{And they said: Why was there not sent down to him an angel? And if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided, then they would not be respited. And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and We would have covered for them what they cover} 1 , so the meaning of this noble verse indicates with all clarity that he is a spiritual angel, and Allah covered for them with his human nature and resembled them for homogeneity so that they understand from him his command and his prohibition, a mercy from Him, the Exalted, and justice, and this active power was not except for the transparent essence and the subtle light bursting from the essence of absolute general perfection.
[203] And in the hadith: Verily Allah grasped a handful of light and said to it: Be My beloved Muhammad, and the light of Allah is exalted from settling in loins and being formed in wombs, and it has been said: None delivers on behalf of Allah except what was from Allah, and verily Allah is a light, and none delivers on behalf of Him except a light.