Real Revolution — Page 61
61 view, all criticism levelled against this text of the. Holy Quran evaporates at once. For instance, at a time when Adam had not yet been created, how did the angels come to know that he would cause bloodshed? Attempts have been made to answer this question in a number of ways. For example it is said that since the function of one placed in a position of authority is to eliminate discord and conflict, the angels concluded that beings were to be created who would indulge in activities which lead to discord and friction. Of course it could be inferred, from the word Khaleefa, that there was going to be a creation that would create disorder. But if this Adam was the first individual, and progenitor of the human race, even then the question does arise that disorder was to be caused by the children of Adam at some future date: why then was Adam made khaleela at this early stage? And if the khaleefa could be in function without there neces sarily being any disorder, then what was the basis of the point raised by the angels?. Thus, this explanation, though reasonable far as it goes, does not fully meet the point as to why the question rose in the mind of the angels; and though the above view can be taken to furnish one explanation, it cannot be accepted as a "com pletely satisfactory interpretation. ,. Some of the commentators say this passage a.