Mankind was created from a single pair of a male and a...

Mankind was created from a single pair of a male and a female[^58] and from a single breath of life.[^59] All people are equal members of the human community;[^60] the only distinction recognized by the Qur'an is based on the degree of righteousness possessed by people.[^61] Power Power as a human ideal implies that man has the potentiality of assuming responsibility undertaken by him of his own accord.[^62] God breathed His Spirit into him[^63] and, therefore, made him His vicegerent on the earth.[^64] Everything in the universe was created subservient to him[^65] ‑ even the angels were ordered to bow down to him.[^66] He was given a position of great honour in the universe and was elevated far above most of God's creations.[^67] He has all the faculties that are necessary for his physical and spiritual development and can pass beyond the limits of the heavens and the earth with the power given to him by God.[^68] He is given the power to distinguish between good and evi1[^69] and, therefore, he alone is responsible for…