Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

aised up to the heavens, according to Islamic belief, and being crucified, according
to Christian belief. 53 According to Christians, Jesus died for the sins of the world,
but Moses did not have to die for the sins of the world. He and Muhammad (bpuh)
died due to natural causes. Therefore, Jesus is not like Moses, but Muhammad
(bpuh) is.
Prophethood
Jesus was regarded by later Christians as the Son of God and not as a prophet of
God (Allah), as Moses and Muhammad (bpuh) were. Therefore, Jesus is not like
Moses, but Muhammad (bpuh) is.
Acceptance/rejection of prophethood
Moses and Muhammad (bpuh) initially met with resistance and scepticism, but
they both were eventually accepted by their own people, during their lifetimes, as
prophets and leaders. This was not the case with Jesus.
When Moses learned of a plot to kill him, he left Egypt and went to Madyan,
where he was welcomed and reassured by Jethro. After returning to Egypt later,
Moses led the Jews out of Egypt to escape Pharaoh and his soldiers. There is no
doubt that the Jews caused endless trouble for Moses as they wandered in the
wilderness—one significant lapse was their worship of the golden calf—but
ultimately, the Jews, as a nation, acknowledged Moses as a Messenger of Allah who
was sent to them.
The Arabs made Muhammad’s life terribly difficult during the first ten years of
his mission, and he suffered very badly at their hands, After 13 years of preaching in
Makkah, he left his home town of Makkah upon learning of a plot to kill him. He
went to Yathrib, later called Madinah, and before his death, the Arab nation in
general acknowledged him as a Messenger of Allah (bpuh).
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This subject will be discussed in Chapter 16: The Facts about Original Sin.
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