Obedience to the Messenger Is Obedience to God

By : Harun Yahya
Turkish Muslim Thinker

clipped from www.islamonline.net One of the most important acts of worship that God commands believers in the Qur'an is obedience to His messengers. God says He has sent messengers to be obeyed; and believers, in every age, have been tested in their obedience to the messengers. Messengers are the people who convey God's message and His commands to people and warn them of the Day of Reckoning and of its signs. They are the sincere and blessed people who are chosen by God over the rest of the people and whose acts, attitudes, and perfect morals are exemplary. They are the friends of God who are drawn near to Him. Obedience to messengers is the indication of one's obedience to God: [Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed God. If anyone turns away, we did not send you to them as their keeper.] (An-Nisaa' 4:80) [Not so! All who submit themselves completely to God and are good-doers will find their reward with their Lord. They will feel no fear and will know no sorrow.] (Al-Baqarah 2:112)