Jesus Was Sinless but Mohamed Was Not

Christian: The Koran 19:19 says Jesus was sinless but Mohamed was not! Jesus has higher status than Mohamed in the Koran! This proves Jesus is greater than Mohamed!

Muslim: The Quran 19:19 says: “He (Angle Gabriel) said (to Mary): ‘I am only a messenger (from) your Lord, the giver of an innocent child to you’.” The word “زَكِيًّا” means “innocent”. And the word “غُلَامًا” means “child” The Quran 19:19 talks about the baby Jesus. We know that babies are “innocent”. It is very common to use the word “innocent” when mentioning of children. For example, the United Nations declared 4th June as “International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression”.

I know that 1 Peter 2:22 says Jesus committed no sin in his entire life. Does being sinless make someone “God”? The answer is “No”. If being sinless is the criteria of being God, then Christians should worship babies because they are sinless. What makes someone God then? Being the creator of sin makes someone God. God created both good and bad deed to test us. 

Moreover, for the sake of argument, if I accept Bible's claim that Jesus was sinless in his entire life, we can't conclude that Jesus is a better man than Mohamed unless we know both good deed and bad deed data of Mohamed and Jesus. To understand this, consider the following example. Below are the good deed and bad deed data of John and Paul. Who is better person - John or Paul?

John’s points = 12 – 2 = 10

Paul’s Points = 8 – 0 = 8

Therefore, John is the better person.

Is there any way to know to know who is better person- Mohamed or Jesus? Yes, there is. God says –“[O Muhammad], We have sent you [for no other reason] but as a mercy for all creatures” (The Qur’an 21:107). Note that “all creatures” include Jesus and all of us. Mohamed is the mercy of God upon Jesus and all of us. Thus, it is clear that Mohamed has higher status than Jesus and all of us in the sight of God.