Messengers of God were the first ones to obey and follow his command and Submitted themselves to the Divine Will

In the history of religions the most exalted positions and personality only next to God has been that of the messenger of God in the eyes of the believers. In this respect the Holy Quran has exposed a human weakness which has been repeatedly displayed in human history. The followers of a particular messenger of God have been frequently raising the status of that messenger to that of God Himself; considering him to be super human and making him the object of worship. Whereas the Quran has emphasized the Oneness of God, it has laid equal emphasis on the messengers of God being human beings. The status of God and His messengers respectively is made abundantly clear when it is said:

“And We made them (the messengers) leaders, guides by Our command and We sent them inspiration to lead a profitable way of life, to follow closely the Divine laws and provide nourishment to humanity; and they constantly serve Us (and Us only).” (21:73)

Like other human beings, the messengers of God were themselves dependent on God:

“Moses said: O my Lord! Truly I am in (desperate) need of my profitable things that thou dost send me.”

The messengers had no power over any good or harm to themselves:

“Say: I have no power over any profit or loss to myself except as according to the law of Allah.” (7:188)

The messengers of God were the first to believe in what was revealed to them and they were bound to act on the Divine guidance as much as the other believers. They entirely and whole heartedly submitted to the will of God so that there was not a slightest possibility of their disobedience to the Divine command. Yet if there was even a minutest oversight of the commands of God by His messengers , they were placed at par with other human beings as far as law of requital and their personal responsibility was concerned. The Quran had clarified this point:

“And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst have inclined to them a little. In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life and an equal portion after death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us.” (17:74-75).