Prophet Muhammad was just a human being

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Let’s take Quran and break its verse down 👇

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
- Surah Al Maida verse 75

Allah (swt) told about all the messengers; they all were human. Not super natural, super different and not angels. They were physical humans as good as we are. Same eyes, hair, legs and talks. All of them used to eat food. None of them could fly, avoid death and skip sufferings. Hardships came on each of them and they all managed to succeed.

Prophet = Human

It is really important to consider the Prophets a human. As soon as we consider them some people of super natural powers and super different responsibilities; we put their entire lifetime in a box and close it. Their life’s purpose becomes wasted. All the sufferings and prayers go in vain.

Can we get a place higher than a Prophet?

I once sent this question to Mufi Menk. He is a busy person so I couldn’t get an answer. But this thought crossed my mind back in 2018. Is it possible that we become better than a prophet?

According to verse above, yes. It is possible we cross prophets in goodness. We stand in Allah’s ranks ahead of Allah’s chosen messengers. If we strive to reach this place of reward and honor, the happiest person in this world will be our own Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). His life will get a meaning. His effort of proving to everybody around him of his Normalcy will bear fruits. Isa’s effort of telling everyone, he is just another human being will prove true. If we only consider these messengers humans, we will complete their massage.

To the people of Allah and his people, jealousy does not exist. They do not hate other believers crossing them in ranks of goodness. They do not find envy in people considering them normal humans. They take pride in knowing their fellows considering them not super humans but normal humans. They lived a normal life.

They were labelled “abnormal” by their enemies, “super humans” by their followers, "extra genius" by few and "chosen ones" by most. Giving them these labels only alienates our Prophets and brings down the meaning of their message.

Purpose of a Prophet's Life

All they wanted their entire lives to let people know they are just humans. They are exactly like us. They need same amount of sleep and same amount of love any of us need. They want us to look up-to them as humans and copy paste their lifestyle into our life.

Some say, they married more number of times. Some say, they were chosen to go up on Al-Miraj. Yes, they were chosen after they had a lifetime of struggle of proving their worth to Allah. If you prove your worth to Allah, Allah will take you to Al Miraj and such heights. He will take you closer just like all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. If you struggle hard, it will only make these Prophets proud of you. Above all, the Allah will take pride in you.

Conclusion

In surah Baqarah verse 30 - 34, Allah mentions about the negation and opposition He faced when He decided to send Adam to earth.

He does not want we let Him down. He wants us to prove to all His opposition and negation, He is right. If we go blind and do not open our eyes, we are only making Him angry. He wants all of us to act better than messengers and Prophets. He wants us to consider His Prophets just like a normal human being that we work harder to get closer to Him.

This is not blasphemy, neither breaking the rule of Quran. It is the purpose of Prophet Muhammad's life. He wanted people to get closer to Allah with all our love. He did not want to be labelled super human or super intelligent. He lived a life of normalcy with more hardships than us. If we do not cross him in love of Allah, we have no right to give him the leverage of being some one more capable than us.

Give him credit for his hardships and struggles the least. Give him love and give him the label of a ‘normal’ human being which he kept on proving all his life.