سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 14) {ثُمَّ جَعَلْنٰكُمْ خَلٰٓىِٕفَ …:} That is, after them, He made you their successors in the land; if you also persist in oppression and rebellion like them, then your destruction is also certain. This address is to all those people to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was sent.
