Mohammed was born in 570 A.D., so he lived hundreds of years after Christ. In 613 A.D. he began his mission in Mecca. After his death in 632 A.D., his followers, especially Abu Bakr, began to propagate his teachings even more forcefully, which the »messenger« Mohammed claimed to have received from the Angel Gabriel. Mohammed himself was illiterate, he could not read nor write. When Mohammed, the camel herder and salesman, was 25 years old, he married the forty-year old wealthy businesswoman Chadidscha. Her first husband had died, leaving her with children. Chadidscha's second husband had separated from her, also leaving behind more children. This marriage gave Mohammed an instant family at a relatively young age.

During that epoch Christianity had spread throughout the Arabic peninsula. The Jewish faith had also been known in the entire region, including Mecca and Medina, the former »Yathrib«. Every Sabbath, the Jewish Rabbis were reading the Thora – the five books of Moses, but they were teaching from the Talmud. The Jerusalem Talmud was published in the year 375 A.D. and the Babylonian Talmud around 500 A.D. However, in neither one can we find God's Word in Its original form, but rather the various explanations and interpretations about His Word provided by several different Rabbis. Unfortunately, neither of the Talmuds includes the New Testament events concerning the Saviour. Not one time do we find a mention of the fact that by the coming of the Messiah, as recorded in the New Testament, 109 prophecies from the Old Testament had been fulfilled. The Jews did not accept Christ as their Redeemer, therefore they rejected the New Testament, not recognising that Old Testament scriptures are mentioned therein 845 times. The Jews remained true to the Thora teaching, believing in the existence of only one God. The credo for Israel has top priority for them. It is a command, »Hear, o Israel: the LORD our God is one God. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.« (Dt. 6: 4-5)

At the time of Mohammed, the Jews were emphasising two scriptures very strongly. The first one is Dt. 18:15: »The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me, unto him ye shall hearken.« This was in reference to the coming of the Messiah, Whom they eagerly expect even today. In the New Testament we find the fulfilment thereof documented (Acts 3:22-23; Acts 7:37). The second scripture is found in Mal. 4, especially verse 5, »Behold, I will send you Elijah, the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.« This day is predicted as the Day of Judgement, which will come after the time of grace and the Day of Salvation end. Back in those days Isa. 40:3 and Mal. 3:1 were fulfilled, as we find confirmed in the New Testament (Mt. 3. 1-3; Mk. 1:1-3; Lk. 3:2-6; Jn. 1:19-23).

The Jews had always believed it and were convinced that the time had come for these prophecies to be fulfilled, namely the prophecy for Elijah to appear as a messenger, followed by the one for the coming of the Messiah. This is the belief of Jews even today.

Mohammed's first contact was with the respected Rabbis in the large Jewish congregation in Mecca. He listened to what they had to say and came to know what they believed, calling them »the people of the Scriptures« or »the people of the Book«. Then, all of a sudden, the idea came to him that he could be that messenger who was to appear on the scene before the great day of the LORD would come, which the Jews associated with the coming of the Messiah. Therefore he frequently used the terms »the last day«, »the day of judgement«, »the day of resurrection«, coming up with the statement, »Allah is God and I am his prophet-messenger!« Since he could not read Hebrew, he could not have had any personal knowledge of what God had said and promised in the Old Testament. Unable to read Greek, he had no way of knowing what God had done according to His Word since the beginning of the New Testament. Many a times he recited from memory what the prophets had said in the Old Testament, but not a single time did he repeat the Bible text correctly. It is actually a pity and painful to read the distorted statements he made. Also when he mentioned New Testament verses, not once did he state them in the way they were written. Mary is being honoured in the Koran, spoken of as Miriam, the mother of Jesus, and is mentioned thirty-four times. That is precisely the number of times a true Muslim must bow to the ground before Allah facing Mecca during his five daily prayers.

Jesus, Who is called Isa, is mentioned therein only, twenty-five times. Mary is the only woman whose name is stated in the Koran. Out of the fourteen wives Mohammed had, only his first one, Chadidscha, is mentioned in the foreword. His daughter Fatima, who got married to Ali, his nephew, seems to have been important to the prophet, but she also is only mentioned in other writings, not in the Koran. Chadidscha is spoken of because she was the first one who believed in Mohammed as a messenger and supported him therein. Although he was in doubt and felt tormented by that spirit, she declared it to be a good spirit. Mohammed himself and many who knew him as a person had their doubts. Some who knew him well were even accusing him of practising magic powers, especially because his three sons died mysteriously.

It also must be mentioned that it is a myth that Mohammed made a nocturnal journey on his horse Buraq – the heavenly Pegasus – from Mecca to the Temple of Jerusalem and from there into the seventh heaven straight to Allah. This legend, which the Muslims consider to be one of their most important ones, has made Jerusalem – El Kuds, the holy city – a place of utmost importance to them, ranked right after Mecca and Medina. However, the Temple in Jerusalem did not exist anymore since the year 70 A.D. and furthermore, Jerusalem is not mentioned a single time in the Koran.

