When thy Lord said to the angels, 'I am setting in the earth a viceroy [khalifat],' they said, 'What, wilt Thou set therein one who will do corruption there, and shed blood, while We proclaim Thy praise and call Thee Holy?'[7]

Kuma a lõkacin da Ubangijinka Ya ce ga malã'iku: "Lalle ne, Ni Mai sanya wani halĩfa ne a cikin ƙasa," suka ce: "Ashe, zã Ka sanya a cikinta, wanda zai yi ɓarna a cikinta, kuma mu, muna yi maka tasbihi tare da gõde maka, kuma muna tsarkakewa gareka" Ya ce: "Lalle ne, Ni Na san abin da ba ku sani ba."
