There is a limited amount of overlap between the beliefs of the Ebionites and the Qur’an, and this article exaggerates that overlap, but it seems to me highly likely that the similarity is a coincidence, and not evidence of cause and effect, or of Muhammad learning from the Ebionites.  There is no evidence of Muhammad having received such influence from the Ebionites, who had ceased to be an important Christian group long before Muhammad was born.

On Jesus, many groups, not connected to either the Ebionites or the Muslims, have claimed that Jesus was a great teacher, but not God-in-the-flesh.  Hindus teach this.  Many New-Agers teach this.  But they did not get this idea from Islam, and neither did Muhammad reach this conclusion because of influence from Hindus.  Buddhists believe more or less the same about Jesus.  So, I say that the connection is probably coincidental.  Either we accept Jesus for who he said he was, or we say he was merely a man.  Those are really the only two choices.  By the way, the Ebionites believed that Jesus brought the system of animal sacrifice to an end, which he did!  Again, I see no connection between the Ebionites and Muhammad in this case.  This is what is called a red herring argument coming from Muslims who are trying to discredit the Bible.  You can safely ignore this article.

Coincidence, not influence!

John Oakes