Relationship between believers and Muhammad (S)
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Question Is it proper, as some Muslims do, to address Muhammad (S) as "Master?"
379 Never would a human being, whom Allah has blessed with the Scripture, Wisdom and Prophethood, thereafter say to people, ?Be servants of me instead of Allah.? Rather, he would say, ?Become true devotees of the Lord since you learn and teach the Book and study it as it should be studied.
Response
Muhammad(saw) for many Muslim is what Quran says.
Quran says He(saw) has more rights on believers than their own Nafs.
Ownership of Nafs is far more than just Servant-Master relation.
A Master can own body of servant but not his soul and nafs.
A Master can own the body of a servant as long as he is living...the moment he is dead proprietary rights are finished...Mohammad(saw) own the believers even after their and His(saw) own worldly death.
I hope this bunch of Qur'anists understand the meanings of NAFS.
Besides Quran says "your Wali is Allah and His Apostle..........."
Those who call Mohammad "Mowla" exactly following Quran....Those who deny, are playing with Quran.
Since there cannot be a contradiction in the Qur'an, what then is the correct interpretation of relationship between Muhammad (S) and his followers both back when he was alive and today?
Thanks.