126. M. Because Muhammad's miracles were far greater than Christ's1.
C. The Qur'an acknowledges that Christ wrought miracles (Surah II., Al Baqarah,
254, &c.), but denies that Muhammad did so. Christ's are acknowledged not only in the
New Testament but by the Jews (who thought they were wrought by magic, but yet could not
deny that they were really performed, as their own books show), and by the Muhammadans, in
accordance with the Qur'an, while none but Muslims believe that Muhammad wrought any
miracles. Of his miracles we have no contemporary written account, for those mentioned in
the Traditions were not written down till long after the death of his contemporaries.
Moreover, the Qur'an shows clearly that he wrought none.
127. M. Our Traditions are full of accounts of Muhammad's miracles, and moreover
the Qur'an asserts that it is itself a miracle (Surah X., Yunus, 38, 39). Besides this,
the Qur'an records the splitting of the moon (Surah LIV., Al Qamar, 1), the night journey
(Surah XVII., Al Asra', 1), and the victory at Badr (Surahs X., Yunus, 11, and III., Al
'Imran, 11). In addition to this we have the prophecy in Surah XXX., Ar Rum, 1-3:
"The Greeks have been defeated in a land hard by, and