The Islamic Mode of Worship — Page 28
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 28 physical actions or charity are for Allah (in other words one cannot worship anything other than Allah the Exalted in any manner). Peace be upon you, O’ Prophet, and the mercy of Allah the Exalted and His blessings (that is to say, their increase); and peace be on us and on all righteous servants of All a h the Exalted. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except All a h, He is One and has no partner and I bear witness that Muhammad sa is His servant, His creation (he is neither God nor the son of God) and His messenger. The latter part of this prayer [from the words I bear witness onwards] is known as tashahhud. 12 Then remaining in the sitting position the worshipper says: 羡 َٰ وَع 羡 َ اِبْاھِیْــم 羡 َٰ ع 羡 َ صَلَّیْــت 羡 کَمَــا 羡 ٍ مَُمَّــد 羡 ِ اٰل 羡 َٰ ع 羡 َّ و 羡 ٍ مَُمَّــد 羡 َٰ ع 羡 ِّ صَــل 羡 َّ اَللّٰھُــم 12 Because [in the past] various communities had exalted their prophets to such a degree that they conferred on them a divine rank or considered them equal to God or the son of God, Islam has made it incumbent on its followers to profess the fact of their creation when proclaiming the unity of God. For otherwise [there was a danger] Muslims would begin to consider their prophet God or the son of God. Therefore, Muslims affirm their prophet was a servant of Allah. He is distinguished only by the fact that he is a prophet, just like many other prophets.