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Muhaba
I don't get what you're trying to say.
Also, in the verse "innee ja ilun fil ardi khalifa" , do you say the word khalifa is used as a verb and not noun?
what i'm trying to say is that when an American assumes that a caliphate is an alien concept, they are wrong, the forms and labels have been made to mirror each other, whether purposefully on the part of the founders or via Allah's mysterious methods.
however the essence is bilateral, i.e one is genuinely seeking the face of God in full submission and obedience, and another is using a mirror while deceitfully attempting to exalt itself as godhood.
Regarding the verse quoted from surah al baqarah, i don't pretend to know exactly what is intended, but when looking further and noticing that the same term is used to address david (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), it seems to be a verb.
يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَى فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ
عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ
{26*038:026*Khan:O Dawud (David)! Verily! We have placed you as a successor on earth, so judge you between men in truth (and justice) and follow not your desire for it will mislead you from the Path of Allah. Verily! Those who wander astray from the Path of Allah (shall) have a severe torment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
038:026*Maulana:O David, surely We have made thee a ruler in the land; so judge between men justly and follow not desire, lest it lead thee astray from the path of Allah. Those who go astray from the path of Allah, for them is surely a severe chastisement because they forgot the day of Reckoning.
038:026*Pickthal:(And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as a viceroy in the earth; therefor judge aright between mankind, and follow not desire that it beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo! those who wander from the way of Allah have an awful doom, forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
038:026*Rashad:O David, we have made you a ruler on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people equitably, and do not follow your personal opinion, lest it diverts you from the way of GOD. Surely, those who stray off the way of GOD incur severe retribution for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.
038:026*Sarwar:We told him. "David, We have appointed you as Our deputy on earth so judge among the people with truth. Do not follow (worldly) desires lest you go astray from the way of God. Those who go astray from the way of God will suffer severe torment for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.038:026*Shakir:o Dawood ! surely We have made you a ruler in the land; so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire, lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah; (as for) those who go astray from the path of Allah, they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning.
038:026*Sherali:Then WE said to him, 'O David, WE have made thee a viceregent in the earth; so judge between men with justice, and follow not vain desire, lest it should lead thee astray from the way of ALLAH.' Surely, those, who go astray from the way of ALLAH, will have a severe punishment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
038:026*Yusufali:O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: so judge thou between men in truth (and justice): Nor follow thou the lusts (of thy heart), for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah: for those who wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account.
when commentators have attempted to understand it, they have alluded to various possibilities, such as:
running the affairs of the planet in God's place as His manager/vicegerent/caretaker (bearing in mind that the heavens, earth and mountains refused to undertake the responsibility while man did).
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا
{72*033:072*Khan:Truly, We did offer Al-Amanah (the trust or moral responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah's Torment). But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results).
033:072*Maulana:Surely We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to be unfaithful to it and feared from it, and man has turned unfaithful to it. Surely he is ever unjust, ignorant --
033:072*Pickthal:Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a fool.
others have said that it means "placing mankind generations after generations" (which seclorum also shares meaning with).
the term also alludes to inheritor, and can also be interpreted as one who sets precedents which are referred to by following inheritors.
so Allahu A'lam.
you can find more details two minutes into the following lecture by a learned brother:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwQR3RugNso
Going back to the reason, first of all it's just an observation that crossed my mind when i heard the term precedent in a state of deep thought and decided to research where the hell the noun "president" came from.
and which i believed was worth sharing before i forgot it since bush, blair, cheney etc have reviled the term "caliphate" so much.
The fact that it was referred to as an "evil ideology" requires that one picks up that mirror and also uses the contrast button.
Especially when the accusation is coming from people who use a sister term for their own system of leadership while giving domination to atheism and being home to the Church of Satan which is given the same respect as (if not more than) the Abrahamic faiths.
So when one sees the term "IN GOD WE TRUST" and they realise that khalifah and president are basically the same word, they may sit and reflect on the state of affairs.
وَاذْكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُم
خُلَفَاء مِن بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا فَاذْكُرُواْ آلاء اللّهِ وَلاَ تَعْثَوْا فِي الأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
{74*007:074*Khan:"And remember when He made you successors after 'Ad (people) and gave you habitations in the land, you build for yourselves palaces in plains, and carve out homes in the mountains. So remember the graces (bestowed upon you) from Allah, and do not go about making mischief on the earth."
007:074*Maulana:And remember when He made you successors after 'Ad and settled you in the land -- you make mansions on its plains and hew out houses in the mountains. So remember Allah's bounties and act not corruptly in the land, making mischief.
007:074*Pickthal:And remember how He made you
viceroys after A'ad and gave you station in the earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. So remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the earth.
007:074*Rashad:"Recall that He made you inheritors after 'Aad, and established you on earth, building mansions in its valleys, and carving homes from its mountains. You shall remember GOD's blessings, and do not roam the earth corruptingly."
007:074*Sarwar:Recall (the time) when
We settled you in the land as the heirs of the tribe of Ad and how you established mansions in the plains and carved homes out of the mountains. Give thanks to God for His favors and do not commit evil in the land."
007:074*Shakir:And remember when He made you
successors after Ad and settled you in the land-- you make mansions on its plains and hew out houses in the mountains-- remember therefore Allah's benefits and do not act corruptly in the land, making mischief.
007:074*Sherali:And remember the time when HE made you
heirs to HIS favours after Ad and settled you in the land so that you build palaces in its plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. Remember, therefore, the favours of ALLAH and commit not iniquity in the earth causing disorder.'
007:074*Yusufali:"And remember how He made you
inheritors after the 'Ad people and gave you habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and care out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth."
again - the term used is khulafaa - referring to those given inheritance to power, authority and responsibility to establish the laws of Allah on the earth.
Dajjāl*is an adjective of Syriac origin.[2]*It is also a common Arabic word (دجال)
whose root is*dajl*meaning "lie" or "deception".*
Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, with the definite article*al-*("the"), refers to "the deceiving Messiah", a specific end-of times deceiver.
The*Dajjāl*is an evil being who will seek to impersonate the true Messiah.
The name Dajjal also is rooted in an Arabic word dajel, which means to gold plate or coat in gold.
Signs of emergence
Drying up of*Sea of Galilee.
When date-palm trees of Baisan stop bearing fruit (Sahih Muslim English reference*: Book 41, Hadith 7028; Arabic reference*: Book 55, Hadith 7573)[10]
Worship of satan becomes common.
His right eye will be punctured, and his left eye would be raised to his forehead and will be sparkling like a star. Only the believers will be able to read the word*‘Kafir’*[disbeliever], inscribed in bold letters, on his forehead.
There will be big mountains of smoke at both front and backsides of his caravan.
People will anticipate food within those mountains, during the severe famine.
All rivers, falling in his way, will become dry and he will call upon people in a loud voice,
"O my friends come to me! I am your lord who has made your limbs and given you sustenance.
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note that a claim to ownership of providence is referred to.
The*Eye of Providence*(or the all-seeing*eye*of God) is a symbol showing an*eye*often surrounded by rays of light or a glory and usually enclosed by a triangle.
It is sometimes interpreted as representing the*eye*of God watching over humankind (or divine*providence).
Anas b. Malik*reported that Allah's Messenger said:
There is never a prophet who has not warned the*Ummah*of that one-eyed liar;
behold he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed.
On his forehead are the letters*k. f. r.*(Kafir).[
Interesting to note that the term "khalifah" also refers to the taking of another's position.
Last month, Oklahoma’s Supreme Court*ruled*that officials must remove a nearly six-foot-tall statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state’s capitol, thwarting the*Satanic Temple‘s plans to install its own statue of*Baphomet*to challenge government endorsement of religious symbols.
The group now plans to unveil the never-before-seen bronze sculpture, which represents Satan as a goat-headed figure, in Detroit on Saturday night at an event dubbed “The Unveiling.”
http://hyperallergic.com/224007/will...ng-in-detroit/