In Sura Baqara (The Heifer) the Quran says: “And remember when your Lord said to the angels, I am going to place a successor (Khalifa) on Earth” (2:30).
Nabiga ayaa la weydiiyay sababta aan u joogi jiray isagoo qaylinaya, oo waxaan ku jawaabay, "Waxa aan ahay, waayo, waan kuu qayshadaa, halkii, oo waxaan u qaylin (waxyeelo iman doonaa) aad loogu talagalay."