Islam versus Christ:
What’s There to Compare?
What is the difference between those who take a strict adherence to the teachings of Christ, and the New Testament?
And those who take a strict adherence to the teachings of Mohammed, and the Quran, and Hadith?
Also: what kind of example did Muhammad lead by? And what kind of example did Jesus lead by?
After visiting this webpage, a person should be able to make a good case about how not all religions teach the same thing:
A Comparison between:
Jesus and Muhammad
The following table shows some of the strong differences between Jesus and Muhammad. The Muslims revere Muhammad as the greatest of prophets, yet Jesus clearly demonstrated greater authority, teaching, and miracles than Muhammad ever did. Why would anyone want to follow Muhammad over Jesus when Jesus claimed to be divine, performed many miracles, said he alone was the truth, raised people from the dead, and rose from the dead himself; Muhammad did none of these things. However, Muhammad did have people killed, spread his religion through war, married a very young girl, had relations with her when she was nine years of age, and taught hatred of Jews and Christians.
| Jesus | Muhammad | |
| Death | Jesus died and rose from the dead. | Muhammad died and stayed dead. |
| Fighting | Jesus never fought. | Muhammad fought in battles many times. |
| Hearing from God | When Jesus heard from God, he went to the desert to be tempted and began his ministry with boldness. (Mark 1:14-15). | When Muhammad heard from God (supposedly through an angel), he cowered, was uncertain, and wanted to commit suicide. (Quran 74:1-5) |
| Identity | Jesus claimed to be God (John 8:24; 8:58) as well as a man. Jesus claimed to be the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6). |
Muhammad claimed to be a man. |
| Instructions Received | from God the Father (John 5:19) | Allegedly from an angel |
| Killing | Jesus never killed anyone. | Muhammad killed many. |
| Life | Jesus had the power to take life but never did. He restored it. | Muhammad had the power to take it, but he never restored it. |
| No one ever died in Jesus’ presence. | Many people died in Muhammad’s presence – he killed them. | |
| Marriage | Jesus never married. | Muhammad had over 20 wives and even married a six-year-old girl and had sex with her when she was nine. |
| Ministry | Jesus received his calling from God directly. (Matt. 3:17). Jesus received his commission in the daylight. |
Muhammad allegedly received it from an angel (Gabriel). Muhammad received his words in the darkness of a cave. |
| Ministry Length | Jesus taught for 3 1/2 years. | Muhammad taught for more than 20 years. |
| Miracles | Jesus performed many miracles, including healing people, calming a storm with a command, and raising people from the dead. | Muhammad’s only alleged miracle was the Quran. |
| Prophecy | Jesus fulfilled the biblical prophecy about being the Messiah. | Muhammad did not fulfill any biblical prophecy except the ones about false teachers (Matt. 24:24). |
| Sacrifice | Jesus voluntarily laid his life down for others. | Muhammad saved his own life many times and had others killed. |
| Sin | Jesus never sinned (1 Pet. 2:22) | Muhammad was a sinner (Quran 40:55; 48:1-2) |
| Slaves | Jesus owned no slaves. | Muhammad owned slaves. |
| Virgin Birth | Jesus was virgin born. | Muhammad was not virgin born. |
| Voice of God | Jesus received and heard the direct voice of God. (Mark 1:10-11) | Muhammad did not receive or hear the direct voice of God. It was an angel instead. |
| Women | Jesus spoke well of women. | Muhammad said women were 1/2 as smart as men (Hadith 3:826; 2:541), that the majority in hell will be women (Had. 1:28,301; 2:161; 7:124), and that women could be mortgaged. Women could be beaten (Quran 4:34) |
Below is a comparison chart summarizing the key differences between Jesus and Mohammed as presented on the referenced webpage. Please note: This chart reflects the specific viewpoints and interpretations expressed in the article, which may not represent the full spectrum of scholarly or religious perspectives.
