Muhammad, Prophet
570–632 CE

The Quran and authenticated hadith center care for the poor and orphans (zakat as one of the Five Pillars), justice for the oppressed, hospitality to strangers, mercy as the central attribute of God, prohibition of usury, and religious tolerance for People of the Book (the Constitution of Medina). Cornyn earns substantially more credit than Paxton does on religious-pluralism grounds — he has not litigated against CAIR, the East Plano Islamic Center, or Annunciation House, and his measured statements about religious-minority institutions do not match the investigative posture Paxton has taken. But his healthcare-cost record, opposition to expanded social-insurance frameworks, and decades of votes against immigration reform with citizenship pathways for long-term residents cut against the zakat-and-orphan-care, justice-for-the-oppressed core. Talarico's care-for-the-poor, hospitality-to-immigrants, and anti-corruption framings align well with the Prophetic tradition. He loses points on alcohol and marijuana (intoxicants are clearly prohibited in Islam), on LGBTQ rights, and on abortion, which most classical Islamic jurisprudence treats as permissible only in limited circumstances.