English book · Interpretation of Human History

Caliphate of Adam

English book, p. 67

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

CALIPHATE OF ADAM The most cherished hobby of the people of Paradise would be to unfold the rest of the infinite ‘words of God’ to produce a superior and divine civilization. A ccording to chapter 2 of the Quran, when God created Adam, the first man, there were two other creatures already in existence: the jinn and the angels. God commanded the jinn and the angels to bow down to Adam. In obeyance to God’s commands, the angels immediately bowed down. But Iblis (Satan), the leader of the jinn, refused to do so. Why did this happen? In actual fact, when God created the Earth, He gave its charge to the jinn who were created from fire. But they caused mischief therein, shedding blood and killing one another. Therefore, God created man and gave the charge of the Earth to them. The jinn did not accept this change for they believed that they were superior to men, being made out of fire, while man was made out of clay. That is

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