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Indeed, We have dignified the children of Adam, carried them on land and sea, granted them good and lawful provisions, and privileged them far above many of Our creatures.
Does this ayat shows that humans are not superior to all creatures ? Then what are those other creatures?
The apparent wording of this verse suggests that there is creation which is equal or superior to humans. There can be a number of examples, for example the angels who as a whole are superior to humans (excluding the prophets).
وإن ذكرني في ملأ ذكرته في ملأ خير منهم
If he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they
— Bukhari
However some exegetes have also claimed that كثير can at times mean all, such as in 26:223 and 16:83.
Ref: Tafsir al-Baghawy
