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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.