Skip to content

Humanity and prophecy

Vicegerency (khilāfa)

الخلافة

Editorial review pending

Vicegerency is an interpretive category about humanity, knowledge, and responsibility. Its theological use should not be silently conflated with political institutions that share the word.

Distinctions and context

Follow how vicegerency connects divine names to the human role, while keeping a theological description of rank separate from specific legal or political claims.

Research question

Which sense of vicegerency is at stake, and who is said to exercise authority?

Source trail and evidence status

Sources and verification guide ↗