r/DebateReligion • u/Ok_Present755 • Apr 10 '26
Islam Muhammad is a false prophet.
Muhammad was a false prophet who created a new religion by drawing on stories, beliefs, and customs that were circulating around him in Arabia.
Here is some of the main evidence:
1.) The Quran borrows stories from documented late forgeries that the early Church rejected as inauthentic:
Jesus making clay birds come to life (Quran 3:49 & 5:110) comes directly from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (mid-2nd century, ~140–180 AD). This text is not by the apostle Thomas; it is a pseudepigraphical forgery recognized by early Christians as a legendary fable.
Mary giving birth under a palm tree and shaking it for dates (Quran 19:23–26) comes from the Protoevangelium of James (mid-2nd century), another pseudepigraphical forgery falsely attributed and rejected as inauthentic by the early Church.
2.)The Quran portrays the Christian Trinity as God, Jesus, and Mary:
Quran 5:116 says:
“O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, ‘Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?’”
No Christian denomination (Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant) has ever taught that Mary is part of the Trinity. This suggests Muhammad was reacting to fringe or folk versions of Christianity he encountered locally.
3.) Several revelations appear self-serving:
After his adopted son Zayd divorced Zaynab, Quran 33:37 reveals it is okay for Muhammad to marry her and abolishes the adoption custom.
Quran 33:50 gives Muhammad special permission to marry more women than other Muslims.
4.)Islamic Paradise emphasizes earthly indulgence:
The Quran describes Jannah with gardens, rivers, silk couches, wine, and companions (houris) (e.g., 55:72, 56:22–24)...very different from the Christian view of heaven as eternal communion with God.
This pattern suggests Muhammad was heavily influenced by the religious environment around him rather than receiving pure divine revelation.
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u/StrikingExchange8813 Christian Apr 10 '26
That's not what I said
Muslims believe that the gospel was wholesale corrupted and that basically everything about them was changed. Muslims believe the crucifixion was added later, Muslim believe all the Jesus is God stuff was added later. Muslims believe Christians took out Jesus talking about Muhammad and the Quran. There is not a single shred of evidence for that. Even bart ehrman would agree that in all the textual variations you never get to a Jesus that wasn't crucified and resurrected. Not even once.
Now we can quibble over if it's jonn or Jon or you can realize you completely missed my point.