Apostate prophet looks for the prophetic pattern; how to recognize a prophet?

In answer to the video "Who (Really) Wrote The Quran?"

The teachings that these men brought forth were beautiful in their own right, they practiced what they preached and did not allow for themselves what they were asking others to abandon, for the sake of worldly benefits

40:41-43,25:57"Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord"  

11:88"..and I do not desire that in opposition to you I should betake myself to that which I forbid you..I desire nothing but reform so far as I am able".

The character of their followers, was obviously that of people following 'the right course' 36:21. Further, the very nature of their message and their tenets were grounded in reason and agreed with basic moral human intuition. It could not on any level, conflict with human reason and spiritual instincts. These tenets they propounded, come from the Source of creation and hence should be observable within patterns in the creation itself. That is why the Quran doesnt speak of secret and hidden realities when substantiating its tenets. Rather it points to the observable and unavoidable natural occurrences and refers to them as "signs". These "signs" which have the divine stamp on them whichever way one looks at them 2:115, provided one adopts the correct spiritual mindset, are all available for the believer to seek confirmation for divine unity, resurrection and ultimate justice in all aspects of the universe's functioning, and within his own self.

There are thus 2 primary aspects for which to recognize whether what a human being is bringing, is from the divine source or not. The message has to conform in principle to what one would expect from the Source of Creation, and the messenger himself has to reflect the divine attributes in the best way from among his people.

Miracles do not and cannot be part of this equation. Besides, the process of revelation itself is a purely personal experience. The only time in human history when revelation descended on several people at once was at Sinai. The people then requested for this phenomenon to stop, fearing they would die. They begged Moses to be their sole intermediary with God and God accepted. From that time on, revelation solely became the prerogative of chosen individuals

53:12"do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?"  

16:105"Only they forge falsehood who do not believe in Allah’s signs and they themselves are liars".  

Deut18"A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kinsmen; to him you shall listen. This is exactly what you requested of the LORD, your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, 'Let us not again hear the voice of the LORD, our God, nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.' And the LORD said to me, 'This was well said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kinsmen, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. If any man will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it."

The Quran thus establishes patterns by which to recognize an envoy from God. But one might come back and say that speaking the truth and being of impeccable morality doesnt necessarily mean the person is God-sent. Through the story of ancient nations and prophets, it establishes further means by which to determine the truthfulness of one claiming prophethood. It then places Muhammad inside that pattern; as already said, uprightness in character which includes an unflinching, uncompromising stance as regards his mission, to have been foretold by previous prophets, having access to special knowledge, and prophecies coming true. This includes warnings of punishment for fighting and opposing the messengers. God does not destroy a people among whom are messengers, believers, and potential repentent sinners. An overarching theme in the Quran is that God, being the most forgiving and merciful, always grants the prophet's addressees a time of respite during which they are intensely admonished, shown signs pointing to the truth of the revelation, inflicted with corrective punishments to cause reform. The means by which such punishment is delivered may be different. The traditions speak of a scourge of famine in Mecca, and the Quran alludes to that episode. But the essential means by which the corrective punishment would be delivered with the prophet Muhammad, as already alluded to in the Meccan phase of revelation 37:171-182, was through the believers themselves. They were the main rod of God’s corrective punishment during that time of respite. The Ishmaelites believers, like the Israelites before them who were divinely commanded to engage sinful people militarily, were being established as a nation under God, charged with carrying the light of truth to the nations of the world. It is thus expected that they would be put to the ultimate test of faithfulness, demonstrating that the possibility of physical sacrifice and martyrdom for the sake of truth would not deter them from fulfilling their obligations, their covenant with God.

 And effectively by the end of the prophet's life almost the entire people he had reached with his message, who heard the admonishments, saw the signs, who were chastised with awakening punishments at the battlefield, had accepted Islam. The threatened punishement of complete destruction was thus eventually averted, as had happened with the people of Jonas/Yunus. The Quran alludes to the story of the prophet Yunus in between threats of divine destruction, so as to make the prophets Muhammad's addressees understand that the promised doom may be averted at anytime 10:95-104.

It is important to keep in mind, the Quran establishes the pattern of the prophets while the believers are in a state of weakness, even augmenting its rethoric, further antagonizing the disbelievers. As expected the people then oppose the message and prevent the people from it and get punished by the sword. End of the matter. None after him came with any of the following and was able to back his claims up:

1) comes from a common background of his addressees, meaning they know him very well, yet claims to be a Messenger, in fact the Final Messenger of God

2) warns his people of Divine chastisement

3) the chastisement comes home to roost and the partisans of the Prophet are established in the land

This is the exact process that occurred with the Bani Israil in the time of Moses, with the drowning of the host of Pharaoh and the deliverance of the Israelites, with the uprooting of the Canaanites and the establishment of the way of God. Not to mention, the Quranic invitation to the Arabs to see or recall for themselves the fate of the deniers of Nuh, Lut, Saleh, Shuayb, Hud... It is a Book of Warning that has already delivered its judgment in this world

53:36"This is a warner of the warners of old"  

54:42-5"Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?...Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs".

As said in Deuteronomy regarding the awaited prophet

"If any man will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it".

God Almighty says that Prophethood has ended with the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet bore witness to the unity of God, and his deniers were punished in this life. For those who claimed to be Prophets after him did they remain unvanquished as per the tradition of Allah, did they emerge as triumphant leaders or does their life and death fail to bear witness to their claims?