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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (1)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf


Surat Al Fatihah
{ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } [الفاتحة:1]
1- I begin with the name of Allah, Who is the god of all humankind and Who is characterized by Permanent Mercy. When someone begins with Basmalah "Saying: Bism Allah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim", he seeks Allah's Help and Success to complete what a person has started and to make his recitation acceptable by Allah.

{ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ } [الفاتحة: 2]
2- Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all creation. He has all gratitude for the favors and blessings He bestowed upon His Creation whether in terms of their religion or of their worldly affairs. Thus, He showed them the truth and guided them to follow it. He provided them with sustenance and guided them to seek it.

{ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } [الفاتحة: 3]
3- Who is characterized by mercy, the Bestower of goodness and blessings. He shows mercy to all His Creation and shows compassion and mercy to Muslims in particular.

{ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ } [الفاتحة: 4]
4- Who has the sole sovereignty on the Day of Recompense. So, there is no dominance for anyone on that Day but to Him.

{ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ } [الفاتحة: 5]
5- We worship You alone, O Lord. We divorce ourselves of polytheism, seek Your Help in all our affairs, rely on You, renounce having any might or strength, and turn our faces to You in repentance. You have all obedience, O our Lord.

{ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ } [الفاتحة: 6]
6- O our Lord, we ask You to guide us continuously to the straight path by following Your Religion, so make us firm on the Straight Path.

{ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ } [الفاتحة: 7]
7- The path of those upon whom You have treated well and guided to obey and worship You. Those obedient ones such as your angels, Prophets and upon whomever You are pleased with of Your Servants, the people of guidance, integrity, obedience and compliance. We seek refuge in You against the path of those who deserve Your Anger among those people who knew the truth but did not follow it such as the Jews. Make us also avoid the path of those who went astray, did not know the truth and kept wandering in their aberration, and finally did not follow Your Prophet such as the Christians. It was reported in "Sahih Al Bukhari" and "Sahih Muslim" that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "When the Imam says: "Ghayr Al Maghduby `layhim Wala Al Dallin", say: Amen, for the one whose utterance comes in conformity with the saying of angels, his past sins shall be forgiven."
Surat Al Fatihah is a great Surah because it is the Mother of the Book and the Seven Oft-Repeated Ayahs in Salah. It contains fine secrets, therefore a Muslim must recite it in his Salah otherwise Salah shall not be valid. It has so many virtues such as the Prophet's saying: "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, nothing was revealed in the Torah, Injeel (bible), the psalms or in the Qur'an of the like." [Reported by Ahmad with an authentic chain of narration]. The Surah includes: Praising Allah, guiding the creation to His Oneness, invoking Allah alone, directing the acts of worship to Allah alone and seeking His Guidance to be on the right track; which is Islam that leads to good end on the Day of Recompense. The Surah also contains warning against the paths of falsehood such as the paths of those who know the truth but refuse to follow it or those who have gone astray.

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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (2)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (1-5)



In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

{ الم } [البقرة: 1]
1- These are the scattered letters with which Allah begins some Surah of the Qur'an. There is no authentic Hadiths reported to explain them. Moreover, the commentators did not agree about their meanings, therefore, I did not explain them in all positions because the knowledge of which is solely for Allah.

{ ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدَىً لِلْمُتَّقِينَ } [البقرة: 2]
2- There is no doubt that the Qur'an was revealed by Allah. It is a light and explanation for the pious who obey Allah, a warning against His Punishment and seeking for His Mercy along with belief in that was mentioned therein.

{ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ } [البقرة: 3]
3- Those who believe in Allah, His Angels, His Scriptures, His Messengers, the Hereafter and in that was revealed in the Qur'an. Those who perform the obligatory Salahs in their proper times along with their pillars and conditions. Those who pay Zakah (obligatory charity) of their properties for the poor and the needy as was ordained by Allah.

{ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالآْخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ } [البقرة: 4]
4- Those who believe in what the Prophet has brought from Allah and in what had been revealed before you (Prophet Muhammad) to the Messengers without discrimination between them or denying what was revealed to them by their Lord. They believe in resurrection, reckoning and retribution and in paradise and Hell.

{ أُولَئِكَ عَلَى هُدَىً مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ } [البقرة: 5]
5- Those who believe in the Unseen, perform Salah, pay Zakah, believe in what was brought down to you or what had brought down to the Messengers before you and have faith in the Day of Recompense; those are the guided and enlightened people. They are the straight, the guided and the winners who have gained what they deserved by their belief and deeds. They won the reward and the eternal abode in Paradise and were saved from the punishment by the mercy of their Lord.

