The reality of human's succession on the earth (assigned by God)
The reality of human's succession on the earth (assigned by God)
The most significant position of human being which is assigned by God is their divine caliphate (succession).
Caliphate of God means His succession. Human is God's successor on the earth.
Now a question: we all know that definitely God is always present, what is the need of having successor on the earth?
He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Innermost. He is aware of everything (57/3)
Have you mot considered how God knows whatever is in Heaven and whatever is on earth? No private conversation ever takes place among three persons unless He is their Fourth, nor among five unless He is their Sixth, nor less than that nor greater unless He is with them, wherever they may be. Then on Resurrection Day he will notify them about whatever they have been doing. God is aware of everything! (58/7)
A perfect human's succession on the earth means humans reflect the Almighty's great characteristics.
There are three aspects of succession:
1- Personal succession: it refers to succeed a particular person or a group. This aspect is absolutely wrong, because in this case only one person can succeed God and others will be deprived from succession. For example only the Prophet succeeds God and the other prophets cannot.
2- Typical succession: according to this aspect, all the prophets and the elect are God's successors and based upon their nature all of them own a typical unity.
Therefore there is a typical reality in the Creation which undertakes divine succession and in every period, one person from this typical unity will appear and succeed God. But it does not mean that any person can succeed God; only meritorious people will be God's successors.
3- Collective succession: it is neither personal unity nor the typical. In other words there is not real unity in this aspect.
As a result only the second aspect is acceptable and reasonable.
Divine succession is a true perfection which is along the Creation.
An example of the real effects of divine succession
God's successor has scientific and practicable effects on the earth:
Jesus' case sith God was the same as Adam's: He created him from dust; then told him: "Be" and he was. (3/59)
Truth comes from your Lord, so do not be a waverer (3/60)
Tell anyone who argues with you concerning it, once knowledge has come to you: "come let us call our children and your children, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves together; then let us plead and place God's curse the liars. (3/61)
References:
Tafsir mozoui (by Ayatollah Javadi Amoli)
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