Comparative ethics: Jesus vs. Muhammad

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   Comparative ethics: Jesus and Muhammad

   Sermon on the Mount alongside Q 33:21 and the sīra; enemies, warfare, women, mercy — primary sources.

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   Who was Muhammad?

   Background on the Prophet's life before the comparative reading.

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   Did Jesus claim to be God?

   The deeper question: who Jesus is, which is what the ethical contrast finally turns on.

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   Topic hub

   Muhammad

   Topic hub for further reading on Muhammad's life and example.