Is Man the Vicegerent of God?

هل الإنسان خليفة الله؟

A philosophical examination of the concept of human vicegerency (khilafah) in Islam. Ja'far Sheikh Idris analyses whether the Quranic term 'khalifah' grants humans sovereign authority over the earth or designates a stewardship accountable to divine command — with major implications for Islamic political philosophy and the basis of human rights.