his men to rape enslaved women.
(Abu Dawood 2150, Quran 4:24) | Never encouraged rape.
Never enslaved women. |
Demanded captured slaves and
a fifth of all other loot taken in war.
(Quran 8:41) | "The Son of Man came not
to be served, but to serve."
(Matthew 20:28) |
Was never tortured, but tortured others.
(Muslim 4131, Ibn Ishaq 436, 595, 734, 764) | Suffered torture, but never tortured anyone. |
"And fight them until there is no more persecution and religion is only for Allah"
(Quran 8:39) | "Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you"
(Matthew 5:44) |
Blessed the brutal murder of a half-blind man
(al-Tabari 1440) | Healed a blind man
(Mark 8:28) |
Ordered a slave to build the very pulpit
from which he preached Islam.
(Bukhari 47:743) | Washed his disciples feet.
(John 13:5) |
What are the Greatest Commandments?
"Belief in Allah and Jihad in His cause"
(Muslim 1:149) | What are the Greatest Commandments?
"Love God and love thy neighbor as thyself."
(Matthew 22:34-40) |
Demanded the protection of armed bodyguards, even in a house of worship
(Quran 4:102) | Chastised anyone attempting
to defend him with force.
(John 18:10-12) |
Died fat and wealthy from what was
taken from others in war or
demanded from others in tribute. | Demanded nothing for himself.
Died without possessions. |
Advocated crucifying others.
(Quran 5:33, Muslim 16:4131) | Was crucified himself. |
According to his followers:
Had others give their lives for him.
(Sahih Muslim 4413) | According to his followers:
Gave his life for others.
(John 18:11 and elsewhere) |
