[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels]-051

[The Last Hour, Mujtahids, and the comparative excellence of humans and angels]

وَرُسُلُ الْبَشَرِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ رُسُلِ المَلَائِكَةِ، وَرُسُلِ المَلَائِكَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَامَّةِ الْبَشَرِ ، وَعَامَّةُ الْبَشَرِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَامَّةِ المَلَائِكَةِ. واللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.

051- The human (bashar) Messengers (rusul) are more excellent than the angelic messengers, the angelic messengers are more excellent than the general humanity; and the generality of humanity is more excellent than the generality of the angels.

And God knows [best].

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1. Note that the above creed is more a philosophical theology then theology as its rooted in a delibrate succession of truth value claims that build on one another in a coherent, clear statement characterized by sound reasoning. Many theologians have written commentaries and super commentaries on this creed which is a testament to its value. It continues to be taught in advanced theology classes in many schools.