It is not meet for a mortal that Allah should give him the Book and the wisdom and prophethood, then he should say to men: Be my servants rather than Allah's; but rather (he would say): Be worshippers of the Lord because of your teaching the Book and your reading (it yourselves).
هيچ بشرى را نسزد كه خدا به او كتاب و حكم و پيامبرى بدهد؛ سپس او به مردم بگويد: «به جاى خدا، بندگان من باشيد.» بلكه [بايد بگويد:] «به سبب آنكه كتاب [آسمانى‌] تعليم مى‌داديد و از آن رو كه درس مى‌خوانديد، علماى دين باشيد.»