And He taught Adam the Names, all of them, then placed them before the angels, and said: “Tell me the Names of these if you are right.” ∗ They said: “Glory be unto You! We have no knowledge save that which You have taught us; indeed You are All-Knowing, All-Wise!”(2:31-32)
First of all this verse mentions a particular matter, which is, “In the question of Adam’s vicegerency, knowledge gave him superiority over the angels.” Then within this event it mentions the angels’ defeat before Adam in respect of knowledge. Then it summarizes these two events with two universal names: “Indeed You are All-Knowing, All-Wise.” That is: since You are All-Knowing and Wise, You instructed Adam and he prevailed over us. And since You are All-Wise, You treated us according to our abilities and gave him preference in accordance with his abilities.
An example of the second meaning:
And verily in cattle you will find an instructive sign. From what is within their bodies, between excretions and blood, We produce for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable for those who drink it
until,
Wherein is healing for men; indeed in this is a sign for a people who thinks.(16:66-69)
These verses point out that Almighty God makes creatures of His like sheep, goats, cattle, water buffalo and camels into springs of pure, delicious milk for man, and makes artefacts like grapes and dates into cauldrons and trays laden with deliciously sweet bounties for him, and tiny miracles of His power like the honey-bee into makers of a sweet, health-giving sherbet, and then conclude with the words, “Indeed in these are signs for a people who thinks,” thus urging man to think and take lessons and compare these with other things.
#### Sixth Quality of Eloquence
SIXTH QUALITY OF ELOQUENCE: It sometimes happens that a verse spreads out dominical decrees over a great multiplicity of things, then it unifies them with a tie of unity resembling an aspect of unity, or it situates them within a universal rule. For example:
His Throne does extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in preserving them, for He is the Most High, the Supreme.(2:255)
Thus, together with proving with ten phrases in Ayat al-Kursi ten levels of divine unity in varying hues, with the phrase,
Who is there that can intercede in His presence except as He permits?,