Story of prophet Adam
Explore Home > Du’as > 99 Names of Allah > Prophet Stories > Prayer Times > Qibla Direction > Tasbih Counter > Islam > Quotes > Islamic Dictionary > My Islam Qur’ Follow The Story of Prophet Adam (AS) Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) Tells the Angels of His New Creation: In the heavens, Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) informed His angels that He had decided to place a Khalifah , or a vicegerent, which means a "successor" or "ruler" on earth who would reside there from generation to generation. وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٞ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ خَلِيفَةٗۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَتَجۡعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفۡسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسۡفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحۡنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَ...