However...

However, to consider a creature as possessed of existential authority and thus an intermediary of Divine effusion (as we all believe that the Angel Mika’il is entrusted with providing sustenance to creatures, the Angel Jibra’il with the conveyance of Revelation, and the Angel Izra’il with the task of extracting souls at death) is another issue that does not constitute exaggeration.

The Occurrence of “Li Allah-I Darr-U Fulan” And “Kana Li Allah-I Rida” In Words of the Commander of the Faithful Question In a few instances in the “ Nahj al-Balaghah ” we come across such contradictory phrases as “ li allah-i darr-u fulan ” (“It is upon God to reward Him”)—which is complimentary—and “ li allah-i bala’-u fulan ” (“It is upon God to assail him with an affliction”)—which is…