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الْفَصْلُThe chapterالثَّالِثُthird

The third chapter

فِيInظَاهِرَةِthe phenomenonالتَّكْرَارِof repetitionفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْكَرِيمِnoble

On the phenomenon of repetition in the noble Quran

إِفَادَةُBenefitingالسَّامِعِthe listenerعَلَىis uponقِسْمَيْنِ:two parts:

Benefiting the listener is of two parts:

لَوْIfسَأَلْنَا:we asked:

If we asked:

لِمَادَاwhyتَكَرَّرَتْdid repeatمَطَالِبُdemandsالْعُلُومِof sciencesالْخَمْسَةِthe fiveوَمَبَاحِثُهَاand its topicsفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْعَظِيمِ؟the great?

Why were the demands and topics of the five sciences repeated in the great Quran?

وَلِمَAnd whyلَمْdid notيَكْتَفِsufficeبِبَيَانِهَاwith explaining itفِيinمَوْضِعٍa placeوَاحِدٍ؟one?

And why did it not suffice to explain it in one place?

قُلْنَا.We said.

We said.

إِنَّIndeedمَاwhatنُرِيدُwe wantأَنْtoنَعْرِضَهُpresent itعَلَىtoالسَّامِعِthe listenerوَنُفَهِّمَهُand make him understand

Indeed, what we want to present to the listener and make him understand

يَنْقَسِمُis dividedعَادَةًusuallyإِلَىintoقِسْمَيْنِ:two parts:

is usually divided into two parts:

  • ١1- الْأَوَّلُ،- The first,هُوَisمَاwhatلَاnotيَكُونُisالْقَصْدُthe purposeمِنْهُfrom itإِلَّاexceptتَعْلِيمُteachingمَاwhatلَاnotيَعْلَمُknowsالسَّامِعُthe listenerوَتَلْقِينُهُand instructing him

    • 1 - The first is that whose purpose is only to teach the listener what he does not know and instruct him,

  • فَيَكُونُso isالْمُخَاطَبُthe addressee- مَثَلًا -- for example -لَاnotيَدْرِيknowsحُكْمًاa rulingمِنْofالْأَحْكَامِ،the rulings,

    • so the addressee - for example - does not know a ruling from the rulings,

  • وَلَمْand has notيُدْرِكْهُgrasped itعَقْلُهُhis mindوَفِكْرُهُ،and his thought,

    • and his mind and thought have not grasped it,

  • فَأَنْتَso youتُفِيدُهُbenefit himذَلِكَthatالْحُكْمَ،ruling,

    • so you benefit him with that ruling,

  • فَيُصْبِحُso becomesالْمَجْهُولُthe unknownعِنْدَهُwith himبِاسْتِمَاعِby listeningكَلَامِكَto your speechمَعْلُومًا،known,

    • so what was unknown to him by listening to your speech becomes known,

  • وَيَعْرِفُand he knowsمَاwhatتُرِيدُyou want

    • and he knows what you want.

  • ٢2- الثَّانِي:- The second:أَنْthatيَكُونَisالْغَرَضُthe purposeهُوَisاسْتِحْضَارُbringing to presenceصُورَةِthe imageالْعِلْمِof knowledgeفِيinقُوَّتِهِits facultyالْمُدْرِكَةِperceiving

    • 2 - The second: that the purpose is bringing the image of knowledge to presence in its perceiving faculty

  • حَتَّىso thatيَجِدَhe findsلَهَاfor itلَذَّةًa pleasureمَوْفُورَةً،abundant,

    • so that he finds for it an abundant pleasure,

  • وَتَفْنَىand pass awayجَمِيعُallقُوَاهُhis facultiesالْقَلْبِيَّةِheartوَالْعَقْلِيَّةِand mentalفِيinذَلِكَthatالْمَعْلُومِ،known object,

    • and all his heart and mental faculties become absorbed in that known object,

  • وَتَنْصَبِغُand becomes dyedبِهِwith itجَمِيعُallقُوَاهُhis facultiesالْفِكْرِيَّةِintellectualوَالْعَمَلِيَّةِ،and practical,

    • and all his intellectual and practical faculties become dyed with it,

  • كَمَاjust asنُكَرِّرُwe repeatبَيْتًاa verseمِنْofالشِّعْرِpoetry

    • just as we repeat a verse of poetry

  • عَلِمْنَاwe knewمَعْنَاهُits meaningوَمُحْتَوَاهُand its contentسَلَفًا،previously,

    • whose meaning and content we knew previously,

  • وَلَكِنَّنَاbut weرَغْمَdespiteذَلِكَthatنُكَرِّرُهُwe repeat it

    • but despite that we repeat it

  • وَنَجِدُand we findكُلَّeveryمَرَّةٍtimeفِيinإِنْشَادِهِreciting itلَذَّةًa pleasureجَدِيدَةً،new,

    • and we find every time in reciting it a new pleasure,

  • وَنُحِبُّand we loveتَرْدَادَهُits repetitionوَتَكْرَارَهُand its reiterationلِأَجْلِfor the sake ofهَذِهِthisاللَّذَّةِpleasureالذَّوْقِيَّةِ.experiential.

    • and we love repeating and reiterating it for the sake of this experiential pleasure.