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Muhammad's Prophethood

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Quran 33:37

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37 When thou saidst to him whom God had blessed and thou hadst favoured, 'Keep thy wife to thyself, and fear God,' and thou wast concealing within thyself what God should reveal, fearing other men; and God has better right for thee to fear Him. So when Zaid had accomplished what he would of her, then We gave her in marriage to thee, so that there should not be any fault in the believers, touching the wives of their adopted sons, when they have accomplished what they would of them; and God's commandment must be performed.

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Reports about Muhammad’s marriages, sexual conduct, and Islamic legal permissions create moral objections to his prophethood.

The Christian side presents several moral critiques involving Zaynab, a female slave, wife-beating, and captive women.

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Deuteronomy 13:1-5

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1 If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them; 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams: for Yahweh your God proves you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after Yahweh your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave to him. 5 That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you put away the evil from the midst of you.

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A later claimant who contradicts prior revelation should be treated as a false prophet.

The Christian side appeals to biblical tests of prophecy to argue that later revelation cannot contradict what God has already revealed.

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Biblical tests of prophets and claims about signs are discussed as a way to assess Muhammad and Islam.

A Muslim participant raises biblical false-prophet tests, Islamic signs, and Muhammad’s alleged miracles in relation to Islam’s truth claims.

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Deuteronomy 18:20

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20 But the prophet, who shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.

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A later claimant who contradicts prior revelation should be treated as a false prophet.

The Christian side appeals to biblical tests of prophecy to argue that later revelation cannot contradict what God has already revealed.

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Galatians 1:8-9

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8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any gospel other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any gospel other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

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Muhammad is false by Christian standards because he preached a different gospel and denied central claims about Jesus.

The Christian side argues that Islamic denials about Jesus conflict with the Gospel and place Muhammad under the false-prophet category.

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Matthew 7:15-20

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15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.