@follYJao@Kryptotajeer Yes.
During the Tashahhud, a worshiper says, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet" (As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu).
The grammatical pronoun "you" is a direct second person address. Speaking directly to a deceased man instead of speaking about him to God violates the 100% rule.
@IjazTheTrini@ZakirHussainMDI@DrMichaelLBrown During the Tashahhud, a worshiper says, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet" (As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu).
The grammatical pronoun "you" is a direct second person address. Speaking directly to a deceased man instead of speaking about him to God violates the 100% rule.
@IjazTheTrini@ZakirHussainMDI@DrMichaelLBrown Are you familiar with the 'Tashahhud dilemma'?
If one claims to adhere to strict monotheism where prayer must be directed entirely to God, then addressing a deceased person during that prayer contradicts this principle. Consequently, the prayer ceases to be purely for God.
@KoreanSalafi Why would you, as a Muslim, be against a system that makes it illegal to preach Islam, forces an extra tax on you, threatens to kill you if you don't pay it, and denies you equal rights in society?
If you would fight against that oppression, why do you defend the Dhimmi system?
@KoreanSalafi Dhimmi laws punished preaching the Gospel to Muslims with the death penalty. Any system that uses state power to outlaw the Great Commission and force the Church into generational silence is pure spiritual tyranny.
@Archetypical20 Even if that isn't your intention, it remains a serious theological issue. However, I understand there is an ongoing debate about this. Could you name some prominent scholars who have addressed this specific topic?
@Archetypical20 Salah is a strictly guarded ritual. You cannot talk to your mother, your friend, or a saint during Salah without destroying the prayer. Making an exception to speak to Muhammad proves he has been elevated to a unique, semi divine status within the worship itself.
@Archetypical20 Even if I accepted that a new prophet could change laws, it still does not explain why a strictly monotheistic religion requires its followers to grammatically address a deceased human man ('Peace be upon you, O Prophet') inside their unique, sacred daily prayers to God.
@Archetypical20 Sorry for shifting the focus slightly, but I still question Muhammad's mission. He replaced Jesus' laws with his own, required Muslims to pray to both Allah and himself, and then claimed to be the final prophet to ensure his laws could never be changed.
@Archetypical20 How does Islam maintain its absolute monotheistic stance when the daily ritual prayers require Muslims to address Muhammad directly with greetings like, 'Peace be upon you, O Prophet'?
@Archetypical20 What was Muhammad’s mission? To change the Messiah's teachings and position himself as the final authority? By instituting the Tashahhud, he essentially led Muslims to directly invoke his name alongside Allah five times a day during prayer without them even realizing it.
@Archetypical20 Yet, Muslims follow Muhammad's teachings over those of Jesus, even though Muhammad's political and military doctrines directly contradict the core spiritual teachings of Jesus.
But do you consider ethnic Jews who preach the Torah to be Muslims?