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The man who demands praise and recognition from his fellow human beings has lost his mind [No
matter if he be Moses, Jesus, or Muhammad, peace be upon them all]
In the final analysis, the human being is little more than a mobile [and talking] leather bag, full of urine and
feces.
Therefore, only a foolish person would exalt himself. Thus, no matter if the name of the person is Moses,
Jesus, or Muhammad (peace be upon them all), when a man is so arrogant as to demand glory and praise
from his fellow human beings, he thereby displays the sort of madness that brings him closer to the beasts,
than to rational human beings.
And from whence do we know that the man who exalts himself behaves like a brute beast? We know it from
king Nebuchadnezzar, who glorified himself, and ended up eating grass (like a brute beast). As it is written:
“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that i have built for the house of the kingdom by the
might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a
voice from heaven, saying... The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy
dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen... and he was driven
from men, and did eat grass like an oxen...”- Daniel 4:30-33.
And from whence do we know that the man who lust for honor and praise ends up under the influence of an
evil spirit? We know it from king Saul, who dared to ask Samuel to publicly honor him, and ended up being
tormented by an evil spirit. As it has been written: “Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, i pray
thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel... But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an
evil spirit from the Lord troubled him”- 1 Samuel 15:30 & 16:14.
And, from this standpoint, it is troubling to find that the holy gospel presents the man Jesus (peace be upon
him) exalting himself to the level of God (“I and my Father are one”- John 10:30).
Why is this troubling? Simply because [as we've just explained] for a leather bag full of feces and urine to
claim to be the exalted Creator of the Universe, is plain madness. And the gospel confirms this truth, when it
goes on to say:
“And when those who belonged to Him (His kinsmen) heard it, they went out to take him by force, for they
kept saying, he [jesus] is out of his mind (beside himself, deranged)!”- Mark 3:21 (Amplified Bible, Classic
Edition). And something similar happened with prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who exalted
himself by claiming to be the seal of all prophets. As it is written:
“Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the messenger of Allah (God), and the seal of
the prophets...”- Qur'an, Surat 33:40 (Yusuf Ali translation). And why is the latter verse so troubling? Simply
because [according to Muslim tradition] the man who exalted himself above all other prophets, ended up
behaving as a bewitched person (in other words, in a deranged fashion). As it is written: v «It was narrated
that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: A spell was put on the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) until He imagined that he had done a thing when he had not done it. One day he made
du’aa’ then he said: “Do you know that Allah has shown me in what lies my cure? Two men came to me and
one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet. One of them said to the other, ‘What is ailing the man?’
He said: ‘He has been bewitched.’ He said: “Who has bewitched him?’ He said: ‘Labeed ibn al-A’sam.’ He
said, ‘With what?’ He said: ‘with a comb, the hair that is stuck to it, and the skin of pollen of a male date
palm. He said: ‘Where is it?’ He said, ‘In the well of Dharwaan...’”»- Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3268;
Muslim, 2189.
Does the former means that Christianity and Islam are false religions? Absolutely not! The truth is that these
two religions are perfectly valid paths to come to the Creator. And all pious Christians and Muslims will
indeed enter Paradise. What it means is that, it is wrong [and sinful] for men to exalt themselves, as pride and
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haughtiness weren't made for human beings, but rather meekness and humility. As it is written:
“Before destruction, the heart of man is haughty; and, before honour, is humility”- Proverbs 18:12 (King
James Bible); “Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud”-
Proverbs 16:19 (King James Bible); “Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the Earth, which have wrought his
judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness”- Zephaniah 2:3 (King James Bible). May peace and blessings
be upon you!
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