“And We have certainly honoured the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things, and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of Our creation.” (17: 71).
His superiority over
other creatures occurs in different ways: Allah granted him free will, and he
has a spirit that allows him to distinguish good from evil. He has also a soul
which has been created by Allah and which He has breathed into him to make him
human, and holder of some divine attributes.