World Blog by humble servant.NO SALVATION WITHOUT OBEYING THE MESSENGER "Say (O Muhammad), 'If you love God, then follow me. God will then love you, and forgive your sins; God is forgiver, merciful.' Say, 'Obey God and the messenger.' If they turn away, then God loves not the disbelievers." (3:31-32)

NO SALVATION WITHOUT OBEYING THE MESSENGER "Say (O Muhammad), 'If you love God, then follow me. God will then love you, and forgive your sins; God is forgiver, merciful.' Say, 'Obey God and the messenger.' If they turn away, then God loves not the disbelievers." (3:31-32) "You shall observe Salat & Zakat, and obey the messenger, that you may attain mercy." (24:56) "Anyone who disobeys God and His messenger will abide in the fire of hell forever." (72:23) Since all the messengers delivered one and the same message, namely, "YOU SHALL NOT WORSHIP EXCEPT GOD," disobeying them constitutes disbelief, or idol-worship. WHEN DELIVERING GOD'S MESSAGES, messengers do not speak on their own initiative. "A prophet like me, will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kinsmen; to him you shall listen." (Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15) "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kinsmen, and...