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Jesus and Mohammad

JESUS AND MOHAMMED

OBJECTIVE

***** objective of this work is to compare and contrast the lives ***** Jesus and Mohammed his*****rically and to compare what impact the death of each person had upon his respective followers. Fur*****r this work will describe the ways each is worshipped by their respective followers and explain how their messages are being carried out in the world **********.

INTRODUCTION

There are both likenesses ***** differences in the lives, ***** and worship associated with Jesus and Mohammed. The work entitled: "A Comparison Between ***** and Muhammad" states the following differences: (1) Jesus rose from the dead - Muhammad stayed dead; (2) Jesus never fought ***** Muhammad fought many times; (3) When Jesus heard from God in the desert he went to be tempted ***** began his ministry with boldness. (Mark 1: *****4-15) When Muhammad heard from ***** (through an angel) he cowered, was uncertain and wanted to commit suicide (Quran 75:1-5); (4) Jesus claimed to be God (John 8:*****4; 8:38) as well as a man. ***** claimed to be t***** way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) Muhammad claimed to ***** a *****; (5) Jesus spoke well of women but Muh*****mmad said women were 1/2 as mart as men (Had. 3:826; 2:54') that ***** majority in hell will be women (*****. 1:28,301; 2:161, 7:124) and that ***** could be mortgaged. (2006)

I. HISTORICAL COMPARISON a. Mohammed

Mohammed w***** born in Arabia, specifically ***** Mecca around 570 A.D. and was very young when he became an orphan. He was raised first ***** his gr*****father and then by ***** uncle in a family *****d as 'aris*****cratic and influential'. Mohammed's childhood ***** a time of "religious *****nd political confusion and uncertainty" (Islam or Christianity, 2000). ***** he was 25 years old he married a "40-year old widow named Khadijah" (Ibid) and it was at this age ***** the first began to speak prophecy due ***** dreams that he had ***** ***** his wife believed ***** messages ***** came from *****. He ***** rejected as a prophet in Mecca ***** he traveled to Medina and "***** a religious and political leader." (Ibid) Mohammed is stated to have through "a series ***** violent battles" (*****) obtained h***** income and t*****e conversion of others ***** Islam and eventually captured Mecca "***** force" (Ibid).

b. Jesus

Jesus was ***** in Bethlehem, Judea around 3 B.C. to a virgin n*****med Mary who was espoused to Joseph, a carpenter by trade. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus amazed the Rabbis at ***** Jewish temple ***** a young age with his wisdom. ***** was made know to man to be the son of God when he was baptized by John t***** Baptist and a voice spoke from he*****ven saying "this is my son in whom I am well pleased." Jesus' m*****istry was one of love, peace, and forgiveness and ********** of his love for *****kind laid down his life so th***** mankind could obtain salvation. According to the bible Jesus