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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) |
