Frequently Asked Questions // Muhammad // How do Christians View the Prophet Muhammad?How do Christians View the Prophet Muhammad?
First, the Holy Bible is the source for Christian faith and doctrine and Muhammad is not mentioned in these Scriptures. How can Christians give an honest evaluation about a person who is never mentioned in their sacred writings? If asked to comment on Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, Mary, Peter or Isa Al-Masih they can give a clear answer. When Muhammad was born in 570 AD, Christianity had spread widely but in their Holy Scriptures they found no mention of Muhammad.
Second, so much of what was taught by Muhammad as divine revelation contradicts the Bible. How can Christians embrace his teaching? Obviously they will choose the older divine revelation which is supported as fact in other historical references. For example, the Bible teaches and Christians believe that Isa Al-Masih died on the cross (secular historians corroborate this fact); yet the Koran states Isa Al-Masih did not die on the cross (Sura 4:157-158). To add to the confusion, some Koranic verses (Sura 19:33; 5:117) seem to indicate that Isa Al-Masih did die. What source of truth should Christians choose? They will trust the clear historical narrative as given in their Holy Scriptures.
Hence Christians have no clear answer to the above question. Muhammad is not mentioned in their Scriptures and many of his teachings are not in harmony with these Scriptures (e.g. jihad, polygamy and haj commands). Indeed some of Muhammad’s teachings do agree with the Bible; but when they contradict the Scriptures, Christians must reject them.
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It is written in the Bible that a book will be given to an uneducated prophet. Tell me, who is this talking about?
In the Bible, Jesus says that he is not telling all of the truth now because a person will come after he returns to heaven. He will praise me (Isa Al-Masih) and say good things about me. Who is this person?
Justin,
Nowhere in the Bible does it state that that a book will be given to an uneducated prophet. The Bible does state, though, that after Isa Al-Masih returns to Heaven the Holy Spirit will come. Isa told his followers this: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you”(Injil, John 14:16-17).
Every person who has trusted in Isa Al-Masih as the sacrifice for his sins has the Holy Spirit living inside of them, guiding them and helping them through life. We know this from reading the Injil. “…for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say"(Injil, Luke 12:12).
If you would like to know more about how you can have the Holy Spirit teaching and guiding you, please go to http://isaandislam.com/Way-of-Salvation/five-steps-of-salvation.html.
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idionline.info.There are no contradictions in the Quran. It's clearly mentioned in Qs 2:9 "This is a perfect Book; there is no doubt in it; it is the guidance for the righteous."
The Quran also says that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Jesus was the prophet of God who sent to fulfill God's will.
When it appeared that there was no way to avoid the devious plans of the Jews to have him crucified, Jesus prayed fervently "to remove the cup" of death upon the cross (Injil, Mark 14:36).
Jesus had strong belief in God as he said "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Injil, Matthew 21:22).
How could God break his prophet's belief? So God saved him from crucifixion. Then he (Jesus) migrated from Veerosheelam and arrived in Kashmir by way of Syria, Afghanistan, and northern areas of Pakistan, and died in Kashmir, as it is mentioned in the Quran that Jesus has died.
This is one part of the Quran that Christians disagree with, as the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus did die.
"With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last" (Mark 15:37). Every single book in the Injil says this.
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