سورة التين

Imam al-Hadi (peace be upon him): Allah the Mighty and Majestic has informed [us] of His preferring the children of Adam over the rest of His creation — from the livestock, beasts of prey, sea creatures, birds and every moving thing that the senses of the children of Adam perceive — by the distinction of intellect and speech. And this is His statement: لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِی أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِیم [Certainly We created man in the best make].

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ [Certainly We created man] — that is, Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), who is the perfect human being, We created in the best form and order.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِی أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِیمٍ [Certainly We created man in the best make]; when Allah took from him (man) the covenant to [affirm] the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and the wilayah of his successors (peace be upon them), He said [this statement].

Imam Rida (peace be upon him): When Allah took from him the covenant to [affirm] His own Lordship, the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and the wilayah of his successors (peace be upon them).

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): فِی أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِیمٍ [in the best make]; that is, upright in stature. All animals are bent over on their faces and fall upon their faces, except the human being.