Escaping torment in the next world is dependent only upon following Muhammad (alaihi-salam). He who follows the way guided by him will attain the love of Allahu Taala. Those who follow in his footsteps will be close to Allahu Taala. He who adapts himself to him will get the happiness of being a faithful human creature of Allahu Taala. The greatest ones of the more than a hundred and twenty-four thousand Prophets that came to the world desired to follow him. If Prophet Musa (Moses ‘alaihisalam) had lived in his time, despite his greatness, he would have preferred to follow him. All Muslims know that Prophet Isa (alaihi-salam) will descend from heaven and follow his way. Muslims who are of his umma (community of followers of a prophet) are the most auspicious and best of all people because they have adapted themselves to him. Most of those who will enter Paradise are from among them, and they will enter before all other people.
