Testimony to his apostleship means the negation of all man-made schools...

Testimony to his apostleship means the negation of all man-made schools; acceptance of the eternality and universality of the apostleship of the Seal of the Prophets { khatam al-anbiya’ }; and rejection of all the taghut s.

Testimony to the apostleship of Hadrat Muhammad (S) is a covenant that God has made with the all the prophets; had they not accepted his apostleship, they would not have attained the station of prophethood.[^9] Therefore, I am not alone in saying, “ Ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasulah ” as all the prophets ( ‘a ) have said so as well.

Pristine Tawhid What has afflicted most of monotheists nowadays is that they verbally utter, “ La ilaha illallah ” but in practice they turn to other than Him, looking for power and glory somewhere else. They obey other than Him and express love to other than Him.

By the way, polytheism is itself a grave act of injustice and disrespect for His Sacred Essence: “Polytheism is indeed a great injustice.” [^10] It is so because having a partner connotes weakness, impotence and the inability to act, as well as the existence of a similar and equal being—things which are inconceivable with respect to God.

Testimony to the Apostleship “ Wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluh ” “And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.” Servitude { ‘ubuddiyyah } is the highest station of the prophets ( ‘a ). Indeed, it is the preliminary stage of apostleship and prophethood: “ ‘abduhu wa rasulah ”.

It is servitude to God that brings the Prophet (S) to the ascension { mi‘raj }: “Immaculate is He who carried His servant on a journey” [^11] and it causes the heavenly revelation to descend upon him: “We have sent down (the revelation through angels) to Our servant.” [^12] God also praises His prophets ( ‘a ) for their servitude to Him.

Regarding Hadrat Nuh (Noah) (‘a), He says: “Indeed he was a grateful servant,” [^13] and concerning Hadrat Sulayman (Solomon) ( ‘a ) He states: “What an excellent servant!” [^14] One of the distinctions of the prophets ( ‘a ) in relation to the geniuses and inventors is that the latter have obtained their genius and creativity as the result of intelligence, perseverance and exercise, while the prophets ( ‘a ) have acquired their miracles as a result of servitude to God and under the aegis of the divine grace, and servitude is the foundation of all the stations of the prophets ( ‘a ).