Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

Anyone who applies this test to the teachings of Muhammad (bpuh) will find in
the last testament of Allah―the noble Quran―the teachings which will bring to the
world much-needed peace and happiness. (See Chapter 12: The Moral System in
Islam.)
“The ultimate criterion of a true prophet is the moral character of his teaching.” 66
George Bernard Shaw said of Muhammad (bpuh):
I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern
world, he would succeed in solving its problems, and that would bring it the
much needed peace and happiness. 67
15.6 The time when he was to appear
Proof 23: God’s promise to make Ishmael (pbuh) a great nation
It is well-known that from the descendants of Ishmael (pbuh) came the last great
prophet of monotheism, Prophet Muhammad (bpuh), whose followers constitute a
great nation that makes up nearly one-fifth of the total world population in all
corners of the earth today.
“And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your
offspring.” (Genesis 21:13)
Genesis 21:18 says about Ishmael (pbuh), “I will make him into a great nation.”
In Matthew 21:19-21, Jesus (pbuh) cursed a fruitless fig tree (a biblical symbol
of the prophets’ heritage), which immediately withered and died. In a later verse in
the same chapter, Jesus (pbuh) said, “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will
be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.” (Matthew
21:43) That nation is made up of Ishmael’s descendants (the rejected stone in
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Dummelow, Commentary on the Holy Bible.
Shaw, The Genuine Islam, 1:8.
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