"Jesus (peace be upon him) taught to follow the law, upholding Allah's commands as a true prophet. He said in the Bible, ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them' (Matthew 5:17). He lived by the Torah, calling people to obey Allah's rules, not to abandon them. The Qur'an confirms this: ‘And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden' (Surah Aal-E-Imran, 3:50). He was a messenger, not God, guiding to Allah's path.
Later, Paul changed this, saying the law was no longer needed (Romans 10:4), twisting Jesus' message. In Islam, we see Jesus as consistent with the prophets—upholding Allah's law, not ending it. The Qur'an warns against such corruption: ‘So woe to those who write the scripture with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah"' (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:79). Jesus' true teaching was submission to Allah, not Paul's innovations."
This Dawah claim sounds tidy but unravels under Scripture and history. Jesus didn't come to maintain the Law — He came to fulfil it. Let's look at this properly.
In Matthew 5:17,Jesus says He came to fulfil the Law, not preserve it. The Greek plēroō means to complete or bring to perfection. He didn't uphold the Law as one of its followers — He completed it as its author. When He said on the cross, "It is finished" (John 19:30), the Law's purpose was fulfilled in Him.
Paul didn't rewrite Christianity; he clarified what Jesus had already demonstrated — authority over the Law. Jesus forgave sins, redefined the Sabbath, and declared, "You have heard it said... but I say to you" (Matthew 5). Paul summed this up clearly:
"Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." (Romans 10:4)
The apostles agreed with Paul (Acts 15). The so-called "Paul versus Jesus" idea only appeared six centuries later in Islam — not in the first-century Church.
Quoting the Qur'an to explain Jesus is historically meaningless — it appeared over 600 years after His ministry. The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses who saw Jesus fulfil the Law and establish a new covenant (Luke 22:20). Islam's later retelling simply replaces the Messiah with a moral teacher who fits its theology.
Only God can fulfil divine law, redefine it, and issue new commandments. Jesus repeatedly spoke with the authority of the Lawgiver Himself — "But I say to you..." That's not a prophet commenting; that's God commanding.
In conclusion:-
Jesus didn't come to teach people to "obey Allah's rules." He fulfilled the Law by embodying its perfection and offering a new covenant in His blood.
Paul didn't corrupt that message — he clarified it. Islam later tried to flatten it back into legalism, which is rather like repainting the Mona Lisa with crayons and calling it "restoration."
Jesus didn't come to tighten the Law's grip — He came to break its chains through grace.Christians don't follow Moses to be righteous; we follow the One who completed Moses' work.