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تَخَلَّلَ

interspersed

الْحَمْدُ

praise

وَالتَّسْبِيحُ

and glorification

فِي

in

أَثْنَاءِ

the midst of

مَوَاضِيعِ

the subjects of

السُّوَرِ:

the surahs:

Praise and glorification are interspersed throughout the subjects of the surahs:

وَتَارَةً

And sometimes

يَبْدَأُ

he begins

فِي

in

أَثْنَاءِ

the middle of

السُّورَةِ

the surah

بِكَلَامٍ

with speech

بَلِيغٍ

eloquent

عَظِيمِ

immense

الْفَائِدَةِ،

in benefit,

And sometimes he begins in the middle of the surah with eloquent speech of immense benefit,

بَدِيعِ

wonderful

الْأُسْلُوبِ

in style

بِنَوْعٍ

with a type

مِنْ

of

أَنْوَاعِ

types of

الْحَمْدِ

praise of

لِلَّهِ

Allah

- تَعَالَى -

- the Most High -

وَالتَّسْبِيحِ

and glorification

لَهُ،

for Him,

wonderful in style, with a type of praise to Allah - the Most High - and glorification for Him,

أَوْ

or

بَيَانِ

clarification of

النِّعَمِ

the blessings

وَالْمِنَنِ

and favors

عَلَى

upon

عِبَادِهِ

His servants

مِثْلِ

like

مَا

what

بَدَأَ

began

بَيَانُ

the clarification of

تَبَايُنِ

the disparity of

الْمَرَاتِبِ

ranks

وَالدَّرَجَاتِ

and degrees

بَيْنَ

between

الْخَالِقِ

the Creator

- جَلَّ وَعَلَا -

- majestic and exalted -

وَالْمَخْلُوقِ

and the created

الْعَاجِزِ

helpless

الْفَقِيرِ

needy

بِقَوْلِهِ:

with His saying:

or the clarification of blessings and favors upon His servants, like what the clarification of the disparity of ranks and degrees between the Creator - majestic and exalted - and the helpless, needy created began with His saying:

{قُلِ
Say
الْحَمْدُ
praise is
لِلَّهِ
to Allah
وَسَلَامٌ
and peace is
عَلَى
upon
عِبَادِهِ
His servants
الَّذِينَ
whom
اصْطَفَى
He chose
آللَّهُ
Is Allah
خَيْرٌ
better
أَمَّا
or what
يُشْرِكُونَ}
they associate as partners?}

{Say, "Praise to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"}

ثُمَّ

Then

بَيَّنَ

He clarified

هَذَا

this

الْمَوْضُوعَ

topic

فِي

in

الْآيَاتِ

the verses

الْخَمْسِ

five

التَّالِيَةِ

following

بِأَبْلَغِ

with the most eloquent

الطُّرُقِ

ways

وَأَبْدَعِ

and most wonderful

الْأَسَالِيبِ

styles

الْبَيَانِيَّةِ.

rhetorical.

Then He clarified this topic in the five following verses with the most eloquent ways and most wonderful rhetorical styles.

كَذَلِكَ

Likewise

بَدَأَ

began

الْمُحَاجَّةَ

the argumentation

مَعَ

with

بَنِي

the children of

إِسْرَائِيلَ

Israel

فِي

in

أَثْنَاءِ

the middle of

سُورَةِ

Surah

الْبَقَرَةِ

Al-Baqarah

بِقَوْلِهِ

with His saying

- تَعَالَى -

- the Most High -

{يَا

O

بَنِي

children of

إِسْرَائِيلَ

Israel

اذْكُرُوا

remember

نِعْمَتِيَ

My blessing

الَّتِي

which

أَنْعَمْتُ

I bestowed

عَلَيْكُمْ}

upon you}

Likewise, He began the argumentation with the Children of Israel in the middle of Surah Al-Baqarah with His saying - the Most High - {O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you}

ثُمَّ

Then

خَتَمَ

He concluded

هَذِهِ

this

الْمُحَاجَّةَ

argumentation

بِهَذَا

with this

الْكَلَامِ

speech

نَفْسِهِ

itself

عِنْدَ

at

آخِرِ

the end of

الْجُزْءِ:

the Juz':

{يَا

O

بَنِي

children of

إِسْرَائِيلَ

Israel

اذْكُرُوا

remember

نِعْمَتِيَ}

My blessing}

إِلْخِ

etc.

الْآيَةِ.

the verse.

Then He concluded this argumentation with this very speech at the end of the Juz': {O Children of Israel, remember My blessing} etc. the verse.

وَإِنَّ

And indeed

ابْتِدَاءَ

the beginning of

هَذِهِ

this

الْمُحَاجَّةِ

argumentation

بِهَذَا

with this

الْكَلَامِ

speech

وَانْتِهَاءَهَا

and its ending

بِهِ

with it

أَيْضاً

also

يَحْتَلُّ

occupies

مَكَاناً

a place

عَظِيماً

grand

فِي

in

الْبَلَاغَةِ.

eloquence.

And indeed, the beginning of this argumentation with this speech and its ending with it as well occupies a grand place in eloquence.

وَهَكَذَا

And thus

بَدَأَ

began

الْجَدَلَ

the debate

مَعَ

with

أَهْلِ

the People of

الْكِتَابِ

the Book

فِي

in

سُورَةِ

Surah

آلِ

Ali

عِمْرَانَ

'Imran

بِقَوْلِهِ

with His saying

- تَعَالَى -:

- the Most High -:

{إِنَّ

Indeed

الدِّينَ

the religion

عِنْدَ

with

اللَّهِ

Allah

الْإِسْلَامُ}

is Islam}

And thus He began the debate with the People of the Book in Surah Ali 'Imran with His saying - the Most High -: {Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam}

حَتَّى

so that

يَتَّضِحَ

becomes clear

مَحَلُّ

the locus of

النِّزَاعِ

dispute

وَيَتَعَيَّنَ

and is determined

الْمَبْحَثُ

the discussion

الْأَسَاسِيُّ

basic

فِي

in

الْجَدَلِ

the debate

لِيَكُونَ

so that

الْحِوَارُ

the dialogue

بَعْدَ

after

ذَلِكَ

that

فِيهِ

about it

وَيَدُورَ

and revolves

الْكَلَامُ

speech

حَوْلَهُ

around it

وَيَنْتَهِيَ

and concludes

عَلَيْهِ

upon it

وَاللَّهُ

And Allah

أَعْلَمُ

knows best

بِحَقِيقَةِ

of the reality of

الْحَالِ.

the matter.

so that the locus of dispute becomes clear and the basic discussion in the debate is determined, so that the dialogue thereafter is about it, and speech revolves around it and concludes upon it. And Allah knows best the reality of the matter.