Before there was life on earth, God had a great plan for a creature who would lead all creatures to prosper the earth. The Qur’an relates this in surah al-Baqarah (2): verse 30: ˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”
Human Mandate to Prosper the Earth
