Elucidation of Objectives — Page 38
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 38 carrying out His imperatives. Can anyone try to dis- prove this truth? Furthermore, if the spiritual order of heavenly bodies or Angels is allegedly derogatory to the Omnipotence of God, then why wouldn’t the physical order of the same Angels, of which the spiritual order is the exact prototype, also detract from God's omnipo- tence? The truth of the matter is that on account of their rank ignorance, the A ry a and their ilk invent such baseless objections as apply a fortiori to their own polytheistic teachings. Because of their sightlessness, they have so unfairly mistaken a beautiful truth for falsehood. 46 It had better be remembered that according to Shar i‘ ah —the Law of Islam—the characteristic quali- ties of Angels are not any greater than the characteristic qualities of humans. Rather, the qualities of man are superior to those of Angels. That Angels are appointed to function as agents in the physical and spiritual order of existence does not prove their superiority. The Quranic position in this regard is that they have been appointed to perform their duties as servants. The Holy Qur’ a n says: 46 Woe betide the misperception of the ill-wisher to whom right appears as wrong. [Translator]