Monday, November 11, 2013

Do Muslims Worship Mohammed?

Muslims will strongly deny they worship their prophet, but here are some points to consider:

To become a Muslim one says the Shehada:

1)
"There is No God but Allah and Mohammed is his messenger."  When you see this written out Muslims will put Allah and Mohammed in the same line and same size print.

There is no Shehada without Mohammed.  For example, you cannot submit to Allah as a Muslim by saying just the first part and leaving Mohammed out.  Nor can you, for example, say Moses in place of Mohammed.
Therefore Mohammed has become the gateway to Allah, at the same level.

2)
Someone pointed out that you can curse Allah and you will have a chance to repent, but if you say something about Mohammed you will have your head handed to you quickly.

3)
Here is another point.  Have you ever thought who decides what "good" is?  A Christian minister once suggested that whatever God says is good, then it becomes good, and if God says something is not good then it is not good.

With Muslims there is a wider definition of "good" because they consider Mohammed an example for mankind.

For example, many Muslims believe that Mohammed married Aisha when she was 9 years old.  As a result of this belief there are many child brides married to men the age of their grandfathers.  It does not matter if Mohammed really did marry her at that age; what is important is that this is generally accepted.

So therefore Mohammed has equal standing with Allah by setting the standard (de-facto) for what "good" is by his actions.
But did Mohammed ever do anything wrong that would set a bad precedent?  See Item 2) above.

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