Who do the Islamists think that Mohammad is?

Answer 1

It is important to note, first that Islam is a religion, but Islamism is something else. It is a political ideology whose goal is to bring the religious tenets of Islam into the daily functioning of a government and its laws. Islamism is a modern movement whose roots began contemporaneously with the rise of Salafism in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Egypt. Islamism is not by nature violent or expansive. Many Islamist movements have concrete nationalistic goals such as the Islamists in power in Turkey.

Since Islamism is a political ideology, Islamists see Mohammed in his political context as the Hakam or Arbitrator/Elder of Medina. In their view, Mohammed lead a theocratic government which aligns with the values and laws of fundamentalist Islam. Since Mohammed is the paragon of virtue, in their view, this type of government is what should be emulated.