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