Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 245
خلف وه that had perished or died. فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ : And there succeeded or came after them a posterity or even evil posterity )7:170( فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُوْنَ : In the earth to be successors therein )43:61( أخلَفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي : Take my place among my people )7:143( خَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ النَّهَارَ : The night followed the day (inf. nouns خَلْفٌ and خَلَفَ فُلانًا خِلْفَةٌ : He took or seized such a one from behind. خَلَفَهُ بِشَرِّ : He spoke ill of him behind his back. خَلَفَ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ : He remained behind or after his companion; he did not go forth with them. خَلَفَ also means, he retired; he fled; he ascended a mountain. خَلَفَ )inf. noun خَلْفٌ( : He was or became bad, corrupt )7:170( خَلَفَ الْغُلامُ )inf nouns خَلافَةٌ and خُلُوْفٌ( : The boy was or became stupid, foolish or deficient in intellect. خَلَفَ also signifies, he mixed a thing with another thing. خَلَّفَ الشَّيْءَ : He left the thing behind him; he deferred it. خَلْفَهُ : He left him behind him. اِسْتَخْلَفَهُ : He made him or appointed him his خَلِيفَةٌ i e. vicegerent or successor. لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ : That He will surely make them successors in the earth as He caused those who were before them to succeed others و 13 And spend of that whereof : وَانْفِقُوْا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُمْ مُّسْتَخْلَفِيْنَ فِيْهِ (24:56). He has made you heirs )57:8( وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِيْنَ خُلِفُوْا : And to the three also who were left behind or whose case was deferred )9:118( فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُوْنَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ : Those who were left behind rejoiced in their sitting at home )9:81( تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُمْ : He kept back from them. أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوْا عَنْ رَّسُوْلِ اللَّهِ : They should have remained behind the Messenger of God )9:120( اَخْلَفَهُ : He turned him or made him to stand behind him. اَخْلَفَ وَعْدَهُ and بِوَعْدِهِ : He did not fulfil his promise or broke it. إِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ : When he makes a promise, he does not fulfil it. مَا أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ : We did not break our promise to thee )2088( إِنَّ اللهَ لا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيْعَادَ : Surely Allah does not break His promise )3:10( مُخْلِفٌ )act part( . فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعْدِهِ رُسُلَهُ : Think not then that Allah will not fulfil His promise to His Messengers )14:48( اَخْلَفَ الْغُلام : The boy nearly attained to puberty. خَالَفَهُ )inf. noun خلا(: He disagreed with him or differed from him; disobeyed him or opposed him. وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَى مَا أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ : And I do not desire to do against 245 و خلف