Did Prophet Muhammad indirectly refer to the concept of Human Incarnation in His reply to angel Gabriel?

[Shri Anil asked: The angel Gabriel asked the Prophet “What is Ihsan (perfection)?” Allāh's Messenger replied, “To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion, then you must consider that He is looking at you.” Swami, what is the meaning of this statement? As per the preaching of Islam, Allāh cannot be seen. Then why did the Prophet stress upon developing devotion, as if the devotee can see Allāh? Can we say that Prophet Muhammad was referring to the worship of the contemporary Human Incarnation by the first statement and by the second statement, He was indicating the worship of an abstract form of God to those who fail to identify the contemporary Human Incarnation?]

Swami replied: The concept of contemporary Human Incarnation was not accepted by the Prophet after hearing the incident of the crucifixion of Jesus, His preceding prophet. The meaning of ‘as if you see Him’ only means being aware about God, while doing actions in the world. It means that one should control oneself and avoid committing sins, with the feeling that God is looking at him, always.

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