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1-The Quran is preserved and protected even by people who may not follow it or understand its profoundness. Millions of people around the world, from very young children to adults, memorise the Quran verbatim, without ever understanding the words they recite. They do this in order to 'safeguard' it, or make 'hifz': commit it to memory and afterwards are given the title 'Hafiz'. This means that the Quran is preserved word for word, even if all the printed copies were destroyed, it could be re-produced quickly. The respite mentioned in verse 86:17 is an opportunity to accept the guidance. Each Self needs time to repair the damage done and strengthen itself. See footnote to verse 6:12.
Obey God, obey the messenger: contd. from footnote to verse 80:42. See also verse 4:42.

2- The duty of the Messenger. You shall obey God and you shall obey the messenger and beware. If you turn away, then know that the sole duty of Our messenger is to deliver the message. [See verse 5:92; 64:12] When we look at the above Quranic words, we note that God has defined very clearly that the only duty of the messenger is to deliver the message, i.e. the Quran. We also have in the above Quranic verses a very strong link between: 1- Obey the messenger, 2- The sole duty of the 
messenger was to deliver the message. Both points 1 and 2 confirm that we must obey the message he delivered. The word messenger is derived from the word message. A messenger delivers a message. If there was no message there would be no messenger. To obey the messenger thus means to obey the message he (the messenger) delivered. 

3- Is it obey "Muhammad" or "obey the messenger"? God is most efficient in expressing any meaning. All Quranic words are chosen by God to convey a precise meaning. We never read anywhere in the Quran commands like "Obey God and obey Muhammad" or obey Jesus, or Moses. The words used are always "Obey the messenger". This is to emphasise that it is the message that has to be obeyed. This is especially important as the messenger is no longer here to convey the message. Who explains the Quran? It is God who explains. See verses 55:1-2; 75:16-19. Did Muhammad dictate a secondary explanations called the 'hadith and sunnah'? 4:42; 17:73; 69:44-52.
See also: 68:37. People should not disobey the messenger's righteous orders, that is if they did not conflict with the Quran. This means there was no blind following of the messenger. See verse 60:12.
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