However, whereas Islam insists upon the Eternity, complete Oneness and Uniqueness of God Allah , Mormonism asserts that the Godhead is made up of three distinct "beings", each of which is referred to as "a god".
Both Islam and Mormonism believe that the Christian religion as originally established by Jesus was a true religion, but that Christianity subsequently became deformed to the point that it was beyond simple reformation.
Hence, each religion sees its founder Muhammad for Islam, and Joseph Smith for Mormonism as being a true prophet of God, called to re-establish the true faith. However, each religion differs in regard to how it views Jesus : Mormonism sees him as the promised Messiah and the Son of God as is the case around Christianity.
Islam agrees that Jesus whom the Quran calls " Isa " was a Messiah in his own right, but insists that he was only a mortal man, not the Son of God or a divine being. Despite great opposition from many other Christian branches , Mormonism identifies itself as a Christian religion, the "restoration" of primitive Christianity. Islam does not refer to itself as "Christian"; it asserts that Jesus and all true followers of Christ's teachings were and are actually Muslims — a term that means "submitters to God" — in their belief, not Christians as that term is used today.
Islam believes Muhammad was the last prophet, while Mormonism believes in a line of prophets extending from Joseph Smith to the present day. Muslim men can marry up to 4 wives although this practice is very rare in the Islamic world nowadays , whereas Mormons of the LDS Church and Community of Christ have forbidden it in ; however, Mormons have practiced polygamy since the very beginning of the Latter Day Saint movement , and it's still permitted and widespread in Mormon fundamentalist sects.
