Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir

al fawz al kabir fi usul al tafsir

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لَهَا

to it

الْجُزَيْئَاتُ،

the details,

to it the details,

فَيُنْشِدُونَهُ

so they recite it

فِي

in

نَوَادِيهِمْ

their clubs

وَمَحَافِلِهِمْ

and their gatherings

وَيُشِيعُونَ

and they spread

فِيهَا

in it

الْعُذُوبَةَ،

the sweetness,

وَالْمُتْعَةَ،

and the pleasure,

وَيُشْعِلُونَ

and they kindle

فِيهَا

in it

الْحَرَارَةَ.

the warmth.

so they recite it in their clubs and gatherings, spreading sweetness and pleasure in it, and kindling warmth in it.

الْعَقْلُ

The intellect

يَنْظُرُ

looks

إِلَى

at

الْقَدْرِ

the shared

الْمُشْتَرَكِ،

amount,

وَالذَّوْقُ

and the taste

يَنْظُرُ

looks

إِلَى

at

الْحَلَاوَةِ

the pure

الْخَالِصَةِ:

sweetness:

The intellect looks at the shared amount, and the taste looks at the pure sweetness:

وَنَحْنُ

And we

- عِنْدَمَا -

- when -

نَنْظُرُ

we look at

هَذِهِ

these

الْخِلَافَاتِ

differences

وَنَتَأَمَّلُ

and ponder

فِيهَا

upon them,

لَا

we do not

نَخْرُجُ

arrive

بِنَتِيجَةٍ

at a conclusion

إِلَّا

except

أَنَّ

that

الْقَدْرَ

the amount

الْمُشْتَرَكَ

shared

بَيْنَهَا

between them

هُوَ

is

التَّوَافُقُ

the approximate

التَّقْرِيبِيُّ،

agreement,

لَا

not

غَيْرُ،

other,

وَالْعَقْلُ

and the intellect

يَنْظُرُ

looks

إِلَى

at

هَذِهِ

this

الْحَقِيقَةِ

overall reality

الْإِجْمَالِيَّةِ،

and the shared

وَالْقَدْرِ

amount,

الْمُشْتَرَكِ،

and has no concern

وَلَا

with the details,

هَمَّ

and the sound

لَهُ

taste loves

فِي

the pure

التَّفَاصِيلِ،

sweetness

وَالذَّوْقُ

and has no

السَّلِيمُ

relation to

يُحِبُّ

the long

الْعُذُوبَةَ

or extended

الْخَالِصَةَ

sea.

وَلَا

and

عَلَاقَةَ

we

لَهُ

when we

بِالْبَحْرِ

look at

الطَّوِيلِ

these

أَوْ

differences

الْمَدِيدِ.

and reflect

And we - when - we look at these differences and reflect upon them, we do not arrive at a conclusion except that the shared amount between them is the approximate agreement, nothing else. And the intellect looks at this overall reality and the shared amount, having no concern with the details, and the sound taste loves the pure sweetness, having no relation to the long or extended sea.

مُرَاعَاةُ

The regard of

الْقُرْآنِ

the Noble Quran

الْكَرِيمِ

for this

لِهَذَا

overall shared

الذَّوْقِ

taste:

The regard of the Noble Quran for this overall shared taste:

وَحِينَمَا

And when

شَاءَ

God willed

اللَّهُ

- majestic

- جَلَّتْ -

is His power -

قُدْرَتُهُ

to address

- أَنْ

this human

يُخَاطِبَ

being made

هَذَا

from a handful

الْإِنْسَانَ

of clay

الْمَصْنُوعَ

(His power

مِنْ

and mercy willed)

قَبْضَةٍ

to regard

مِنْ

this overall

طِينٍ

beauty

(شَاءَتْ

and shared

قُدْرَتُهُ

beauty,

وَرَحْمَتُهُ)

not those

أَنْ

conventional rules

يُرَاعِيَ

which a people

هَذَا

take,

الْحَسَنَ

and a group

الْإِجْمَالِيَّ

tends to

وَالْجَمَالَ

rather than

الْمُشْتَرَكَ،

another.

لَا

And when

تِلْكَ

the wisdom

الْقَوَاعِدَ

of the Holy King

الْمُصْطَلَحَةَ

- glorified

الَّتِي

is His state -

يَأْخُذُهَا

willed to address

شَعْبٌ،

people

وَتَمِيلُ

according to

إِلَيْهَا

their speech,

And when God - majestic is His power - willed to address this human being made from a handful of clay (His power and mercy willed) to regard this overall beauty and shared beauty, not those conventional rules which a people take, and a group tends to rather than another. And when the wisdom of the Holy King - glorified is His state - willed to address people according to their speech,

جَمَاعَةٌ

it was from Him

دُونَ

that He formulated

أُخْرَى.

this simple

وَحِينَ

origin

شَاءَتْ

and shared secret

حِكْمَةُ

in His speech.

الْمَلِكِ

Not those

الْقُدُّوسِ

laws and controls

- عَزَّ

which change

شَأْنُهُ -

according to

أَنْ

the changing

يُخَاطِبَ

of taste

النَّاسَ

and era,

عَلَى

and which do not

قَدْرِ

settle upon

كَلَامِهِمْ،

one state.

كَانَ

Regard of

مِنْهُ

conventional laws

أَنْ

is evidence

ضَبَطَ

of incapacity

هَذَا

and ignorance,

الْأَصْلَ

and the Quran

الْبَسِيطَ

is innocent

وَالسِّرَّ

of both.

الْمُشْتَرَكَ

And the reality

فِي

- which

كَلَامِهِ.

should be

لَا

perceived -

تِلْكَ

is that

الْقَوَانِينُ

regard

وَالضَّوَابِطُ

of

الَّتِي

conventional

تَتَغَيَّرُ

laws

حَسَبَ

is

تَغَيُّرِ

evidence

الذَّوْقِ

of incapacity

وَالْعَصْرِ،

and ignorance,

وَالَّتِي

and the Quran

لَا

is innocent

تَسْتَقِرُّ

of

عَلَى

both.

حَالٍ

And

وَاحِدٍ.

the reality

مُرَاعَاةُ

- which

الْقَوَانِينِ

should be

الْاصْطِلَاحِيَّةِ

perceived -

دَلِيلٌ

is that

عَلَى

regard

الْعَجْزِ

of

وَالْجَهْلِ

conventional

وَالْقُرْآنُ

laws

مِنْهُمَا

is

بَرِيءٌ.

evidence

وَالْحَقِيقَةُ

of incapacity

- الَّتِي

and ignorance,

يَنْبَغِي

and the Quran

أَنْ

is innocent

يَتَفَطَّنَ

of

لَهَا -

both.

أَنَّ

And

مُرَاعَاةَ

the reality

الْقَوَانِينِ

- which

الْاصْطِلَاحِيَّةِ

should be

تُعْتَبَرُ

perceived -

دَلِيلًا

is that

عَلَى

regard

الْعَجْزِ

of

وَالْجَهْلِ،

conventional

وَالْقُرْآنُ

laws

مِنْهُمَا

is

بَرِيءٌ

evidence

جَمِيعًا

of incapacity

it was from Him that He formulated this simple origin and shared secret in His speech. Not those laws and controls which change according to the changing of taste and era, and which do not settle upon one state. Regard of conventional laws is evidence of incapacity and ignorance, and the Quran is innocent of both. And the reality - which should be perceived - is that regard of conventional laws is evidence of incapacity and ignorance, and the Quran is innocent of both.