Muhammad
Muhammad was a true prophet of Allah and received divine revelation without alteration.
Quick answer
Christianity asserts that Muhammad failed the prophetic criteria established in the Bible. Furthermore, the Quran itself warns Muhammad against altering the revelation, suggesting that any deviation would lead to severe consequences, which raises questions about his legitimacy as a prophet.
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Key verses
Sura 10:15quran
Truly I fear, if I should rebel against my Lord, the chastisement of a dreadful day.
Sura 69:40-46quran
Had he invented against Us any sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand, then We would surely have cut his life-vein.
Deuteronomy 18:20bible
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
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