Quranic Reflection No 745. Ayat 2:30 – Understanding the Role of ‘Khalīfah’
Bismillah. وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً When your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed I am going to set a khalīfah on the earth’. (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyat 30) The term khalīfah is often translated as ‘successor’, and its root, khalaf, means ‘that which comes after’. This interpretation can be … Read more