Transliteration:( Thumma ja'alnaakum khalaaa'ifa fil ardi min ba'dihim li nanzura kaifa ta'maloon )
"Then We made you to succeed [42] after them that We might see how you act [43]."
Here, earth refers to the entire earth and not just the land of Arabia. The verse highlights that no previous Prophet had been sent to Arabia, and that when people in past generations rejected their Prophets, divine punishment descended upon them. The people of Arabia succeeded those previous nations, and Allah allowed them to inherit the earth as a test of how they would conduct themselves.
This verse suggests that the inhabitants of the earth, including the Arabians, are now living in the land once inhabited by past peoples. Just as the land was passed down to them, it will also be inherited by future generations. Allah’s message here is to do good deeds in order to earn rewards and be remembered well by those who will inhabit the land after them. The actions of the current generation will be judged, and their legacy will influence how they are remembered by future generations.
The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 14 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 13 which provides the complete commentary from verse 13 through 14.
(10:14) Now We have appointed you as their successors in the earth to see how you act.[18]
18. (Surah Yunus, Ayat 13-14) have been pointedly addressed to the Arabs so as to say, “O Prophet (peace be upon him) of Arabia, learn a lesson from the communities that have passed before you. They were given an opportunity for doing good deeds in their time but instead of this they adopted the attitude of transgression and rebellion and rejected the teachings of the Messengers who had been sent for their guidance. As they failed in Our test, We dismissed them from leadership. Now, O people of Arabia, your turn has come and you have replaced them and have gotten the opportunity for doing the same work under the guidance of Our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). You must understand that you are undergoing the same test in which your predecessors have failed. If you do not want to meet with the end they met, you should make the right use of this opportunity by learning a lesson from their end and by avoiding the errors, which became the ultimate cause of their destruction.
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