Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 121
— Part I 120 and legendary or decadent versions of Divine religions manipulated by human interference. The Era of Adam as The institution of Prophethood seems to bring a message of enlightenment from on high which the people of the time must either obey or else face the natural consequences of their blunders and sins. The question is, what kind of justice can be ascribed to this authoritative role of the Prophets as ? Prior to the introduction of Divine religion, society was completely free to choose its leaders and to obey or not to obey them, so why should man suddenly be made to obey another man, that is the question. The Holy Quran resolves this dilemma by pointing out that Adam as in himself had no personal superiority over others and was equal with his fellow human beings. Adam as as such had no right to command obedience from others, but when Allah breathed into him His Word and Authority, only then did he do so. The breath of God, according to Quranic terminology, is the origin of revelation to man. The Holy Quran says in regard to this: And remember when your Lord said to the angels, 'I am about to create man from dry ringing clay, from