For some time now, I’ve studied the differences between the Qur’an and the Holy Bible. The more I’ve compared them side by side, the more convinced I’ve become that the Qur’an simply doesn’t withstand scrutiny the way the Bible does. The differences between the two aren’t minor. They strike at the core.
Christianity and Islam disagree on one of the most widely attested executions in ancient history. Christianity declares that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate. Islam says it only appeared that way.
Not exactly a small disagreement.
Roman crucifixion was not symbolic. It was brutal and professionally carried out. First-century sources, Christian and non-Christian alike, affirm that Jesus was executed.
Islam’s denial comes more than six centuries later. So this isn’t about emotion. It’s about history.
Read on. I brought a friend with me to help explain.
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The Crucifixion: The Historical Line Islam Cannot Cross
At the center of Christianity is one unavoidable event: the crucifixion of Jesus.
Islam claims Jesus was not crucified, but that it only appeared so (Qur’an 4:157). That single statement creates a direct collision with history.
There’s just one problem.
The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most widely accepted events in ancient history — not just among Christians, but among secular historians as well.
Roman historian Tacitus (Annals 15.44) confirms Jesus was executed under Pontius Pilate.
Jewish historian Josephus references Jesus’ crucifixion.
The Babylonian Talmud acknowledges Jesus’ execution.
Even skeptical scholars like Bart Ehrman affirm that Jesus’ death by crucifixion is historically certain.
This is not debated territory in serious scholarship. The debate is about what the crucifixion means, not whether it happened.
Now let’s talk about the brutality of crucifixion. Crucifixion was engineered suffering. Before Jesus even reached the cross, He was scourged. Roman flogging involved a whip embedded with bone and metal fragments. It tore flesh and exposed muscle. Sometimes it even exposed bone. Many men died from the flogging alone.
Then came the cross.
Nails through wrists and feet. Suspension of the body so that breathing required pushing up against the nail wounds. It was slow suffocating, a lot of blood loss, shock, dehydration, and hours of agony. Geez…can you imagine?
Modern medical analysis (including research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association) concludes that survival from Roman crucifixion, especially after severe scourging, would be medically implausible.
And Rome was very good at killing people. Soldiers were trained executioners. If they failed to ensure death, they faced death themselves. In Jesus’ case, a spear was thrust into His side, producing what eyewitness John described as “blood and water” — consistent with post-mortem fluid separation.
To suggest Jesus survived this, escaped a sealed tomb, overpowered guards, and convinced His followers He had conquered death strains credibility far more than the resurrection itself.
If He didn’t die, there is no resurrection. And no resurrection means no Christianity. But the earliest Christian sources, written within decades of the event, proclaim boldly that He died and rose.
Paul’s creed in 1 Corinthians 15 is dated by many scholars to within 5 years of the crucifixion. That is extraordinarily early by ancient standards.
Islam, by contrast, offers its correction over 600 years later.
So the question becomes:
Do we trust eyewitness-based testimony rooted in the first century — or a later revelation that contradicts established history?
For us, the answer is clear. The cross is not a misunderstanding.
It is the foundation. Kendall Sontag will tell you in his testimony here that the cross is the foundation of the world.
And if the crucifixion is historically secure, then Islam’s denial of it becomes a theological problem that cannot be brushed aside.
Do the Claims Hold Up?
Let’s look through some content in the qu’ran (or as I like to call it: “the ka-wrong”) that debunk it from its status in islam as divine scripture, starting with some contradictions:
* Verses 7:54 and 10:3 state the world was created in six days, but in a detailed breakdown in Surah 41:9-12, it says eight days.
* The qu’ran alternates between stating the earth was created before the heavens (2:29) and that the heavens were created before the earth (79:27-30).
* Humans are described as being created from clay (15:26), dust (3:59), or “nothing” (19:67), leading to debates over whether these are contradictory or different descriptions of the same process. (Not all content is contradictory, infactual points don’t count, even if they are against something wrong)
And we also see historical inaccuracies all over the place:
* We see “Haman” placed in Pharaoh’s court during Moses’ time (Surah 28:6) but Haman was a Persian official from the 5th century BCE, centuries after the Exodus.
* It tells of Joseph being sold for “coins” (Surah 12:20) but coins weren’t used in ancient Egypt... Rather, weighted measures (shekels) were used as the historic currency.
* The Qu’ran mentions David crafting chainmail (Surah 34:10-11), but historical evidence shows chainmail was invented much later by the Celts (around 5th century BCE).
* The Qu’ran states Jesus was not crucified, but appeared so (Surah 4:15) contradicting historical consensus and placing crucifixion (introduced by Persians) in Egypt during Moses’ era (Surah 20:71) a clear list of historical inaccuracies.
* It calls Mary Magdalene “sister of Aaron” (Surah 19:28) which conflates her with Moses’ sister Miriam who lived thousands of years earlier.
* The Qu’ran’s portrayal of Alexander the great building a wall to contain Gog and Magog (Surah 18:83-98) draws from legendary myths, not historical accounts of Alexander.
* The Qu’ran describes the people of Thamud carving homes in rock (Petra), but Petra was built centuries later by the Nabateans, not Thamud.
All of these historical inaccuracies observed in the qu’ran are CLEAR signs it was fabricated through a modern lense ripping off Christianity to establish Arab culture and customs in their caliphates for reasons of control.
Besides, writings about Jesus in islam are hundreds of years older than those in Christianity (and contradict the thousands of eye witness accounts and official documents written about him hours, days, weeks, years, and decades after his life)
For these reasons, I could never be muslim. It’s truly a shame millions have died believing it’s true and even giving their lives in martyrdom for it.
satan will never stop brainwashing the defenseless, and billions will face separation from God from being dragged into hell by satan and allah the wretched demon.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, truth does not fear examination.
If a book claims to be the final, perfect, uncreated word of God, then it must withstand scrutiny. If something is truly from God, it will not collapse under careful analysis.
Christianity does not ask you to suspend reason. It invites you to test it. The resurrection of Jesus is not presented as a mystical legend but as a historical claim rooted in eyewitness testimony. The gospel does not shift depending on political climate or later reinterpretation. It stands on a fixed event in history: Christ crucified and risen.
The question isn’t whether people can sincerely believe something. Many do. The question is whether it’s true.
If Jesus truly died and rose again, then everything changes. If He is who He claimed to be — not merely a prophet or teacher, but the Son of God, then He cannot simply be placed alongside other religious figures as one option among many.
Truth is exclusive by nature. Two contradictory claims cannot both be right. So the real invitation here is simple: examine the evidence. Read both texts. Test the claims. Ask hard questions.
And follow the truth wherever it leads. Because eternity is too important to get wrong.
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Fun post, only thing I can add is to mention the medical article you talked about, or any more articles/sources to read further.
Indeed. In Saudi Arabia, you'll see bumper stickers call the Qu'ran "the last testament". But when you read it, you find it is contradictory and antithetical to the Bible.