accords with the Messiah’s words: “Indeed, he is the Urkoun of the world.” Thus he is the Urkoun of those who come later in both this life and the Hereafter, and he is the Urkoun of the first and the last on the Day of Resurrection.

The Messiah also said, “The Urkoun of the world will come, and I have nothing (to claim).” This sentence contains the two fundamentals: affirming the Messenger and affirming pure monotheism—that the entire command belongs to Allah alone. It is the very realisation of the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

His further words, “I have nothing,” clear him of the divinity that has been ascribed to him; this negation applies to every created being. Allah, Exalted is He, said to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: “You have no share in the matter” (Āl ʿImrān 3:128).

He also said:

“Say, ‘I do not tell you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.’” (al-Anʿām 6:50)

And He said:

“Say, ‘Indeed, I have no power to harm you or to guide you. Say, ‘No one can protect me from Allah, nor shall I find any refuge apart from Him,’” (al-Jinn 72:21–22)—that is, any shelter or sanctuary—“‘except in delivering a message from Allah and His communications. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger will have the Fire of Hell, in which they will remain for ever.’” (al-Jinn 72:23)