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Why is Mohammed so important to Muslims?
All
religions revere their founding prophets, but for many Muslims,
Mohammed is not just the messenger. He's an embodiment of the perfect
believer and a symbol of the faith.
"I,
being a Muslim, may tolerate any offense that targets my character and
personality," Muhammad Qasim Noor, a Saudi Arabian teen, told CNN on
Friday. "However when the targeted personality is Mohammad, I shall
never forgive that person."
Abed Awad,
an expert in Islamic law , said that most law books equate criticism of
Mohammed in his role as a prophet with defaming God. Other laws say that
disparaging the prophet can sometimes be considered apostasy.
But
Islamic tradition also emphasizes that Mohammed was just a man, as
fallible as the next guy. One hadith tells the story of a man who asked
Mohammed for farming advice.
The
advice failed, and the man returned to Mohammed, seeking an explanation.
"What do you want from me?" the prophet answered. "I'm only human."
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