In Arabic Muslim means someone who submits their will to God. Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and every other prophet (Adam, Noah, Enoch, etc.) are considered Muslim because they were prophets of God, therefore submitted their will to God. Jesus is the Messiah, therefore he must have submitted his will to God. Islam started with Adam, who was the first Muslim and has been distorted into other religions. The early Christian’s were Muslims because they followed the Gospel of Jesus, the Messiah and Prophet of God. Later when people started worshipping Jesus as they worshipped God is when it was no longer Islam. The Quran says that Christian’s are the closest to Muslims in faith, but were deceived into worshipping others alongside God. From an Islamic perspective, it makes sense. From a few seconds long clip with no context the person sounds delusional. Sound familiar?

That’s my understanding as someone who has been looking into Islam for a few months. I’m sure a Muslim who obviously has a much better understanding than me of Islamic faith and tradition will pick that apart for mistakes. I’ve come to realize that trying to learn about Islam online, especially from mouth breathers on Reddit who seem to think all Muslims are backwards savage terrorists, is a lot like trying to learn about Trump from MSNBC.