The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Five: Devil's Deception in Matters of Creed (al- 'aqd'id) and Religion
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"And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel,
We would have made him [appear as] a man"
[al-An'dm (6): 9],
meaning: so that they might look on him and associate freely with
him and understand him; then He adds:
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"and We would have covered them with that in which
they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt]."
[al-An'dm (6): 9],
meaning: We would have confused them to the paint that they did
not understand whether he was an angel or human.
The third doubt:
They say: We see that Prophets inform us of the unseen and perform
miracles, but we also see magicians and priests having similar
capabilities. So we no longer have a way to distinguish the true
Prophets from false ones.
In response we say: Allah (the Mighty and the Majestic) defined
the proofs and presented the doubts and let sound minds determine
the difference between the two. A magician is never able to give life
to the dead, or to transform a cane into a snake. As for priests, they
may say that which is true and they may say that which is false. A
Prophet, on the other hand, always speaks the truth.
The fourth doubt
They say: If Prophets came with things that were inconsistent with
sound logic then we will reject them. And if they came with things
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