Love and respect for a Prophet are accompanied by the obligation of practical obedience to his guidance.
Example: When a prophetic instruction requires an act, making one’s own preference the controlling standard is not true obedience.
Belief in a Messenger’s mission entails accepting the religious guidance he conveys and acting upon it.
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Faith and Messengership: the Nature and Qualities of Prophethood
Love and respect for a Prophet are accompanied by the obligation of practical obedience to his guidance.
Example: When a prophetic instruction requires an act, making one’s own preference the controlling standard is not true obedience.
Belief in a Messenger’s mission entails accepting the religious guidance he conveys and acting upon it.