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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (6-10)

﴿ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنْذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴾ [البقرة: 6]

6- Those who disbelieve in that which has sent down to you are not believers as long as they insist on their position. They do not lend an ear to the warnings they hear from you.

﴿ خَتَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَى أَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴾ [البقرة: 7]

7- Allah has sealed their hearts, their hearing, and their eyes also were sealed as a result of their disbelief and their indifference. Consequently, theirs sins became ample until the centers of their understanding and sights were blocked, so there is no way for faith to enter or disbelief to get out. The retribution of their stubbornness and lack of response to the warner is a great torment.

﴿ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الآْخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴾ [البقرة: 8]

8- There are some hypocrites who show faith and hide disbelief, and they do good publicly and conceal evil. They say: We believe in Allah and in the Day of Retribution but in fact, they are disbelievers.

﴿ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴾ [البقرة: 9]

9– They believe, by their ignorance, that they are deceiving Allah, and that method will benefit them before Allah. They think they are able to deceive Allah by this trick as they usually do with Muslims but their deeds will only harm them because Allah will pour wrath on them without their knowledge, so they will walk blindly in their way.

﴿ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ اللَّهُ مَرَضًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ ﴾ [البقرة: 10]

10 - In their hearts is a disease that causes them to depart from the truth and insist on following falsehood. Therefore, Allah has increased their illness by making them turn completely away from the Straight Way and the disease kept on going along with their stubbornness. They had doubts and Allah increased their doubts as He has increased the faith of the believers (And those who have believed, He increased their faith) [Muhammad: 17].


So, the hypocrites deserved such a harsh punishment because of their lies and their stance against the truth. Lie is a type of hypocrisy and it corrupts the heart fast.

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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (11-14)



{ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ } [البقرة: 11]
11- If they are asked to stop disbelief and disobedience for that lead to corruption on earth, whereas obedience leads to reform, they would say in foolishness and bravado: We only want reform. However, there are numerous examples of those people who have missed the balance of right and wrong and whose creed is corrupt.

{ أَلاَ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ } [البقرة: 12]
12- The truth is: What they adopt in terms of their creed and what they believe to be reformation is the mere corruption, but because of their ignorance, they do not feel it is corruption.

{ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ آمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَا آمَنَ السُّفَهَاءُ أَلاَ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ السُّفَهَاءُ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ } [البقرة: 13]

13- When it is said to the hypocrites: Believe in Islam as the people have believed without having any doubt and obey Allah and His Messenger as they did, they refused to submit to the truth and said in arrogance: Shall we believe as the fools have believed (i.e., the Companions) and be like them?! However, the truth is they are the ignorant, weak-minded, and they do not know their best interest. Because of their ignorance, they do not know that they are deep-rooted in mischief and ignorance which are worse than getting into foolishness and blindness!

{ وَإِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا إِلَى شَيَاطِينِهِمْ قَالُوا إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ } [البقرة: 14]
14- When the hypocrites met the believers, they showed faith and loyalty. They also would show them love and intimacy out of hypocrisy in order to protect themselves from their harm, begin in turn to attack and harm the believers, and to take a share from the booties.
When they went to their chiefs and leaders from the Jews, the polytheists and the hypocrites, they would say to them: We are with you, but we just mock at the believers.

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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (15-17)



{ اللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ } [البقرة: 15]

15- As long as they have chosen the way of deception, conspiracy, sarcasm and mockery, Allah will fail their plots. Soon they will know that their mockeries and plots will turn against themselves. (Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allâh, but it is He Who deceives them.) [Surat An-Nisa': 42].
Allah will mock at them by taking revenge on them, causing them to lose balance and wander in a path which they do not know its end. Finally, they will find no way out because Allah has already sealed their hearts, made their sights blind as a result of their deeds and their bad attitudes.
Cunning, plots, deception and mockery cannot be attributed to Allah (may He be Glorified and Exalted) according to all scholars. However, taking revenge and retribution for actions with justice, can be ascribed to Allah as Ibn Jarir At-Tabary said.

{ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلاَلَةَ بِالْهُدَى فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ} [البقرة: 16]
16- The disbelievers replaced guidance with mischief and preferred disbelief to pure faith, which is a non-profitable business from all sides. So, their commerce was not successful and they were not guided in terms of what they have done.

{ مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي اُسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ ذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ لاَ يُبْصِرُونَ } [البقرة: 17]
17- The example of those who turned away from guidance to mischief and preferred blindness to insightfulness is like a man who kindled a fire in a very dark night. When the fire lighted the surroundings and the one who lit it benefited from and was able to see around, it suddenly has abated and that person became in darkness again and could not see around nor was he guided. Likewise are the hypocrites, who tasted the guidance of Islam and believed, then they turned backwards in a mess, preferring mischief to guidance after they have seen it. (That is because they believed, and then disbelieved; therefore their hearts are sealed, so they understand not.) [Surat Al Munafiqun: 3].
Their retribution was that Allah made them miss what is beneficial for them [i.e., the light] and left for them what may harm them [i.e., burning and smoke]. He has left them in the darkness of doubt, disbelief and hypocrisy and they were not guided.

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Surat Al Baqarah (18-20)


{ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لاَ يَرْجِعُونَ } [البقرة: 18]
18- They had disabled the functions of their ears, tongues, and eyes, therefore, they do not hear good, do not speak of what may benefit them and do not see the truth. So, how would they be guided and how they will respond to guidance?!

{ أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَاتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ مِنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ وَاللَّهُ مُحِيطٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ } [البقرة: 19]
19- The example of those people in their suspicion, disbelief, and hesitation is like rain comes down from the sky in a very dark night that contains a fearful and strong thunder and a lightning that shines in brightness. They put their fingers in their ears lest something might harm them. This action does not protect them because Allah encompasses them with His Power and they are under His Will.
The resemblance is: Darkness contains doubts, disbelief, and hypocrisy.
Thunder makes the hearts fall from fears. So, the hypocrite are in severe fear.
Lightening is the light of faith which shines in the hearts of the hypocrites in sometimes.

{ يَكَادُ الْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَارَهُمْ كُلَّمَا أَضَاءَ لَهُمْ مَشَوْا فِيهِ وإِذَا أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وأَبْصَارِهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدِيرٌ } [البقرة: 20]

20– Because of the intensity of this lightning, it is almost about to take away their sights, so when it flashes for them, they walk therein. However, when darkness covers them, they stand still in a maze.

Lightning is metonymy for the intensity of the light of the truth, and if the hypocrites saw something of faith, they would follow it but sometimes doubts sneak into their hearts causing their hearts to lose foresight and become in a maze!

If Allah wills, he will take away the hearing and sights of the hypocrites because they left the truth after they had known it. When Allah wants to inflict His Wrath on His Servants, He is able to enforce it.
This is a warning for the hypocrites against the power of Allah and that He encompasses their affairs.

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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (21-24)



{ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ } [البقرة: 21]
21- O people, worship Your Lord who created you as He created those who were before you. Worship Him alone and do not associate partners with Him in worship, for He has created all creatures. It is He Who is worthy of worship, perhaps you may become from the guided obedient ones.

{ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَكُمْ فَلاَ تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَادًا وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } [البقرة: 22]
22– He is Allah who created the earth for you as a resting place that suits your living and made the sky as a ceiling for it. The sun sends its heat and light to benefit you. He sends rain from the clouds to water your plants and to bring forth sustenance for you and for your animals. So, do not associate partners with Allah in worship because He is the Only Creator and the Only Provider of sustenance. You know that there is no other god to provide sustenance but He, so He is the Only worthy of worship.


{ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَكُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ } [البقرة: 23]

23- If you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt about the prophethood of Muhammad, then bring a Surah of the like thereof and call whomever you want from your aid and helpers if you are truthful that the Qur'an was revealed by other than Allah.


{ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا وَلَنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِي وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَافِرِينَ } [البقرة: 24]
24- If you are not able to do that, and surely you will not be able, then know that the Qur'an is the true Word of Allah. Know that the denial of the truth will result in the torment of Hell which its fuel will be the bodies of the infidels, the oppressors, and the very huge solid rocks that are ready to burn those who have disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger.

