Muhammad the Untouchable

Why Islam Depends More on Its Founder Than Its God

How the Prophet’s Authority Overshadows Divine Revelation in Islam

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Introduction: Muhammad the Untouchable — The Real Center of Islam

In most world religions, God is the ultimate authority. Prophets, messengers, and enlightened teachers exist to point followers toward that higher power—not to become objects of reverence themselves.

Islam claims to follow this same pattern of monotheism—tawhid, the oneness of God. But the lived reality tells a different story.

In practice, Islam revolves around Muhammad. He is not just a messenger but the untouchable core of the faith. His life, words, and actions are the filter through which all revelation must be interpreted. His authority overrides scripture. His image is legally shielded. His example dictates law, ritual, and morality.

This series, Muhammad the Untouchable: Why Islam Depends More on Its Founder Than Its God, exposes the uncomfortable truth:

Islam is not a religion of submission to God—it is a religion of submission to Muhammad.

From the Qur’an’s dependence on prophetic biography, to the moral authority derived from his behavior, to the violence directed at his critics rather than God’s — this 7-part series lays bare the theological and political machinery that has made Muhammad Islam’s true center of gravity.

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Series Overview

Islam markets itself as a religion of pure monotheism—submission to one supreme God. But beneath the surface, Muhammad eclipses Allah in practice, importance, and emotional allegiance.

From theology and law to culture and ethics, Islam is not anchored in God’s words but in Muhammad’s persona. The Qur’an is incoherent without his context. Sharia law is derived from his sayings. Salvation depends on affirming him. And blasphemy laws are enforced to protect his image—not God’s.

This 7-part series breaks down the institutional and theological structure that makes Muhammad not just the Prophet—but the pivot point of the entire religion.

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The Seven-Part Breakdown

Part 1: A Book That Can’t Stand Alone — The Qur’an’s Dependency on Muhammad
The Qur’an claims to be a clear, complete book. In reality, it’s cryptic, fragmented, and practically unusable without Hadith and Sira—texts entirely centered on Muhammad. Remove him, and the Qur’an disintegrates into confusion.

Part 2: Fossilized Ethics — How Muhammad’s Behavior Becomes Islamic Morality
Islamic morality is imitation, not principle. Whatever Muhammad did is automatically good—from marrying a child to taking concubines to ordering assassinations. Reform is impossible, because the Prophet is beyond question.

Part 3: Prophet Worship in Law — Blasphemy, Apostasy, and the Sacred Persona
Islamic law punishes not disbelief in Allah, but disrespect for Muhammad. Around the world, people are jailed, lynched, or murdered for "insulting the Prophet." Islam protects its founder with the intensity of a totalitarian regime.

Part 4: The Shahada’s Subtle Shift — How Muhammad Becomes the Filter to God
The Islamic creed isn’t just belief in one God—it requires belief in Muhammad. Deny him, and you’re damned. In practice, Muhammad is the gatekeeper of salvation—not Allah.

Part 5: Censorship and Sanctity — Muhammad as a Legal Black Hole
Islam bans any depiction or critique of Muhammad. The result? Riots, death threats, and fatwas—not against God’s blasphemers, but cartoonists and historians. The Prophet has been turned into an untouchable idol, protected by legal and cultural force fields.

Part 6: The Real Scripture? How Hadith Eclipse the Qur’an
Muslims claim the Qur’an is God’s final word—but almost everything in Islamic law, ritual, and belief comes from Hadith. Muhammad’s voice—often decades or centuries posthumous—has replaced God’s. Islam is Hadith-driven, not Qur’an-based.

Part 7: Muhammad the Cosmic Figure — From Messenger to Mystical Deity
Despite Islam’s rejection of divine incarnation, many traditions describe Muhammad as the first creation, the purpose of the universe, and the final intercessor. In mystical Islam, Muhammad is no longer a man—he’s a cosmic force, bordering on divinity.

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Conclusion: Islam’s Real Center of Gravity

Islam claims to worship one God. But take Muhammad out of the equation, and:

• The Qur’an becomes unintelligible

• The rituals lose their basis

• The law collapses

• The morality disintegrates

Islam doesn’t rest on God—it rests on Muhammad.

This isn’t monotheism.
It’s prophet worship wrapped in theological smoke and mirrors.

Next in the series: Part 1: A Book That Can’t Stand Alone