مُقْتَضَيَاتُDemandsالنَّفْسِof the soulالْأَمَّارَةِthat commandsبِالسُّوءِwith evil
The demands of the soul that commands with evil
وَلَاand it does notيَنْجُوsaveمِنْهَاfrom itإِلَّاexceptمَنْwhoشَاءَwilledرَبُّكَyour Lordوَرَحِمَهُand had mercy on him
and none is saved from it except whom your Lord willed and had mercy on.
إِنَّIndeedالنَّفْسَthe soulلَأَمَّارَةٌis surely a persistent commenderبِالسُّوءِof evilإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatرَحِمَhad mercy onرَبِّيmy Lord
Indeed, the soul is a persistent commender of evil, except those my Lord has mercy upon.
وَلَكِنَّAnd butهَذِهِthisالرَّذِيلَةَviceفِيinأَهْلِthe peopleالْكِتَابِof the Book
And but this vice in the People of the Book
تَحْمِلُcarriesلَوْناًa colorآخَرَother
carries another color,
إِذْsinceأَنَّهُمْthat theyيَتَكَلَّفُونَstrain themselves withتَأْوِيلَاتٍinterpretationsفَاسِدَةًcorrupt
as they strain themselves with corrupt interpretations
لِتَبْرِيرِهَاto justify itوَإِبْرَازِهَاand highlight itفِيinصُورَةِthe formالتَّدَيُّنِof religiosity
to justify it and highlight it in the form of religiosity
وَصَبْغِهَاand dyeing itبِصِبْغَةِwith the dyeالْأَحْكَامِof the rulingsالشَّرْعِيَّةِsharia
and dyeing it with the dye of sharia rulings.
أَسْبَابُCausesاسْتِبْعَادِof excludingرِسَالَةِthe messageسَيِّدِنَاof our masterمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
Causes of excluding the message of our master Muhammad
صَلَّىmay peace beاللَّهُuponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings
peace and blessings be upon him:
وَأَمَّاAnd as forاسْتِبْعَادِthe exclusionرِسَالَةِof the messageسَيِّدِنَاof our masterمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
And as for the exclusion of the message of our master Muhammad
صَلَّىpeace beاللَّهُuponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings
peace and blessings be upon him
فَيَرْجِعُit goes backسَبَبُهُits causeإِلَىtoاخْتِلَافِthe differenceعَادَاتِin habitsالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophets
its cause goes back to the difference in the habits of the prophets
وَأَحْوَالِهِمْand their conditionsوَسِيَرِهِمْand their waysفِيinالْإِكْثَارِthe abundanceمِنَofالتَّزَوُّجِmarriageمَثَلًاfor example
and their conditions and ways in the abundance of marriage for example
وَالتَّقْلِيلِand the scarcityمِنْهُof itوَأَمْثَالِand the likesذَلِكَof that
and the scarcity of it, and the likes of that,
وَاخْتِلَافِand the differenceشَرَائِعِهِمْin their lawsوَمَنَاهِجِهِمْand their methodologies
and the difference in their laws and methodologies,
وَاخْتِلَافِand the differenceسُنَنِin the waysاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Most Highفِيinمُعَامَلَةِdealing withأَنْبِيَائِهِHis prophetsوَرُسُلِهِand His messengers
and the difference in Allah the Most High's ways in dealing with His prophets and messengers,
وَبِعْثَةِand the sending ofنَبِيٍّa prophetإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
and the sending of the prophet Ishmael,
وَقَدْwhereasكَانَwasجُمْهُورُthe majorityالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophetsقَبْلَbeforeذَلِكَthatيُبْعَثُونَsentفِيtoبَنِيthe childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israel
whereas the majority of prophets before that were sent to the Children of Israel,
وَأَمْثَالِand the likesهَذِهِof theseالْأَسْبَابِcauses.
and the likes of these causes.
الْغَرَضُThe purposeمِنَofالنُّبُوَّةِprophethood
The purpose of prophethood:
وَالْأَصْلُAnd the fundamental principleفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَسْأَلَةِissue
And the fundamental principle in this issue
أَنَّis thatالنُّبُوَّةَprophethoodيُقْصَدُis intendedمِنْهُfrom itإِصْلَاحُthe reformationالنُّفُوسِof souls
is that prophethood is intended for the reformation of souls,
وَإِصْلَاحُand the reformationالْعَادَاتِof the habitsالْجَارِيَةِprevailingفِيinالْقَوْمِthe peopleالَّذِيto whomيُبْعَثُis sentإِلَيْهِto themالنَّبِيُّthe prophet
and the reformation of the habits prevailing in the people to whom the prophet is sent,
لَاnotإِنْشَاءُthe establishmentأُصُولِof the foundationsالْبِرِّof righteousnessوَالْإِثْمِand sin
not the establishment of the foundations of righteousness and sin,
وَالْخَيْرِand goodوَالشَّرِّand evil.
and good and evil.