The Holy Quran 2:30 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

When your Rabb said to the angels, “I am about to place a deputy on earth (someone to enforce My commands on earth, referring to Hadhrat Aadam)." (Basing their deductions on the unruly behaviour of the Jinn who lived on earth before the creation of mankind) The angels said (out of surprise and not as an objection), "Will You place on earth someone who will cause corruption there and spill blood, whereas we (always) glorify Your praises and proclaim (call out) Your purity (and are therefore more deserving of the position of being Your deputy)?" Allaah said, "Indeed, I know what you do not know." (Allaah knows the wisdom of His creation.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The creation of Adam ﵇, the vicegerent of Allah: now a great blessing bestowed on all the children of Adam is mentioned: the story of the creation of Adam ﵇, which is told in detail, and how he was made the vicegerent (khalifah) of Allah.

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