Jesus and Mohammed:
Comparison Chart #2
(As presented in the Royal Examiner article)
| Aspect | Jesus (Christianity) |
Mohammed (Islam) |
|---|---|---|
| Divinity | Considered God and a religious leader. |
Considered a religious, political, and military leader; not divine.
|
| Violence | Never killed anyone. | Killed an estimated 3,000 people; ordered executions.
|
| Slavery |
Never owned slaves. |
Received slaves as spoils of war. |
| Marriage | Never married. | Had at least 11 wives, plus concubines. |
| Forcing Belief | Never forced followers to believe. | Forced followers to continue believing; apostasy punishable by death. |
| Lying | Never allowed disciples to lie. | Permitted/obligated followers to lie to advance Islam (“Taqyya”). |
| Avenging Insults | Never avenged insults; preached forgiveness. | Avenged insults; ordered killings for insults. |
| Rape | Never allowed disciples to rape. | Permitted followers to rape women taken in battle. |
| Torture | Never tortured anyone. | Ordered torture for information. |
| Military Leadership | Never led armies; Christianity spread peacefully. | Led armies in battle; Islam spread through conquest. |
| Response to Violence | Did not retaliate; was crucified. | Retaliated and ordered killings of enemies. |
| Martyrdom | Martyr dies forgiving enemies. | Martyr dies killing enemies. |
| Early Spread | Early Christians persecuted, never led armed resistance. | Early Muslims conquered vast territories through military campaigns. |
| Equality | Taught equality of all people. | Did not teach equality of unbelievers and believers; men and women not equal. |
| Teaching on Violence | Consistently taught love and nonviolence. | Early verses peaceful, later verses advocate violence against apostates and unbelievers. |
| Enemies | “Love your enemies.” | “Infidels are your sworn enemies.” |
| Disbelievers | Help and love disbelievers. | Do not help disbelievers; do not take Jews or Christians as friends. |
| Forgiveness | Forgive others; “turn the other cheek.” | Avenge insults and trespasses. |
| Judgment | “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” | Apostates to be killed. |
| Killing | “Thou shalt not kill.” | “No Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel.” |
| Mercy | “Blessed are the merciful.” | “Be ruthless to the infidels.” |
| Possessions | “If someone takes your coat, give them your shirt.” | “Make war on the infidels who dwell around you.” |
| God’s Relationship | God as “Father”; all are children of God. | Allah is not a father; has no children. |
| Nature of Religion | Voluntary, internal, relationship with a loving God. | Can be forced, external, obedience to impersonal Allah. |
| Peace | Offer peace; if refused, depart peacefully. | Offer peace to those who submit to Allah. |
| Jesus’ Divinity | Jesus is the Son of God, the only way to the Father. | Belief in Jesus as Son of God is ‘shirk’ (unforgivable sin). |
This chart is a summary of the article’s content and should be understood in that context. Both Christianity and Islam are complex faiths with diverse interpretations, and the above reflects a particular viewpoint rather than a comprehensive or universally accepted comparison.
If you need a more neutral or scholarly comparison, or would like sources from mainstream academic or interfaith perspectives, let me know!
Citations:
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There is no comparison between Jesus and Muhammad. Muhammad falls so far short that he cannot be held on any level remotely close to Jesus. Muhammad is clearly inferior to Christ.
This information is also available in video form: “A Comparison Between Jesus and Muhammad”
Comparing Jesus disciples to Muhammad’s
Chart of Major Executions and Attacks Against Christian Pastors and Parishioners (1995–2025)
Below is a summary chart based on the most authoritative and recent reports available. It highlights key regions, major incidents, perpetrators, and approximate dates where Christian pastors and parishioners have faced executions and severe violence over the past three decades.