Mohammed was born in 570 A.D., so he lived hundreds of years after Christ. In 613 A.D. he began his mission in Mecca. After his death in 632 A.D., his followers, especially Abu Bakr, began to propagate his teachings even more forcefully, which the »messenger« Mohammed claimed to have received from the Angel Gabriel. Mohammed himself was illiterate, he could not read nor write. When Mohammed, the camel herder and salesman, was 25 years old, he married the forty-year old wealthy businesswoman Chadidscha. Her first husband had died, leaving her with children. Chadidscha's second husband had separated from her, also leaving behind more children. This marriage gave Mohammed an instant family at a relatively young age.

During that epoch Christianity had spread throughout the Arabic peninsula. The Jewish faith had also been known in the entire region, including Mecca and Medina, the former »Yathrib«. Every Sabbath, the Jewish Rabbis were reading the Thora – the five books of Moses, but they were teaching from the Talmud. The Jerusalem Talmud was published in the year 375 A.D. and the Babylonian Talmud around 500 A.D. However, in neither one can we find God's Word in Its original form, but rather the various explanations and interpretations about His Word provided by several different Rabbis. Unfortunately, neither of the Talmuds includes the New Testament events concerning the Saviour. Not one time do we find a mention of the fact that by the coming of the Messiah, as recorded in the New Testament, 109 prophecies from the Old Testament had been fulfilled. The Jews did not accept Christ as their Redeemer, therefore they rejected the New Testament, not recognising that Old Testament scriptures are mentioned therein 845 times. The Jews remained true to the Thora teaching, believing in the existence of only one God. The credo for Israel has top priority for them. It is a command, »Hear, o Israel: the LORD our God is one God. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.« (Dt. 6: 4-5)

At the time of Mohammed, the Jews were emphasising two scriptures very strongly. The first one is Dt. 18:15: »The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me, unto him ye shall hearken.« This was in reference to the coming of the Messiah, Whom they eagerly expect even today. In the New Testament we find the fulfilment thereof documented (Acts 3:22-23; Acts 7:37). The second scripture is found in Mal. 4, especially verse 5, »Behold, I will send you Elijah, the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.« This day is predicted as the Day of Judgement, which will come after the time of grace and the Day of Salvation end. Back in those days Isa. 40:3 and Mal. 3:1 were fulfilled, as we find confirmed in the New Testament (Mt. 3. 1-3; Mk. 1:1-3; Lk. 3:2-6; Jn. 1:19-23).

The Jews had always believed it and were convinced that the time had come for these prophecies to be fulfilled, namely the prophecy for Elijah to appear as a messenger, followed by the one for the coming of the Messiah. This is the belief of Jews even today.

Mohammed's first contact was with the respected Rabbis in the large Jewish congregation in Mecca. He listened to what they had to say and came to know what they believed, calling them »the people of the Scriptures« or »the people of the Book«. Then, all of a sudden, the idea came to him that he could be that messenger who was to appear on the scene before the great day of the LORD would come, which the Jews associated with the coming of the Messiah. Therefore he frequently used the terms »the last day«, »the day of judgement«, »the day of resurrection«, coming up with the statement, »Allah is God and I am his prophet-messenger!« Since he could not read Hebrew, he could not have had any personal knowledge of what God had said and promised in the Old Testament. Unable to read Greek, he had no way of knowing what God had done according to His Word since the beginning of the New Testament. Many a times he recited from memory what the prophets had said in the Old Testament, but not a single time did he repeat the Bible text correctly. It is actually a pity and painful to read the distorted statements he made. Also when he mentioned New Testament verses, not once did he state them in the way they were written. Mary is being honoured in the Koran, spoken of as Miriam, the mother of Jesus, and is mentioned thirty-four times. That is precisely the number of times a true Muslim must bow to the ground before Allah facing Mecca during his five daily prayers.

Jesus, Who is called Isa, is mentioned therein only, twenty-five times. Mary is the only woman whose name is stated in the Koran. Out of the fourteen wives Mohammed had, only his first one, Chadidscha, is mentioned in the foreword. His daughter Fatima, who got married to Ali, his nephew, seems to have been important to the prophet, but she also is only mentioned in other writings, not in the Koran. Chadidscha is spoken of because she was the first one who believed in Mohammed as a messenger and supported him therein. Although he was in doubt and felt tormented by that spirit, she declared it to be a good spirit. Mohammed himself and many who knew him as a person had their doubts. Some who knew him well were even accusing him of practising magic powers, especially because his three sons died mysteriously.

It also must be mentioned that it is a myth that Mohammed made a nocturnal journey on his horse Buraq – the heavenly Pegasus – from Mecca to the Temple of Jerusalem and from there into the seventh heaven straight to Allah. This legend, which the Muslims consider to be one of their most important ones, has made Jerusalem – El Kuds, the holy city – a place of utmost importance to them, ranked right after Mecca and Medina. However, the Temple in Jerusalem did not exist anymore since the year 70 A.D. and furthermore, Jerusalem is not mentioned a single time in the Koran.