Allah created humankind in the best stature. Allah, the Exalted, says: “Indeed, We have created the human being in the best of stature. Then We reduced them to the lowest of the low” (95:4–5). Al-Fakhr al-Razi relates from al-Aṣamm that “the best of stature” refers to the perfection of intellect, understanding, manners, knowledge, and expression. These are among the innate qualities of human beings, through which their perception and vision are refined by sound reason, from w