| Country/Region | Victims | Perpetrators |
Approximate Dates |
Notable Incidents/Details |
| Nigeria | Pastors, parishioners, entire villages |
Boko Haram, Fulani militants |
2000s–2025 | Massacres, kidnappings, beheadings, and mass killings; 549 Christians killed in 128 days in 2023 alone710. |
| North Korea | Christians, pastors |
Government (authoritarian regime) |
1995–2025 | Arrests, executions, forced labor camps, entire families targeted24910. |
| Afghanistan | Converts, pastors, parishioners | Taliban, ISIS | 2001–2025 | Killings, beheadings, forced disappearances, especially after 2021 Taliban takeover2910. |
| Somalia | Pastors, converts |
Al-Shabaab, Islamist militants |
2000s–2025 | Executions, beheadings, public killings for apostasy4910. |
| Pakistan | Pastors, churchgoers | Islamist extremists, mobs | 2000s–2025 | Mob lynchings, church bombings, targeted assassinations, forced conversions4910. |
| India (Manipur, others) |
Pastors, parishioners, homes |
Hindu extremist groups (e.g., Meiteis) |
2023–2025 | Systematic burning of churches, destruction of homes, violence against Christian leaders6910. |
| Mozambique | Christian women, parishioners | Islamic State of Mozambique (ISM) | 2020–2025 | Enslavement, beheadings, forced conversions, churches destroyed610. |
| Eritrea | Pastors, parishioners |
Government, security forces |
2000s–2025 | Imprisonment, torture, deaths in custody, “hellish concentration camps”48910. |
| Libya, Yemen, Sudan | Pastors, parishioners | Islamist militias, ISIS | 2010s–2025 | Beheadings, crucifixions, kidnappings, churches destroyed4910. |
| China | Pastors, church leaders, parishioners |
Communist government |
1995–2025 | Arrests, forced disappearances, church demolitions, surveillance46910. |
| Nicaragua | Catholic clergy, bishops |
Ortega regime Communist |
2018–2025 | Arrests, imprisonment, closure of churches and media, forced exile610. |
| Egypt | Coptic priests, parishioners |
ISIS, Islamist extremists |
2010s–2025 | Church bombings, targeted killings, kidnappings910. |
Key Notes
- Nigeria: Ongoing genocide-level violence; hundreds of pastors and thousands of parishioners killed, with villages razed and survivors enslaved or displaced710.
- North Korea: Christians face execution or lifelong imprisonment; entire families punished for faith249.
- Mozambique: Recent reports confirm Christian women enslaved as sex slaves by ISM, with many executed for refusing conversion10.
- India (Manipur): 2023–2024 saw systematic church and home burnings, with pastors and elders targeted by Hindu extremists6.
- Somalia, Libya, Yemen: Islamist groups conduct public executions, beheadings, and crucifixions of Christian leaders and converts4910.
Sources
- Open Doors World Watch List, Global Christian Relief Red List, Catholic News Agency, Catholic World Report, and Wikipedia summary of persecution events123467910.
This chart does not capture every incident but highlights the most egregious and well-documented patterns of execution and violence against Christian leaders and parishioners globally over the last 30 years. The trend is one of increasing severity and frequency, especially in regions where extremist ideologies and authoritarian regimes dominate.
Citations:
- https://www.opendoors.org.au/world-watch-list/
- https://religionnews.com/2023/01/17/christian-persecution-higher-than-ever-as-open-doors-world-watch-list-marks-30-years/
- https://www.christianitytoday.com/2023/01/christian-persecution-2023-countries-open-doors-watch-list/
- https://wordandway.org/2025/01/16/1-in-7-global-christians-faces-high-level-persecution-open-doors-report/
- https://christianfreedom.org/persecution-of-christians-statistics/
- https://globalchristianrelief.org/gcr-red-list/
- https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/pdf/2023-full-poy-report.pdf
- https://www.bu.edu/articles/2014/are-christians-the-most-persecuted-religious-group/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians
- https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/30/heres-where-christians-continued-to-face-persecution-in-2023/
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Crimes Against Christians, Churches, Pastors, and Parishioners in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Below is a chart summarizing documented crimes against Christians in the DRC, focusing on the last several years. The information is based on credible reports from Open Doors, Newsweek, International Christian Concern, and other sources, as cited in your search results.
