{"id":18237,"date":"2022-06-05T13:05:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/?p=18237"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:04:15","slug":"do-muslims-worship-prophet-muhammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/do-muslims-worship-prophet-muhammad\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Muslims Worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>No, Muslims do not worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him). He is just a Prophet of God, just like Jesus is a Prophet a God, and Moses is a Prophet of God, and Abraham, Noah, David, Solomon, John, Adam, and the rest of them, Peace and Blessings be upon them all. Muslims only worship one God, and that is Allah, The Creator of the Heavens and Earth, The King, The Eternal Refuge. The Prophet&#8217;s only came down with their message and revelation from Allah, so Muslims respect every single one of them and believe in every single one of them, but they never worship them. It was narrated that Umar heard the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) saying, &#8220;Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle&#8221; (Sahih Bukhari 3445). This is our view of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>And Allah Knows best.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, Muslims do not worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him). He is just a Prophet of God, just like Jesus is a Prophet a God, and Moses is a Prophet of God, and Abraham, Noah, David, Solomon, John, Adam, and the rest of them, Peace and Blessings be upon them all. Muslims &#8230; <a title=\"Do Muslims Worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him)?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/do-muslims-worship-prophet-muhammad\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Do Muslims Worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him)?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[119,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misconceptions","category-responses-to-allegations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ask A Muslim","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/author\/fulan\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"No, Muslims do not worship Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him). He is just a Prophet of God, just like Jesus is a Prophet a God, and Moses is a Prophet of God, and Abraham, Noah, David, Solomon, John, Adam, and the rest of them, Peace and Blessings be upon them all. Muslims&hellip;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcT0IL-4K9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18188,"url":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/do-muslims-worship-a-black-stone\/","url_meta":{"origin":18237,"position":0},"title":"Do Muslims Worship a Black Stone?","author":"Ask A Muslim","date":"06\/02\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"When Muslims pray, they face the direction of the Kaaba, which is located in the holy city of Mecca. Allah Says in The Noble Quran (interpretation of meaning), \"Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds\" (Quran\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Misconceptions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Misconceptions","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/category\/misconceptions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-02-at-8.33.12-PM.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5190,"url":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/prophets-mentioned-in-the-quran\/","url_meta":{"origin":18237,"position":1},"title":"Prophets mentioned in the Quran","author":"Site Admin","date":"09\/10\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Prophets are human beings, who were chosen by Allah to preach the same, universal message: Believing in one God. Prophets guided their nations to reform their morals and purify their souls. This growth was achieved through commands and rules that ensured humans acted morally, honoring them in this life and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;About Qur'an &amp; Hadith&quot;","block_context":{"text":"About Qur'an &amp; Hadith","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/category\/quran-and-hadith\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/top_ten_prophets_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/top_ten_prophets_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/top_ten_prophets_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19252,"url":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/was-the-prophet-muhammad-affected-by-magic\/","url_meta":{"origin":18237,"position":2},"title":"Was The Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him) Affected by Magic?","author":"Ask A Muslim","date":"09\/01\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him) at one point in his life was affected by magic. 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