Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

did he suggest to his followers that he should be worshipped. Yet today, most
Buddhists have made him their God and they prostrate themselves before idols
representing his likeness. Furthermore, over the ages, in the supposedly
monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity, followers have elevated a
select few human beings to the status of law-givers, proclaiming laws that are in
direct contradiction to the laws brought by their prophets; this has become the case
with their rabbis and church officials. This is a form of worshipping the creation
instead of the Creator, Who tells us that:
{They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah…} (Quran 9:
31)
Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) explained this verse to mean that by unquestioningly
obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their
desires, without any sanction from Allah, they have given these rabbis and priests
the status of deities. Briefly, from the perspective of object-worship, all religions
today (except Islam) invite people to the worship of creation in one form or another!
It should be noted here that some non-Muslims incorrectly label Islam as
‘Mohammedanism.’ This phenomenon exists because it is tempting to elevate
Muhammad (bpuh) to a status far above his teachings, as in the case of all the other
religions. This is ironic since his very message was the negation of equating human
beings (any human beings) with Allah. Islam teaches that Muhammad (bpuh) was a
human messenger who, like all other human beings, was required to worship Allah
rather than be elevated to the status of Allah and be worshipped himself.
Muhammad was a messenger and a slave of Allah; 9 that is all.
Allah’s attributes prove that He alone deserves to be worshipped.
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The status of a ‘slave’ of Allah is the most beloved and honoured position before Allah,
and this status applies to all of His prophets and true followers. For more details, see
Chapter 11: The Meaning of Worship in Islam.
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