مُقْتَضَيَاتُ
Demandsالنَّفْسِ
of the soulالْأَمَّارَةِ
that commandsبِالسُّوءِ
with evilThe demands of the soul that commands with evil
وَلَا
and it does notيَنْجُو
saveمِنْهَا
from itإِلَّا
exceptمَنْ
whoشَاءَ
willedرَبُّكَ
your Lordوَرَحِمَهُ
and had mercy on himand none is saved from it except whom your Lord willed and had mercy on.
إِنَّIndeed
النَّفْسَthe soul
لَأَمَّارَةٌis surely a persistent commender
بِالسُّوءِof evil
إِلَّاexcept
مَاwhat
رَحِمَhad mercy on
رَبِّيmy Lord
Indeed, the soul is a persistent commender of evil, except those my Lord has mercy upon.
وَلَكِنَّ
And butهَذِهِ
thisالرَّذِيلَةَ
viceفِي
inأَهْلِ
the peopleالْكِتَابِ
of the BookAnd but this vice in the People of the Book
تَحْمِلُ
carriesلَوْناً
a colorآخَرَ
othercarries another color,
إِذْ
sinceأَنَّهُمْ
that theyيَتَكَلَّفُونَ
strain themselves withتَأْوِيلَاتٍ
interpretationsفَاسِدَةً
corruptas they strain themselves with corrupt interpretations
لِتَبْرِيرِهَا
to justify itوَإِبْرَازِهَا
and highlight itفِي
inصُورَةِ
the formالتَّدَيُّنِ
of religiosityto justify it and highlight it in the form of religiosity
وَصَبْغِهَا
and dyeing itبِصِبْغَةِ
with the dyeالْأَحْكَامِ
of the rulingsالشَّرْعِيَّةِ
shariaand dyeing it with the dye of sharia rulings.
أَسْبَابُ
Causesاسْتِبْعَادِ
of excludingرِسَالَةِ
the messageسَيِّدِنَا
of our masterمُحَمَّدٍ
MuhammadCauses of excluding the message of our master Muhammad
صَلَّى
may peace beاللَّهُ
uponعَلَيْهِ
himوَسَلَّمَ
and blessingspeace and blessings be upon him:
وَأَمَّا
And as forاسْتِبْعَادِ
the exclusionرِسَالَةِ
of the messageسَيِّدِنَا
of our masterمُحَمَّدٍ
MuhammadAnd as for the exclusion of the message of our master Muhammad
صَلَّى
peace beاللَّهُ
uponعَلَيْهِ
himوَسَلَّمَ
and blessingspeace and blessings be upon him
فَيَرْجِعُ
it goes backسَبَبُهُ
its causeإِلَى
toاخْتِلَافِ
the differenceعَادَاتِ
in habitsالْأَنْبِيَاءِ
of the prophetsits cause goes back to the difference in the habits of the prophets
وَأَحْوَالِهِمْ
and their conditionsوَسِيَرِهِمْ
and their waysفِي
inالْإِكْثَارِ
the abundanceمِنَ
ofالتَّزَوُّجِ
marriageمَثَلًا
for exampleand their conditions and ways in the abundance of marriage for example
وَالتَّقْلِيلِ
and the scarcityمِنْهُ
of itوَأَمْثَالِ
and the likesذَلِكَ
of thatand the scarcity of it, and the likes of that,
وَاخْتِلَافِ
and the differenceشَرَائِعِهِمْ
in their lawsوَمَنَاهِجِهِمْ
and their methodologiesand the difference in their laws and methodologies,
وَاخْتِلَافِ
and the differenceسُنَنِ
in the waysاللَّهِ
of Allahتَعَالَى
the Most Highفِي
inمُعَامَلَةِ
dealing withأَنْبِيَائِهِ
His prophetsوَرُسُلِهِ
and His messengersand the difference in Allah the Most High's ways in dealing with His prophets and messengers,
وَبِعْثَةِ
and the sending ofنَبِيٍّ
a prophetإِسْمَاعِيلَ
Ishmaeland the sending of the prophet Ishmael,
وَقَدْ
whereasكَانَ
wasجُمْهُورُ
the majorityالْأَنْبِيَاءِ
of the prophetsقَبْلَ
beforeذَلِكَ
thatيُبْعَثُونَ
sentفِي
toبَنِي
the childrenإِسْرَائِيلَ
of Israelwhereas the majority of prophets before that were sent to the Children of Israel,
وَأَمْثَالِ
and the likesهَذِهِ
of theseالْأَسْبَابِ
causes.and the likes of these causes.
الْغَرَضُ
The purposeمِنَ
ofالنُّبُوَّةِ
prophethoodThe purpose of prophethood:
وَالْأَصْلُ
And the fundamental principleفِي
inهَذِهِ
thisالْمَسْأَلَةِ
issueAnd the fundamental principle in this issue
أَنَّ
is thatالنُّبُوَّةَ
prophethoodيُقْصَدُ
is intendedمِنْهُ
from itإِصْلَاحُ
the reformationالنُّفُوسِ
of soulsis that prophethood is intended for the reformation of souls,
وَإِصْلَاحُ
and the reformationالْعَادَاتِ
of the habitsالْجَارِيَةِ
prevailingفِي
inالْقَوْمِ
the peopleالَّذِي
to whomيُبْعَثُ
is sentإِلَيْهِ
to themالنَّبِيُّ
the prophetand the reformation of the habits prevailing in the people to whom the prophet is sent,
لَا
notإِنْشَاءُ
the establishmentأُصُولِ
of the foundationsالْبِرِّ
of righteousnessوَالْإِثْمِ
and sinnot the establishment of the foundations of righteousness and sin,
وَالْخَيْرِ
and goodوَالشَّرِّ
and evil.and good and evil.