that Jesus is not the Seal of the Prophets. Moreover, they themselves acknowledge the prophethood of the disciples and of Paul—indeed, of others as well—so how can they claim that Jesus is the final prophet? ⦗1⦘

4 – The reports and glad tidings transmitted by the Christians about Jesus do not, according to Jewish exegesis and interpretation, actually apply to him; hence the Jews reject him in the strongest terms. Christian scholars, however, pay no heed to the Jewish readings and instead interpret those passages so that they conform to Jesus. Just as the Christians deem the Jewish interpretations unsound and improper, so too the Christian interpretations of the prophecies that pertain to Muhammad ﷺ are inadmissible and must be set aside. It will become clear that the prophecies to be cited regarding Muhammad ﷺ are more evidently authentic than the ones the Evangelists recorded concerning Jesus. ⦗2⦘

Thus Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “The Muslims believe in the true Messiah who came from Allah with guidance and the religion of truth: he is Allah’s servant, His messenger, and His word which He cast into Mary, the chaste virgin. The Christians, on the other hand, believe in a Messiah who called people to worship himself and his mother, whom they describe as the third of three, as God and the son of God. That figure is the counterpart of the lying Messiah, were such a being to exist, for the lying Messiah likewise claims divinity. In reality, the Christians are followers of this pseudo-Messiah, just as the Jews may be awaiting his appearance while claiming that they are waiting for the prophet who…"