ANGEL and MAN
THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN BEINGS
 
THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF
....HUMAN BEINGS
....The human being, created in the best mold ('ahsani taqwim), equipped with a mind, and endowed with to eternity through the spirit, is the vicegerent of the Earth, the essence of the creatures, and the focal point of the material world and beyond.
....Human beings, composed of spirits and physical bodies, have an equal status with angels in terms of the spirit, and with animals in terms of the body.
....The angels have been created by the command of "Be," without using any material. The spirits have been created with the command "Be," without using any material. Our bodies come are made up of the same material and pass through the same stages when they come into this world.

....THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE HUMAN BEING
....The creatures in the material world have been created in accordance with the requirements of the rules of balance and order of the material world, as laid down by AllahAlmighty. These have been created using determined materials, according to determined rules, and within determined time periods and they go through determined stages. Our bodies are part of the material world, and as such they of course have to be created according to the rules of this world. The basic component of humanity is soil.
....Allah Almighty says:
...."It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot." (Mumin, 67)
....Allah states in this verse that He created human beings from soil; and the foundation stone of creation issoil.
....For a collection of lifeless atoms to be transformed into a living organism water is necessary; Allah Almighty says:
...."We have made of water everything living," (Anbiya, 30)
....The secret of life is found in the name of Allah Almighty, Al-Hayy (The Living), and the secret of the name Al-Hayy is found in water.
....The combination of soil with water (i.e. mud) contains all the necessary elements that the human body needs in the air and on the Earth.
....Allah Almighty says:
...."He (Allah) Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay," (Sajda, 7)
....How has humanity been created out of clay?
....Humanity, which is the essence of material and the essence of the material world, of course has not been made by taking a shovel and pick and stirring up the clay; humanity has been made from the essence of clay. Allah Almighty says: