Quoted from the "ISLAM REVEALED"

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JESUS AND MUHAMMAD A Comparison

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 about 4 B.C. in Bethlehem	Born A.D. 570 in Mecca
Raised by Mary, His mother and Joseph, His adopted 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 leaded
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
Lived a sinless life   Did not pray for forgiveness of His sins	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 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 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 the Day of Judgment
Old Testament predicted His coming	No scripture predicted his coming
Mentioned in the Quran ninety-seven times	Mentioned in the Quran twenty-five times
1,500,000,000 claim to be His followers	800,000,000 claim to be his followers
Many of His followers (Christians) are known for their dedication, love, and caring for others	Many of his followers (Muslims) are known for their fanatic dedication to war and vengeance, even for killing other Muslims

JESUS IS SPOKEN OF AS:

MUHAMMAD IS SPOKEN OF AS:

Alpha and Omega   Amen   Ancient of Days   Bread of Life   Conqueror   Counselor   David’s Son   Door to Heaven   Dayspring   Eternal Life    Friend of Sinners   First and Last   God our Savior   Good Shepherd   Holy One of God   Hope of Glory   I AM   Image of the Invisible God   Judge of Living and Dead   King Eternal   Life   Light   Living Bread   Lord   Mediator   Messiah   Mighty God   Only Begotten of the Father   Our Passover   Our Peace   Prince of Peace   Prophet   Redeemer   Righteous Judge   Rose of Sharon   Savior   Second Adam   Son of God   Teacher from God   Truth and Grace   Unspeakable Gift   Way   Word of God   Word Made Flesh

A Messenger   A Preacher   A Warner   Son of Abd Allah   Evangelist   An Apostle

 The Power of Jesus
  I had an intriguing experience in Deraa’, Syria, in 1966.  A pastor from that area had invited me to lead a series of meetings because I had just surrendered to the evangelistic ministry.  Alas!  The series had to be cut short due to a political coup by the Air Force General, Mr. Hafez al-Assad, the current President of Syria.  To complicate matters, the Syrian-Jordanian borders were sealed off until things settled down in Damascus.  The Muslim neighbor of the pastor, realizing I could not go back to my home in Jerusalem for a while, reminded the pastor that he had invited him several times for dinner.  Now was the time for him to be my host as well as the pastor’s host.  In typical Arab fashion, the neighbors filed into the Muslim house to welcome us as the honored guests.  Naturally, our host invited them to stay for the big dinner.
 Happily, the conversation gravitated toward who Jesus Christ was.  Our new Muslim friends were very impressed when they learned that there are Quranic passages affirming the Virgin Birth, the Divinity, the Death, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 But before dinner was served, one by one they got up and left.  Surprised and puzzled at their activity, I sat wondering.  In a few moments, our gracious host came into the room with a strange grin on his face.  He announced, "don’t worry, they will return.  But they declared to me that if they had lingered another hour, they would no longer remain Muslims."
 Sure enough, as soon as the huge platter of rice, covered with lamb’s meat cooked in yogurt, with roasted almonds and pinola nuts, was brought in, they came right back.
 When the truth is presented in the power of the Holy Spirit, no one can be neutral!

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