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