So I go back to my original question. If Jesus taught and lived these things, and Muhammad most certainly did not, how can Jesus in any way be considered a Muslim prophet?
Firstly, you are terribly misinformed if you believe that Prophet Muhammad did not practice forgiveness nor teach forgiveness. Almighty God says in the Quran,
Let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for God to forgive you? God is Forgiving and Merciful
And Almighty God says,
The believers are those who spend in charity during ease and hardship and who restrain their anger and pardon the people, for God loves the doers of good.
And He the Most High says,
Whoever is patient and forgives, verily, that is among the matters of steadfast determination.
Prophet Muhammad said,
Charity does not decrease wealth, no one forgives except that God increases his honor, and no one humbles himself for the sake of God except that God raises his status.
And,
Be merciful to others and you will receive mercy. Forgive others and God will forgive you.
Prophet Muhammad was foretold in the previous scriptures as well and one of his descriptions in the Torah is narrated as such:
By Allah, he is described in the Torah with some of what is mention in the Quran: O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of glad tidings, and to give warning, (33:45) and to guard over the illiterate, for you are My servant and messenger. I have called you a trustworthy man who is neither rude nor loud in the markets, nor does he return evil with evil, but rather he pardons and forgives.
Prophet Muhammad advised one of his followers,
O Uqbah, reconcile whoever cuts you off, give to whoever deprives you, and pardon whoever wrongs you.
And one of his followers said about him,
I never saw a case involving legal retaliation being referred to Rasulullaah, except that he would recommend pardoning the criminal.
And the examples are more and abundant for the hearts who seek the truth. Secondly, Jesus is considered a Muslim prophet because he:
- worshipped only God and nothing or no one else - he submitted himself to God's Will with humility, love and absolute trust in Almighty God the Glorified and Exalted.
- He was sent by Almighty God to the lost sheep of Israel, called them to also submit to God's Will and faithfully relayed to them the Scripture/message that God sent him with.
Almighty God says in the Quran,
And [beware the Day] when God will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides God?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.
I said not to them except what You commanded me - to worship God, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness. If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
