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"Know you therefore that there is no God but Allah, and ask forgiveness for your sins, and
for the believers, men and women." (Muhammad: 20)

One must realize that Muhammad adopted an approach of humility and humanity when he
was weak; it was a ploy to assure his followers that he had no ax to grind in the mission he
preached; he was just carrying out a duty allotted to him by Allah, but as he grew stronger, his
style underwent a marked change, which clearly demonstrates that he wanted to be acknowledged
as the Divine, and Allah was just a euphemism for Muhammad. Look at the following:

1/. "Obey God and the Messenger (Muhammad), haply so you will find mercy." (The
House of Imran: 125)

2/. Whoso obeys God and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens..." (The Spoils:
25)

Having included his name with that of Allah for obedience, Muhammad claims to be coex-
tensive with Him. As Allah asserts to be nearer to man than his jugular vein, the Koran declares
about Muhammad:

"The Prophet is nearer to the believers, than their selves." (The Confederates: 5)

(f) Muhammad's next step is to share Divine power and declare his co-sovereignty with Allah: "It
is not for any believer, man or woman, when God and His Messenger have decreed a matter, to
have a choice in the affair. Whosoever disobeys God and His Messenger has gone astray into clear
error." (The Confederates: 35)

(g) Having shared the authority to make decisions with God, Muhammad begins to participate in
Allah's vision to see the Unknown, though previously it was exclusive to Him:

"Knower He of the Unseen, and He discloses not His unseen to anyone, except only to such
a messenger as He is well pleased with." (The Jinn: 25)

(h) As Muhammad's following multiplies through battles and allure of booty, he declares that his
opinions and recommendations are binding on Allah, and thus he secures an edge over the Al-
mighty. Despite his previous statements that "Justice belongs to Allah, He is the best of all judges
and he (Muhammad) himself does not know what will become of him," the Koran declares:

"Truly this is the word of a noble Messenger having power, with the Lord of the Throne
secure, obeyed, moreover trusty." (The Darkening: 15-20)

Muslims quote this verse to prove that Muhammad has the intercessory powers. They be-
lieve that, on the Day of Judgment, he will share the Throne of Justice with God. He will sit on the
right hand side of Allah and his recommendations will be binding on the Almighty!

(i) Then the ultimate happens; the situation is reversed completely:

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