| 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 19:4413) |
According to his followers: Gave his life for others. (John 18:11 and elsewhere) |
| Comparing Islam and Christianity |