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Khalafa Khalafa Khalafa : Khulqi Abîhi
Khalafa Khalafa Khalafa : Khulqi Abîhi
Khalafa
Khalafa
Opposing of a thing. Khalîfah
: Supreme chief; Succes-
sor; Religious head. Ibn
To succeed, take the place of, be Masûd and Ibn ‘Abbas explain
the agent, substitute of. Khalifa this word as one who judges
:To be stupid. Khalafa‘an among or rules the creatures
Khulqi abîhi: of God by his command. The
word Khalîfah in 2:30
He was not his father’s worth. refers also to the children of
Khalafa : To be altered, Adam, i.e., the whole of man-
corrupt, ascend a mountain, kind, the correctness of their
remain behind, repair clothes, view is corroborated by the
seize from behind, disobey, Holy Qur’ân itself (6:165).
transgress, forfeit one’s word, Khalafa (prf. 3rd p.m. sing.):
disagree. Akhlafa :To He succeeded, acted as a succes-
break; repair (a garment); send sor. Khalaftumûnî (prf.
behind, replace. Takhallafa 3rd. p.m. plu. comb. of
: To remain behind, dis- Khalftumû + nî = me) You suc-
agree. Ikhtalafa : To be ceeded me. Yakhlufûna
diversified, branch off, suc- (prt. 2nd. p.m. plu.): They suc-
ceed, replace, leave behind, ceed. Ukhluf (prt. 2nd
return repeatedly to; Alterna- p.m. sing.): You succeed.
tion; Contradiction; Variation. Khullifû (pp. 3rd p.m. plu.
Istakhlafa : To appoint II.): They were left behind.
as successor; substitute one Yukhâlifûna (imp. 3rd
for another. Khalaf
p.m. plu. III.): They oppose.
Good son, successor, substi-
Ukhâlifu (imp. 1st p. sing.
tute, compensation. Khalf :
III.): I oppose. Akhlafû
Bad son, successor, substi-
(prf. 3rd p.m. plu. IV.): They
tute, compensation. Khawâlif
: Misbehaved and worth- kept back, broke their word.
less. Khilf : Diversity; Akhlaftum (prf. 3rd p.m.
Other; Else; Contrary. Khilâf plu.): You kept back (from prom-
Itis infinitive noun from ise or appointment), failed in your
Khalafa: He disagreed, he promise. Akhlafnâ (prf.
disobeyed or defied, he put a 1st p. plu.): We kept back.
thing on opposite side or in Yukhlifu (imp. 3rd p.m.
opposite direction. Khilâf sing. IV.): He keeps back. Lan
Disobedience; Defi- Yukhlifu : He will never
ance; Against; After; Contrary, keep back. Tukhlifu (imp.
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