15 Preface رَفيعُ الدَّرَجاتِ ذُو العَرشِ يُلقِي الرّوحَ مِن أَمرِهِ عَلىٰ مَن يَشاءُ مِن عِبادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَومَ التَّلاقِYusuf AliRaised high above ranks (or degrees),1 (He is) the Lord of the Throne (of Authority): by His Command doth He send the Spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants2 he pleases, that it may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting,-3He is raised far above any rank or degree which we can imagine. It is possible also to treat Raft', as equivalent to Rafi, meaning that He can raise His creatures to the highest ranks and degrees in His spiritual kingdom, for He is the fountain of all honour.The choosing of a man to be the recipient of inspiration-to be the standard bearer of God’s Truth-is the highest honour possible in the spiritual Kingdom, And God bestows that honour according to His own most perfect Will and Plan, which no one can question, for He is the fountain of all honour, dignity, and authority.All men will meet together and meet their Lord at the Resurrection, no matter how far scattered they may have been in life or in death.