Which is more correct to say: "Man is God's caliph on Earth" or "Man is a caliph on Earth"?
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It is permissible to say, "Man is Allah's vicegerent on Earth," based on what is stated in the : "If you see Allah's vicegerent on that day, then adhere to him," and the noble verse: ﴿Indeed, I will place [upon the earth] a vicegerent.﴾ Some scholars have disliked this broad statement unless it is intended to mean that Allah made him a successor to those who came before him.
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