Tafsir of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, I am going to place on the earth a successor”
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Question:
He says: What is the intended meaning in the noble verse[Al-Baqarah 2:30]?
Answer:
Khalifah means he succeeds those before him, because there were inhabitants on the earth before Adam (peace be upon him). So Allah made Adam a khalifah after them, and a khalifah for those who preceded him among the inhabitants of the earth. Yes.
He says: What is the intended meaning in the noble verse
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority."
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةًAnswer:
Khalifah means he succeeds those before him, because there were inhabitants on the earth before Adam (peace be upon him). So Allah made Adam a khalifah after them, and a khalifah for those who preceded him among the inhabitants of the earth. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 12-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (41:54)
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