Then We appointed you leaders in the land after them to see how you behaved.
Then We appointed you as caliphs in the earth after them, in order that We might see what deeds you perform.
Then We appointed you viceroys in the earth after them, that We might behold how you would do.
And thereupon We made you their successors on earth, so that We might behold how you act.
Then We appointed you as successors in the land after them, that We might see how ye would work.
Then We made you follow after them, generations after generations in the land, that We might see how you would work!
Then We made you successors on earth after them, to see how you would behave.
Now We have appointed you as their successors in the earth to see how you act.
Then We made you successors after them, generations after generations in the land, that We might see how you would work.
Then We appointed you viceroys in the earth after them, that We might see how ye behave.
Then We made you successors on the earth after them that We may observe how you will act.
After them We made you their successors in the earth, so that We might see how you would do.
Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.
We have made you their successors in the land so that We could see how you behaved.
Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may see how you act.
Thumma jaAAaln<u>a</u>kum khal<u>a</u>ifa fee alar<u>d</u>i min baAAdihim linan<i><u>th</u></i>ura kayfa taAAmaloon<b>a</b>
Then We made you their successors in the land, so that We might observe how you would conduct yourselves.
Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how ye would behave!
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ
Then He made you successors to these communities who rejected the truth and who were destroyed, to see what you would do, and whether you would do good, for which you would be rewarded; or do evil, which you would have to face the consequences of.
Then He made you successors to these communities who rejected the truth and who were destroyed, to see what you would do, and whether you would do good, for which you would be rewarded; or do evil, which you would have to face the consequences of.
<p>In verse 14, it was said: ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ خَلَائِفَ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ‌ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾ (Then We made you vice-regents on the earth, in order to see how you would act), that is, ` after the destruction of past peoples, We made you successors to them giving you the vice-regency of the earth. But, let this not give you any false idea that this vice-regency of the earth has been given to you so that you could have a good time. In fact, this honor has been bestowed on you to test you and to see how you would act - would you learn your lesson from the history of past peoples or would you lose your head drunk with power and wealth?'</p><p>This tells us that worldly power is not something to be proud of or arrogant about. This is responsibility at its toughest, a charge very heavy and very fragile to handle.</p>
In verse 14, it was said: ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ خَلَائِفَ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ‌ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾ (Then We made you vice-regents on the earth, in order to see how you would act), that is, ` after the destruction of past peoples, We made you successors to them giving you the vice-regency of the earth. But, let this not give you any false idea that this vice-regency of the earth has been given to you so that you could have a good time. In fact, this honor has been bestowed on you to test you and to see how you would act - would you learn your lesson from the history of past peoples or would you lose your head drunk with power and wealth?'This tells us that worldly power is not something to be proud of or arrogant about. This is responsibility at its toughest, a charge very heavy and very fragile to handle.