605Z Fall 2026 Jesus and Mohammad

Jesus and Mohammad taught a message of love, compassion, charity, faith and belief in the one true God, the God of Abraham and Moses. They both proclaimed the truth of the prophets of the Old Testament and Mohammad himself proclaimed the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What is their connection? Did Mohammad “borrow” from Jesus’s teachings? Or is there another explanation? This is not a class about Islam but rather an attempt to cast some light upon the mystery and beauty of the connection between these two extraordinary spiritual luminaries.

Vera Breton is a Baha’i and a trained facilitator in the Baha’i Ruhi Institute. She is a former teacher in the Fairfax County Department of Family Services. She has a Master’s in Health Sciences (MHS) in International Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from the Pontificia Bolivariana University in Medellin, Colombia.