of the names, and they had addressed Allah and Adam before that.

Allah, the Most High, said:

“And when your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed, I will place a successor on earth’”—to the end of the verse. [Surah al-Baqarah 30]

He said: In the two Sahīh collections, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is reported to have said:

“When Allah created Adam, He said, ‘Go to that group of angels, greet them, and listen to how they greet you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your descendants after you.’ So he went to them and said, ‘Peace be upon you.’ They replied, ‘And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings,’ thus adding to his greeting.”

Moreover, Adam, peace be upon him, spoke before Allah taught him the names of all things, as related in the two Sahīh collections: when Allah created Adam, he sneezed and said, “All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” Allah then said to him, “May your Lord have mercy on you.”

Furthermore, it is well known that the angels used to glorify and exalt Allah before the creation of