And those who do not believe and deny Our signs {5}, those will be the inhabitants of the fire, in it they will stay.”” (R 4)
1. Angels on the basis of worship and work compared to mankind’s corruption and bloodshed and
2. Iblis on his presumed basis of superiority and seniority over Adam (PBH). But Allah (SWT) selected mankind on their merit bestowed by Him!
a) balance,
b) power of correct decision and
c) utilization of knowledge for their own progress which capacity the angels and Iblis do not appear to posses.”
The word Ayat means an apparent sign or mark, it is also used for the communication from Allah in the form of statements or verses of the Quran and sometimes for miracles performed by messengers of Allah. A sign indicates the presence of something. The sign of a red bulb at the clinic of a doctor indicates the presence of the doctor. Similarly, the innumerable signs (Ayats) in the universe, the miracles performed by the messengers of Allah and the statements or verses of the Quran due to their truth, prove the presence of Allah. At many places in the Quran, we are not sure, in which of the three senses, the word Ayat is used.