Muslims do not worship Prophet Muhammad. We worship GOD alone.
And how the Qur'an was compiled? Lots of lectures. Hamza Yusuf's I watched years ago.
There’s many issues I have with Muslims claiming they don’t “worship Muhammad” because their actions suggest otherwise
For example,
Why must the shahada include Muhammad’s name in it?
Is belief in Muhammad required to get forgiveness of sins?
No.
Why aren’t Jews accepted in Islam if they believe in 1 god but don’t “believe” in Muhammad?
God is more important than Muhammad
And according to Muslims the Quran was sent to the Arabs and in Arabic so ARABS could understand it NOT Jews.
So why would anyone NOT Arab need to acknowledge Muhammad much less respect him ?
Especially Christians who have a BETTER example and the original teachings from God through Jesus who Muslims believe to be the actual “word of God” pure straight from the source
I was always curious about that.
Seems like the only distinguishing factor of Islam is Muhammad and the entire religion anchors on him being the centerpiece of faith
Which is all you Muslims have to be relevant amongst the other Abrahamic religions
So there’s NO ISLAM or Muslims as a distinct group without Muhammad defining it as “other”….. or in the Arabs eyes as “better”
Muhammad being labeled the “greatest” or last messenger and “seal of prophets” is some type veneration all Muslims give him wrongly. all he claimed to be was a “warner”.
But Muslims place him in a status as the one man above ALL MANKIND if I’m not mistaken
This type of belief is basically adjacent to worship and not to mention the deification of “Muhammads” words, teachings, life and everything he did in the Hadith stories, and his biography/folklore
Why should we care what Muhammad ate
For breakfast?
If Muhammad advocates for something as crazy as drinking camel piss, why would anyone follow him in doing it…… unless they worship him?
Despite all the nasty, evil, racist, sexist and literally demonic things written about Muhammad that secular and Muslim scholars claim he has done, Muslims love him unconditionally.
In Islam he is above criticism or even above the Law in some cases
He can murder, rape, marry his step brothers wife with impunity.
He wears women clothing and bathes in feces but no Muslims see issue with it?
Muslims will kill to protect and defend him when he was arguably a bigger sinner than you and me combined
So it’s just a weird relationship you Muslims have with Muhammad isn’t logical, rational or even biblical.
Clearly at some point Muhammad was elevated to something other than a regular human or even prophet…. Over time becoming just sort of a divine being or at the least some type of mythological figure or Arab superhero
All this points to why early Muslims were referred to Mohammadeans
The Quran might not teach Muhammad worship but Muslims hold him higher than some Christians hold Jesus who is actually considered to be God.
Like why is it even ok to have images/movies song’s referencing Jesus (who the Quran says didn’t sin) and not Muhammad?
One question Muslims have never been able to answer to my face.
Muhammad isn’t treated like a regular prophet or even any major figure in comparison with all the other Bible figures who make up the majority of the Quran
Mind you, Muhammad is only referenced FOUR times at most in the Quran
And “Muhammad” wasn’t even his original name.
A few of those probably were references to Jesus
Something doesn’t add up.
The importance of Muhammad in your religion doesn’t match what’s actually in the Quran and even doesn’t agree with history.
So relatively you do “WORSHIP” Muhammad in the sense that he’s highly overrated and put on a pedestal he doesn’t deserve