Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of Khalifa of God

“What is meant by Khalifa of God? Please explain.”Asked by انوار, لاہور

He answers at 1:12:31 in Dars-e-Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 37 · 1 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:12:31
maulana, agla sawal lahore pakistan se anwar sahib ne bhi ja hai. unho'n ne likha hai: "what is meant by khalifa of god? is ke bare mein bataein." khalifa of god ka lafz hi ghalat hai, kahin likha hi nahin ke insan khuda ka khalifa hai.
1:12:53
yeh to kuch logon ne garh liya hai, insan khalifatullah, yeh to kaha hi nahin. insan ne khud se garh liya hai, insan to khuda ka banda hai. to is ke ma'ni kya hain? ma'ni to kuch bhi nahin, yeh to ek be ma'ni lafz hai.
1:13:15
khalifatullah kahan hai? na hadith mein, na quran mein. insan khuda ka abd hai, yeh hai. insan khuda ka khalifa, yeh to kaha hi nahin. ji maulana, agla sawal aaya hai doha qatar se
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