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Surat Al Baqarah (25-26)


{ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأنْهَارُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِنْ ثَمَرَةٍ رِزْقًا قَالُوا هَذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ } [البقرة: 25]

25– As for the believers, who believe in Allah and in your prophethood (O Muhammad), and in the Book which was revealed to you; and accompanied that with good deeds along with integrity and loyalty, give them the good news that they shall have wonderful gardens underneath are fresh water running to bring about energy and pleasures for them.
If they are given from the fruits of Paradise, they shall be cheered and will say: It looks like the fruit we used to eat in the world and they became happy with it. Human nature loves familiar things and averts from the unfamiliar.
So, Allah brings forth for them fruit similar to that of the world in color and appearance, but they differ in taste and size.
They will have, in Paradise, wives with bodies purified from dirt and filth.
And to ensure their happiness in that bliss, they shall live in Paradise forever.


{ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلاً مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا فَأَمَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَمَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَذَا مَثَلاً يُضِلُّ بِهِ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِي بِهِ كَثِيرًا وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِ إِلاَّ الْفَاسِقِينَ } [البقرة: 26]

26- Allah is not shy to set forth a parable of anything, no matter how small it is, such as a mosquito or something bigger because everything Allah has created has a wisdom behind its creation.
Those who believe know that giving an example with a mosquito is true, so they have to believe in the wisdom of creation. As for the disbelievers, giving these examples increase their mischief. They will say: What is the worth of a mosquito and how much it weighs when it is compared to the world?
Mosquitoes are incredible creatures; although they are so small, mosquitoes have two big eyes composed of thousands of compound lenses. Their legs have five main joints, with a pair of claws, strong muscles stick to their chest walls, and a pin for keeping balance in their wings. The wings move near to one thousand times per second. They have systems that prevent coagulation. Mosquitoes may absorb blood that equals one and a half of their weight! They have more than three thousand species, and transmit the worst diseases. They cause millions of people to die and they spread all over the world.

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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (27-29)


{ الَّذِينَ يَنْقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مِيثَاقِهِ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَنْ يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِي الأرْضِ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } [البقرة: 27]

27- There is no covenant for the unbelievers and the hypocrites because they always deviate from the truth despite the clear proofs before them. They also denied the Messengers and the revealed Scriptures despite the fact that they know they were the truth from their lord. They are even not loyal to their closest people. You find them cut relations with their relatives and friends, corrupt on earth with sins and spread seditions, and arise doubts about the Qur'an. By this, they have lost and deserved the wrath of Allah and their bad deeds became a barrier between them and the Mercy of Allah.


{ كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنْتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ } [البقرة: 28]
28- How would you deny the existence of Allah while you were nothing and He created you, then He would put you to death and give you life on the Day of Resurrection?


{ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي الأرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلِيمٌ } [البقرة: 29]

29– He is the One true God, who created the earth and that therein for you, then rose over toward the sky and created it precisely in seven layers. His Knowledge encompasses His Creation and nothing is hidden from Him.

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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (10)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (30-32)

{ وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الأرْضِ خَلِيفَةً قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَنْ يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ } [البقرة: 30]

30- O Prophet Muhammad, know that your Lord said to the angels: I will make the children of Adam as successors on earth, generations after generations. I shall subject to them all the energies and raw materials that I have created for them.
The angels understood the human nature or it was done by the inspiration of Allah that some of those people will spread corruption on earth and use its powers in other than the right direction. So, they inquired about the wisdom behind that creation; not objecting to Allah's Command: (O Allah, Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood without right?) If the goal is that they worship You, here we are glorifying, praising, worshipping and praying for You? Thereupon, Allah said to them: I know the best interest for the earth in making them successors on earth. If there will be some corruptors, there also will be prophets and messengers, pious people, scholars, worshippers and martyrs who will be in the highest position in Paradise.


{ وَعَلَّمَ آدَمَ الأسْمَاءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلاَئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنْبِئُونِي بِأَسْمَاءِ هَؤُلاَءِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ } [البقرة: 31]

31- He taught Adam the names of all things, then he presented them to the angels and said: If you are really more worthy than Adam and his offspring to be successors on earth, tell me the names of these things. If you do not know the names of these things which are before your eyes, you would rather be ignorant about the other things about which you do not know.
The Angels do not need these things because these things do not fit their nature, but is solely for the children of Adam, therefore, succession was made for Adam on earth.



{ قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ} [البقرة: 32]

32– Then those angels of Allah have surrendered to Him, glorified Him and said: Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. You know everything and You have all wisdom in Your Creation as well as Your Ordinances. You teach whomever You want and hold back whatever You want from whomever You want.