M. Rahmat, F. Fahrudin
What is the meaning of khalifah fit ardhi in the Quran? Who is he? Does he refer to humans in general or a particular human since holds the highest religious office? The Tafseer cleric interprets the khalifah fit ardhi as human in general, while the Sufi cleric interprets it as God's representative on earth. Likewise, other terms relating to this term in verse 30-34 verses of QS 2/Al-Baqarah are interpreted differently by them. The study aimed to understand the meaning of khalifah fil ardhi and other terms associated with it in the Qur'an and its implications for education. The research method is the simplified Tafsir Maudhu 'i, i.e "Thematic Digital Quran". This method seeks to understand the meaning of religion by taking messages of verses that have the same term and other terms associated with it. Based on "Thematic Digital Quran" the study found, the meaning of khalifah fil ardhi is Apostle, not human in general. When commanded to prostrate to the Apostle, all angels are willing to prostrate while the devil reluctant to prostrate because of arrogance. This finding contains pedagogical implications that the main meaning of faith to His angels is to emulate the angels who are willing to obey the Apostle, not to imitate the devil who refused to prostrate because of arrogance. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Department of General Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia
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