Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do
to have eternal life?”
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one
[i.e., God] who is good. (Matthew 19:16-17)
He denied the attribution of ‘infinite goodness’ or ‘perfect goodness’ to himself, and
affirmed that this attribute belongs to Allah alone.
In Isaiah (44:6-7, RSV), it has been reported that God (Allah) says, “I am the
first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like Me?”
Islam effectively revived this basic concept. Numerous verses in the Quran and
the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) affirm that Allah:
• Has no partners or equals.
• Is ‘invisible’ because He is over His throne, and over the heavens, and no one
can see Him in this life.
• Is not physically manifested or incarnated in other forms.
• Is eternal; He does not die.
• Begets not, nor is He begotten; He does not need anyone like a mother, a wife or
a son.
• Has no partners in His Godhead.
• Is self-sufficient; everyone depends upon Him and needs Him, but He neither
depends upon anyone nor needs anything (such as food, drink or help). For
example, Allah has said in the Quran:
{…There is nothing like unto Him…} (Quran 42: 11)
{So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not
know.} (Quran 16: 74)
{…and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.}
(Quran 16: 60)
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