The Holy Quran 10:14 — Surah Yunus

Arabic text

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ خَلَـٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

Thereafter (after these people were destroyed) We made you successors on earth after them to see how you behave (to see whether you would learn a lesson from their wrongs or do what they did).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, in place of those before you, you have now been settled on the earth, so that it may be seen how far you recognise the rights of the Creator and of creation, and how you deal with the messengers of Allah. As you act, good or bad, so will you be dealt with accordingly.

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