Muhammad Belongs To Jesus

Muhammad told his followers that Jesus was just a prophet, simply a messenger, no more than an apostle.

Qur'an 5:75— Christ the son of Mary was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him.

According to Islam, Jesus was a prophet of God. That means we have to believe what He says. Right? Muhammad also said that Christians have to judge by what they read in the Gospel.

Qur'an 5:47— Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.

In the Qur'an, Christians are commanded to judge by what they read in the Gospel. Here is where Islam runs into all sorts of problems. In Matthew 11:27, Jesus says:

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

Jesus refers to God as His Father. Islam teaches that Allah is a Father to no one. Jesus refers to Himself as the Son. Islam teaches that Allah has no son. Putting those issues aside, let us look at Jesus' claim more closely. The Father has handed everything over to Jesus. Since the Father has handed everything over to Jesus, Jesus owns and possesses everything that belongs to the Father. Right? Let us compare this verse to another verse in John 16:15:

All things that the Father has are Mine.

Consider the theological depths of this: "All things that the Father has are Mine." Including His attributes. But let us put that issue aside as well. Notice that it does not say "some" things, or even "most" things, but all things. "All things that the Father has are Mine." Jesus says that everything that belongs to the Father belongs to Him. According to Islam, what belongs to God? Everything. Even Muhammad belongs to God. Right, Muslims?

If Muhammad belongs to God, and if everything that belongs to God belongs to Jesus, then Muhammad belongs to Jesus. In other words, Jesus owns Muhammad. (Pun intended, on so many levels.) Muhammad is the personal property of Jesus. Muslims try and tell us that we need to accept Muhammad, but why would we accept Muhammad when we can accept the One Who owns Muhammad? Muslims are following the property, while Christians are following the Owner.

Islam self-destructs by rejecting the clear teaching of the Qur'an. If Jesus owns everything, then Islam is false. Islam teaches that Jesus was just a prophet. A mere prophet could never claim to own everything that God owns. If Muslims try to tell us that Jesus was wrong or that He was lying when He said that everything that belongs to God belongs to Him, then Islam is false. According to Islam, Jesus was a messenger of God Who spoke the truth. He could not have lied about owning everything. If Muslims claim that the Gospel has been corrupted, then Islam is false. The Qur'an commands Christians to judge by the Gospel. The Qur'an upholds the purity, authenticity, and authority of both the Old Testament and the New Testament:

Qur'an 3:3— It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Torah (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus).

Qur'an 5:66— If only they had stood fast by the Torah and the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have eaten both from above them and from below their feet.

Qur'an 5:68— Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Torah, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord."

If the Bible is corrupt, when did it become corrupt? If before Muhammad, then Muhammad is in error. According to the Qur'an, no one can corrupt God's Word.

Qur'an 18:27— And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord, there is none who can alter His words.

Who can corrupt the Word of God, according to the Qur'an? Can Christians corrupt it? Can Jews corrupt it? "There is none who can alter His words." If the Gospel has been corrupted, then Islam is false because the Qur'an claims that no one can corrupt God's Word. Either the Gospel is the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God or it is not. It is one or the other.

Premise #1: If the Gospel is the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, then Islam is false because Islam contradicts the Gospel.

Premise #2: If the Gospel is not the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God, then Islam is false because the Qur'an claims that the Gospel is the inspired, preserved, authoritative Word of God.

Conclusion: Islam is false.

If the Bible is the Word of God, Islam is false. If the Bible is not the Word of God, Islam is false. Either way, Islam is false. Therefore, Islam is false.

Is not logic a wonderful thing?