MUHAMMAD WAS A SINNER, BUT JESUS NEVER SINNED EVEN ONCE

 Friday, August 26, 2016

MUHAMMAD WAS A SINNER, BUT JESUS NEVER SINNED EVEN ONCE

While the Bible says that Jesus was without sin, the Qur’an and the Hadiths of Bukhari and Muslim testify differently about Muhammad. In Surahs 40:55 and 48:1–2, Allah commands Muhammad to seek forgiveness for his sins (or weaknesses). Now, people do not seek forgiveness for bodily weaknesses but for moral faults.

In Sahih Muslim, Volume 1, Book 4, Chapter 268, No. 1695, page 373, Muhammad prays:

“I have wronged myself and I repent for my sins. Forgive my sins...”

Bukhari also records similar confessions: Volume 1, Book 2, Chapter 13, No. 19, page 23; Volume 1.12.57, No. 781, page 434; Volume 6.60.3, No. 3, page 4; Volume 8.75.3, No. 319, page 213; and Volume 8.75.62 (before No. 407), page 271—all referencing Muhammad’s sins.

Furthermore, Bukhari Volume 1.4.70, No. 234, page 148; and Volume 8.82.1, Nos. 794–795, page 520, describe how Muhammad ordered people’s hands and feet to be cut off, their eyes gouged out, and left them to die of thirst after being mutilated. See also Bukhari Volume 8.82.3, No. 796, Chapter 4, page 797; Volume 6, Chapter 150 (before No. 198), pages 158–159; and Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 1, page 133.

Surely, you will agree these are grave sins. Since Muhammad committed such acts, he was in desperate need of forgiveness. The probing question is: “Who pays for your sins?”

Jesus said that He paid the price for our sins. Islam does not teach that anyone has paid for sin. So how are your sins forgiven? Does Allah simply overlook some sins and punish others?

Some people might think that evil has no consequence as long as one calls himself a Muslim. But in this century, Muslims have killed Christians and committed atrocities in their villages in Sudan, Nigeria, and Indonesia. When those called Christians killed Muslims, people said they acted contrary to the character of Christ. Yet, when Muslims kill Christians—those who worship the true God—I have never heard anyone say they acted contrary to the character of Muhammad.

Forgive me for speaking so plainly, but the murder of those who worship God by Muslims must stop. When Muslims justify these killings because even their prophet did the same, people are left to question their prophet, their Allah who contradicts His own word, and the very foundation of Islam.

Consider the Sinless Prophet
Unlike Muhammad, there was One who:

• Declared Himself to be the Prophet of God,

• Fulfilled hundreds of prophecies and their meanings,

• Never needed forgiveness, for He had no sin to forgive,

• Never killed or threatened the life of any traveler,

• Upheld the highest moral standards (He forbade sexual violence),

• Promised to pay the penalty for our sins,

• Suffered and died for you, and

• Has no grave, for He rose from the dead.

This Man is Jesus Christ.

Christians do not say of Jesus, “Peace of God be upon Him,” because Jesus is the King of Peace—the peace of God rests upon Him. Yet my hope is that you may come to know how the peace and love of Jesus can live within your heart.

Dr. Max Shimba
www.maxshimbaministries.org