walk upon the earth gently, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace." (the verses). And when Satan said (al-Ḥijr, 39-40): "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all, except among them Your chosen servants," Allāh, the Exalted, said (al-Ḥijr, 42): "Indeed, My servants—no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators." And He described the angels in this manner (al-Anbiyāʾ, 26-28): "And they say, 'The Most Merciful has taken a son.' Exalted is He; rather, they are [but] honored servants. They do not precede Him in speech, and they act by His command. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for those whom..