Within Islam, the Prophet Muhammad is highly respected and revered.  Even mentioning his name requires Muslims to follow it with an honorific like “peace be upon him.”  He was also given prestigious titles, such as apostle, messenger, prophet, and warner.  The popularity of the name Muhammad for baby boys also demonstrates the respect Muslims have for him.  Muhammad has been a common name for boys in Muslim countries for centuries and is becoming increasingly popular in Western countries that have become infested with large Muslim populations.  But then, who wouldn’t want to name their child after a serial rapist (see Juwayriyah, Mariyah, Rayhanah, and Safiyah), mass murderer, pedophile, slave owner, and wife abuser?

Why do Muslims hold Muhammad in such high regard?  Is it because he was the author of the Koran?  Muslims disagree on whether the Koran was created or uncreated, but they agree that Muhammad was not its author.

Is it possible that Muhammad is revered within Islam because he was the first messenger or prophet sent by the Islamic god?  This isn’t the reason, since Muhammad was the last prophet.  Before Muhammad, there were between 310 and 320 messengers and 124,000 prophets, meaning that Muhammad was “a prophet,” not “the prophet” of Islam.  In fact, messengers and prophets have been sent to every community and nation to warn them about what will happen if they refuse to submit to Islam.  When all of these hundreds of thousands of communities and nations recognized the depravity of Islam, they rejected and distorted its message to align more closely with their beliefs, which led to the need for more messengers and prophets.

Is Muhammad’s elevated status because he perfected Islam?  Again, the answer is no.  The Islamic god perfected Islam.  The Islamic god told Muhammad that nothing was 

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