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2. Al-BaqarahالبقرةMedinan · Verse 30
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٣٠

"And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.”17 They said, “Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we dec- lare Your praise and sanctify You?” He [God] said, “Indeed, I know that which you do not know.”"Sahih Intl

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