Tafsir of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, I am going to place on the earth a successor”
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Question:
We also conclude this session with his question about the noble verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:30]
Answer:
Yes. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to the angels:[Al-Baqarah 2:30] Adam (peace be upon him) is the successor to those who came before him who inhabited the earth; he is the successor to those who were before him. So Allah informed the angels of this. Then the angels said: [Al-Baqarah 2:30] And He taught Adam all the names, the names of things. Then He presented them to the angels and asked the angels about these names, but they did not answer. [Al-Baqarah 2:33]? Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) favored Adam with knowledge, favoring him over the noble angels with knowledge. This indicates the virtue of beneficial knowledge. Yes.
We also conclude this session with his question about 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:
Yes. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to the angels:
Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority
إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةًThey said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَHe said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."
قَالَ يَا آدَمُ أَنبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَنبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/078 — archive.org (15:58)
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