| Date | Location (Province/Town) | Victims | Crime(s) | Perpetrators | Circumstances/Details |
| Feb 12–14, 2025 | Mayba & Kasanga, North Kivu | 70 Christian civilians | Abduction, mass beheading, massacre | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), ISIL |
ADF militants abducted 70 Christians from Mayba, took them to a Protestant church in Kasanga, and beheaded them with machetes. Bodies found in the church568.
|
| March 2023 | Nguli, Lubero, North Kivu |
9+ Christian civilians |
Armed attack, murder, abduction | ADF | Armed ADF attack killed at least 9, several missing; civilians taken hostage in nearby villages8.
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| Jan 2023 | Kasindi, Makugwe, Kirindera, North Kivu | Christian parishioners | Massacres, church bomb attack | ADF | Multiple massacres in churches; bomb attack in Kasindi killed and injured churchgoers8.
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| 2014–2025 (ongoing) | Eastern DRC (esp. North Kivu, Ituri, Lubero, Beni) | Pastors, parishioners, Christian villages | Targeted killings, abductions, rape, forced conversion, church burnings, displacement | ADF, M23, local militias | Ongoing campaign of terror: pastors and leaders targeted; women and girls abducted, raped, trafficked; churches and villages burned; thousands displaced1346.
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| 2024–2025 | Lubero, Baswagha, North Kivu | 200+ Christians | Massacres, arson, displacement | ADF, M23 | Over 200 killed in Baswagha chiefdom in one month; houses looted and burned, villages abandoned6.
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| 2023 | DRC (various, esp. North Kivu) | 355 Christians (killed), 10,000+ displaced | Murder, forced displacement, church closures | ADF, M23 | Escalation in violence: hundreds killed, tens of thousands displaced, churches and health centers closed6.
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| Ongoing | Eastern DRC | Pastors, converts, women/girls | Harassment, forced conversion, sexual violence, forced marriage, trafficking | ADF, local militias, sometimes family/community | Converts pressured to recant; women/girls at risk of abduction, rape, forced marriage, sexual slavery34. |
Key Patterns and Circumstances
- ADF (Allied Democratic Forces), now affiliated with ISIL, is the primary perpetrator of mass killings, abductions, and attacks on churches and Christian communities in eastern DRC, especially North Kivu and Ituri1368.
- M23 rebels have also targeted Christian civilians, contributing to insecurity and displacement136.
- Victims include pastors, parishioners, entire Christian villages, women, and children. Crimes range from murder, beheading, and abduction to rape, forced conversion, sexual slavery, and the burning of churches and homes346.
- Circumstances often involve night raids on villages, attacks during church services, and systematic targeting of Christian leaders and their families. Many attacks are intended to terrorize and depopulate Christian areas, leading to mass displacement1368.
Notable Incidents
- Kasanga Massacre (Feb 2025): 70 Christians abducted and beheaded in a Protestant church by ADF/ISIL militants568.
- Baswagha Killings (2024–2025): Over 200 killed in one month, with widespread displacement and destruction of property6.
- Kasindi Church Bombing (Jan 2023): Bomb attack during church service, part of a series of massacres in North Kivu8.
These incidents are part of a broader, ongoing crisis for Christians in the DRC, marked by extreme violence, impunity for perpetrators, and a lack of protection for vulnerable communities1368.
Citations:
- https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/drc/
- https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/547499-CONGO-DEM-REP-2023-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf
- https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/drc/
- https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/drc/
- https://www.newsweek.com/christians-extreme-persecution-around-world-2038364
- https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/drc-attack-church/
- https://www.persecution.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-DRC-Report-Final.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasanga_massacre
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