[54]. People should realize that Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad — the honorable Messengers of God — were human beings like everyone else, knowing nothing of the unseen except what Allāh revealed to them. The most important message revealed to them was that God (Allāh) is One and Only. Therefore, no one should be worshiped or taken as a partner alongside Him.
[55]. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), the last and final Messenger of God, reported that Allāh said: “I am the One most free of need from having partners. Whoever performs a deed while associating others with Me, I abandon him and his act of associating partners with Me.”
A Companion of the Prophet narrated:
“The Messenger of God (ﷺ) once came out to us while we were discussing the Antichrist (Ad-Dajjāl) and said: ‘Shall I not tell you of something I fear for you even more than the Antichrist?’ We said: ‘Yes, O Messenger of God.’ He said: ‘Hidden polytheism — when a man stands to pray and beautifies his prayer because he sees another person watching him.’”