| 1 | Born of a virgin (Matthew 1:18–25; Qur'an 19:20) | Born normally from a mother and father (Ibn Hisham, 68–69) |
| 2 | Read the Scriptures (Luke 4:16–21) | Was illiterate (Qur'an 7:157) |
| 3 | Fulfilled over 300 prophecies from the Old Testament | Was not mentioned in any prophecy in the Old Testament |
| 4 | Prophecies of Jesus are recorded in the Bible (Matthew 24) | Gave no prophecies in the Qur'an |
| 5 | Performed miracles (Mark 3:9–10; Qur'an 3:49) | Never did miracles (Qur'an 29:50) |
| 6 | Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1; Qur'an 4:171) | The Qur'an was considered the word of Allah and Muhammad was only a messenger (Qur'an 3:144) |
| 7 | Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity (Luke 9:35; Romans 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:19) | Muhammad is only considered a messenger of Allah (Qur'an 3:144) |
| 8 | Jesus said, “For all who take the sword will perish by the sword” (Matthew 26:52) | Muhammad was a warrior; involved in at least 27 battles (Ibn Hisham, Sirat Rasul Allah) |
| 9 | Jesus received and heard the direct voice of God (Mark 1:10–11) | Muhammad heard only from the angel Gabriel (note: Galatians 1:8 cited in image) |
| 10 | Mentioned by name in the Qur'an 25 times in over 90 verses | The word “Muhammad” is found only 4 times in the Qur'an |
| 11 | Mentioned in the Bible hundreds of times | Muhammad is not mentioned in the Bible (according to the image; references given: Qur'an 7:157, 61:6) |
| 12 | Jesus was a prophet according to Deuteronomy 18:14–22 | Muhammad was not a prophet according to Deuteronomy 18:14–22 |
| 13 | The message of Jesus supported the Old Testament (Matthew 5:18) | The message of Muhammad often contradicted the Old and New Testament |
| 14 | Was sinless (John 8:46; Qur'an reference cited as 19:19) | Was sinful (Qur'an 40:55; 47:19; 48:1–2) |
| 15 | Died to save sinners (John 1:29; 10:18) | Could not save himself (Qur'an 46:8–9) |
| 16 | Rose from the dead on the third day as predicted (Mark 8:31–38; Luke 23–24) | Died and was buried in Medina (al-Tabari 9:208) |
| 17 | Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16) and will return (Matthew 24:27) | Muhammad was the prophet of Islam and cannot save his followers (Qur'an 46:9) |
| 18 | Jesus is the only way to the Father (John 14:7) and the only one who can save (Acts 4:12) | Muhammad denied the Father and denied that Jesus is the Son of God (1 John 2:22 cited in image) |
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