Competition among Adam and Angels (L-59)
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31b. ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُم عَلَى المَلائِكَةِ فَقالَ أَنبِئوني بِأَسماءِ
هٰؤُلاءِ إِن كُنتُم صادِقينَ 32. قالوا
سُبحانَكَ لا عِلمَ لَنا إِلّا ما عَلَّمتَنا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ العَليمُ الحَكيمُ |
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31b. summa ‘arazahum ‘alal-malaaa-‘ikati faqaala ‘ambi-‘uuNii bi-‘as-maaa-‘i haaa-‘u-laaa-‘i ‘in- kuntum saadiqiin. 32. Qaaluu
–SubhaanaKa laa ‘ilma lanaaa ‘illaa maa ‘allamTanaa.
‘InnaKa ‘Antal-‘Aliimul-Hakiim. |
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31b. then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful. 32. They said:
Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which You have taught us. Lo!
You, only You, are the Knower, the Wise. |
As, it has been discussed earlier that “the Angels (peace be upon them) know only, concerning which; they have been given knowledge”. They; neither know about those things which they do not need, and nor can try to know about them.
So, after teaching the names of all things to Adam (Peace be upon him), Allaah Almighty produced those things before the Angels (peace be upon them), and commanded to them, “If you are true in your claim that you hymn praise of Mine and sanctify Me perfectly then; tell Me the names of these things”.
The Angels (peace be upon them) are a sacred creature. They do not have any other work to do save worship of Allaah Almighty. How could they tell their names? They said, “We have only that knowledge, which You have taught us. Besides that, we know nothing. Now! These things, we can say only that there is any philosophy and advantage in producing them but we don’t know about its philosophy and secrecy, because Your works are not but full with Your philosophy.
It is obvious from these verses
that due to knowledge, the mankind became superior and higher in rank to the
Angels (peace be upon them). Now if someone from the generation of Adam (peace
be upon him) is careless from the knowledge; he cannot perform as the duty of
God’s Caliph. We observe that those nations, who acquired knowledge, are really
on the path of development.
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