Are muslims allowed to hold Jesus higher than Muhammad?

Firstly, prove that the gospel records of what Jesus said are in fact accurate.

Secondly, prove that your interpretation of these words to be the accurate interpretation.

As for the first point, we don't even know the authors of the gospels. They internally contradict and have different Christologies. It's not possible to believe in all of them at once, and then add the layer that Paul adds through the canonisation of his letters.

As for the second point, it's completely possible to take a Unitarian view of what Jesus preached. There are maybe 2 examples where it's difficult to reconcile what Jesus is reported to have said with the Islamic belief of Jesus. All other recounts in the gospels are of people talking about Jesus or reporting what happened to Jesus, but nothing from Jesus himself.

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