Ma`rifat Kalami

The Quran designates humans as God’s vicegerents but does not explicitly state the criterion for this role. Due to its fundamental role in Islamic humanities, discovering this criterion through a systematic reference to verses has many implications. Using the analytical-interpretative method, this study seeks to discover this criterion from the Quran. The findings show that two verses of the Quran can be used as the criterion for vicegerency: 1. verse 31 of Surah Al-Baqarah, which mentions teaching Adam the names as the criterion for vicegerency and shows that Adam’s having knowledge means his knowledge of all the divine names and attributes as well as all creatures. The other is verse 72 of Surah Al-Ahzab, which speaks of the heavens, the earth, and the mountains refusing to accept God’s trust and the wrongful and ignorant man’s acceptance of it. According to this verse, there is a meaningful relationship between the two attributes of wrongfulness and ignorance and accepting the trust. Based on the research, the only exclusive criterion for humans is their voluntary self-purification and their move from the depths of oppression and ignorance to justice and knowledge. Man can follow the path of divine vicegerency and become a sincere and mortal servant and vicegerent to God and the manifestation of all divine names and attributes.