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Creed
Surah: Al-Kahf (110)
Say I Am Only a Human Like You — It Is Revealed to Me — The Foundation of the Message
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ
— الكهف الآية 110
Verse: "Say: I am only a human like you — it is revealed to me that your deity is one deity." (18:110) — Explicit declaration of humanity. Prophethood is not claiming divinity but divine selection of a human. Because Allah wants a followable example — if the Prophet were an angel they'd say "we can't." Ends: "Whoever hopes to meet his Lord — let him do good and associate none in his Lord's worship." Lesson: humanity is an honor not deficiency — Allah chose a human as messenger to be a truly followable model.
Source: Ibn Kathir (5/200); Al-Sadi
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