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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 14
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ خَلَـٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We made you successors after them, generations after generations in the land, that We might see how you would work.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ
jaʿalnākum
We made you
خَلَـٰٓئِفَ
khalāifa
successors
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
لِنَنظُرَ
linanẓura
so that We may see
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
14. 1. Khala’if is the plural of Khalifah. It means the successor of previous nations, or one who succeeds another.
