Surah Yunus Verse 14 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Then We made you successors in the land after them…

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Translation Transliteration — Surah Yunus

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ خَلَائِفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝١٤

🔤 Transliteration

Summa ja`alnaakum khalaaa`ifa fil ardi mim ba`dihim linanzura kaifa ta`maloon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.

🌐 Additional reference in Français

📖 Ayah 📜 Tafsir 📚 Al-Waseet 🔤 Ayah (I'rab)

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Khalā’if (خَلَائِف): Successors, inheritors, or those who come after others to take their place.
Min baʿdihim (مِن بَعْدِهِم): After them — referring to the destroyed nations of the past.
Li-nanẓura (لِنَنظُرَ): So that We may see — meaning to test and observe, for Allah’s knowledge is eternal, but this is a trial of action.

Tafsir (Explanation):

O people! After destroying the disbelieving nations of old — those who rejected their messengers and persisted in corruption — Allah made you their successors on this earth. You inherited their lands, their resources, and their civilizations. But this inheritance was not a mere gift of honor; rather, it was a profound test. Allah placed you in their position to see how you would act: would you learn from their fate and obey your Lord, or would you repeat their mistakes and follow your desires? Would you use these blessings for good or for evil? Your deeds — whether righteous or wicked — will determine your reward or punishment, just as it was with those before you. This is a divine examination of your choices, and every action you take is being observed and will be accounted for.

Daʿwah Reflection:

This verse is a wake-up call for every generation. Allah is telling us: “You are not here by accident; you are here as successors, carrying a responsibility.” The earth is a trust, and your time in it is limited. Look at the ruins of past nations — where are their palaces and armies now? They were stronger than you, yet they perished because of their sins. So seize this opportunity before your time runs out. Every good deed you do is a seed you plant for your own salvation, and every sin is a burden you carry. Allah is not in need of your worship — you are in need of His mercy. Let the fate of those before you be a lesson, and let your actions today be a reason for your success tomorrow. The door of repentance is open, and the race is still running — so run towards what pleases your Lord before the final hour arrives.

📜 Verse 12-16 — Surah Yunus

12وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَأَن لَّمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهُ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

And when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors that which they have been doing

13وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا ۙ وَجَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَمَا كَانُوا لِيُؤْمِنُوا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people

14ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ خَلَائِفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.

15وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ ۙ قَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا ائْتِ بِقُرْآنٍ غَيْرِ هَٰذَا أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ ۚ قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُ مِن تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِي ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّي عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

16قُل لَّوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أَدْرَاكُم بِهِ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"

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Surah Yunus Verse 14 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Then We made you successors in the land after them…

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