Explaining Allah’s appointment of man as His vicegerent on earth
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As for the vicegerent on behalf of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), is not a vicegerent one who acts on behalf of an absent person?
Yes.
But He made him a vicegerent,Meaning: He made him carry out the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and implement the law of Allah among the servants of Allah.
I said: If a person intends by saying “vicegerent of Allah” that he is a representative of Allah, as one person represents another; then this is not permissible; because Allah is the One in whose hand is dominion,And if he intends vicegerent in the sense of: that he is one who carries out the command of Allah to implement the law of Allah among the servants of Allah; then there is nothing wrong with this.
Yes.
But He made him a vicegerent,Meaning: He made him carry out the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and implement the law of Allah among the servants of Allah.
I said: If a person intends by saying “vicegerent of Allah” that he is a representative of Allah, as one person represents another; then this is not permissible; because Allah is the One in whose hand is dominion,And if he intends vicegerent in the sense of: that he is one who carries out the command of Allah to implement the law of Allah among the servants of Allah; then there is nothing wrong with this.