Balance

They say: "Why is not
An angel sent down to him?"
If We did send down
An angel, the matter
Would be settled at once,
An no respite
Would be granted them.

And angel is a heavenly being, a manifestation
of God's glory invisible to men who live gross material
lives. Such men are given plenty of respite in which to
turn in repentance to God and make themselves worty
of His light. But if their prayer to see an angel were
granted, it would do them no good, for they would be
destroyed as darkness is destroyed by light.

If We had made it
An angel, We should
Have sent him as a man.
And We should certainly
Have caused them confusion
In a matter which they have
Already covered with confusion.

Supposing an angel should appear to their grosser senses,
he could only do it in human form. In that case their present
confused notions about spiritual life would be still
more confounded. They would say: "We wanted to see an
angel, and we have only seen a man!"


Wonderful Originator
Of the heavens and the earth:
How can He have a son
Whe He hath no consort?
He created all things,
And He hath full knowledge
Of all things.