When I was Muslim, I compared Muhammadβs last words to Jesusβ last words.
Not just the facts, but the spirit behind them.
And bro, the difference is staggering. It shook my devout Muslim faith.
According to Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammadβs final words included: βMay Allah curse the Jews and the Christians. They made the graves of their prophets into places of worship.β
Those are words associated with his final moments.
No forgiveness. No reconciliation. No peace.
Now compare that to Jesus.
Beaten, betrayed, tortured, hanging on a cross with nails through His wrists, Jesus says:
βFather, forgive them, for they know not what they do.β
And then: βIt is finished.β
One dies speaking curses.
The other dies extending forgiveness.
One ends by drawing lines and reinforcing division.
The other tears the veil and reconciles heaven and earth.
And whether people like it or not, final words reveal something deeply personal about the heart.
That contrast shook me.
Because one manβs final moments reinforced separation, while the otherβs changed eternity through mercy, sacrifice, and love.
Please sit with that honestly.