![]() ![]() Indeed, it does not mean that specific individuals won't be superior to angels. It does not say that every human being is superior to angels. The verse (verse 70 of Surah al-Isra) aims to portray the entirety of mankind as being superior to the entirety of angels. What is inferred from the scholars' comments and arguments in this regard can be summed into two main views:Ī) Some exegetes of the Quran maintain that the word " kathir" means "all" saying it means 'We have made them (human beings) to excel by an appropriate excellence over whatever We have created despite their diversity. God, the Exalted, says in the Quran regarding the status of mankind in the universe that He granted the offspring of Adam dignity and made them excel other creatures.Īs for whether or not man is superior to other creatures, a lot of discussions have taken place among scholars and exegetes of the Quran.
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