What does Islam say about the beliefs of the first followers of Jesus?
Sunnih muslim scholars through history have taught that the true followers of Jesus believed he was only a man; just a prophet; not divine at all. They also teach that later a dissident group rose teaching Jesus was divine. Some of those scholars assert that Paul of Tarsus was the one who misguided the large majority. Some of these Muslim scholars taught the followers of Jesus had disputes all along about his deity. Those scholars argue this is evident by the many theological controversies which persisted during the first three or four centuries of the Christian era. They argue that the true followers of Jesus remained in the shadows until the arrival of the Qur’an through the prophet Muhammad. History evidence plays a decisive role on supporting or disproving the claims of the Qur'an, at least in this case. However, one would have to challenge the claim that the Qur'an is the word of God if it is misaligned with historical facts. My question to Mu...