الكَمَالُperfectionلِلَّهِ،for God,وَجَامِعَةٌand encompassingلِجَمِيعِallصِفَاتِattributesالنَّقْصِof deficiencyفِيinالْمَخْلُوقَاتِ،the creatures,وَأَنَّهَاand that theyمُحْتَاجَةٌare in needإِلَىofاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.God, the Exalted and Majestic.
Perfection is for God, and it encompasses all attributes of deficiency in the creatures, and they are in need of God, the Exalted and Majestic.
ثُمَّThenقَالَ:he said:﴿[لَمْNotيَلِدْbegetوَلَمْand notيُولَدْbe born;**وَلَمْand notيَكُنْbeلَّهُto Him,كُفُوًاequalأَحَدٌto anyone.:هَذَاThisتَأْكِيدٌis an affirmationلِلصَّمَدِيَّةِof the Self-Sufficiencyوَالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِand Unityوَقُلْنَا:and we said:تَوْكِيدٌ؛an affirmation;لِأَنَّنَاbecause weنَفْهَمُunderstandهَذَاthisمِمَّاfrom whatسَبَقَ،preceded,فَيَكُونَso it isذِكْرُهُits mentionتَوْكِيدًاan affirmationلِمَعْنَىof the meaningمَاthat whichسَبَقَ،preceded,وَتَأْكِيدًاand an assertionلَهُ؛for it;فَهُوَso He isلِأَحَدِيَّتِهِfor His Onenessوَصَمَدِيَّتِهِ؛and His Self-Sufficiency;لَمْnotيَلِدْ؛beget;لِأَنَّbecauseالْوَلَدَthe childيَكُونَisعَلَىlikeمِثَالِthe example ofالْوَالِدِthe parentفِيinالْخَلْقَةِ،creation,فِيinالْصِّفَةِ،the attribute,وَحَتَّىand evenالشَّبَهِ.the likeness.
Then He said: "He begets not, nor is He begotten; and there is none equal to Him." This is an affirmation of Self-Sufficiency and Unity. We said it is an affirmation; because we understand this from what precedes, so its mention serves as an affirmation of the meaning of what has preceded and an assertion of it; for His Oneness and Self-Sufficiency, He does not beget; because the child would be similar to the parent in creation, in attribute, and even in likeness.
لَمَّاWhenجَاءَcameمُجَزَّزٌMujazziz,الْمُدْلَجِيُّthe Mudarjati,إِلَىtoزَيْدٍZayd,ابْنِson ofحَارِثَةَHarithah,وَابْنِهِand his sonأُسَامَةَ،Usamah,وَهُمَاand they areمَلْتَحِفَانِwrappedبِرِدَاءٍ،in a cloak,قَدَandبَدَتْrevealed,أَقْدَامُهَا؛its feet;نَظَرَlookedإِلَىatالأَقْدَامَ،the feet,فَقَالَ:he said:إِنَّIndeed,هَذِهِtheseالأَقْدَامُfeetبَعْضُهَاsome of themمِنْofبَعْضٍ.some.
When Mujazziz Al-Mudlaji came to Zayd ibn Harithah and his son Usamah, and they were wrapped in a cloak, with their feet revealed; he looked at the feet and said: "Indeed, these feet are some of them from some."
فَعَرَفَHe recognizedذَٰلِكَthatبِالشَّبَهِ.by the likeness.
He recognized that by the likeness.
فَلِكَمَالِFor the perfectionأَحَدِيَّتِهِof His Oneness;وَكَمَالِand the perfectionصَمَدِيَّتِهِ،of His Self-Sufficiency,لَمْHe does notيَلِدْ،beget,وَالْوَالِدُand the parentمُحْتَاجٌis in needإِلَىofالْوَلَدِthe childبِالخِدْمَةِby serviceوَالنَّفَقَةِand sustenanceوَيُعِينُهُand helps himعِندَin case ofالْعَجْزِ،weakness,وَيُبْقِيand preservesنَسْلَهُ.progeny.
For the perfection of His Oneness and the perfection of His Self-Sufficiency, He does not beget, as the parent is in need of the child for service and sustenance, and helps him in case of weakness, and preserves his progeny.
وَلَمْAnd notيُولَدْbe born;););لِأَنَّهُbecauseلَوْifوُلِدَ؛he were born;لَكَانَthere would beمُسْبُوقًاprecededبِوَالِدٍ،by a parent,مَعَwithجَلَّHe is exalted;وَعَلَاand highهُوَHe isالأَوَّلُthe Firstالَّذِيwhoلَيْسَis notقَبْلَهُpreceding him.شَيْءٌ،anything,وَهُوَand He isالْخَالِقُ،the Creator;وَمَاand whatسِوَاهُis besides Himمَخْلُوقٌ؛created;فَكَيْفَSo howيُولَدُ؟can He be born?
And He was not born; because if He were born, there would be a predecessor with a parent. For He is exalted and high; He is the First, who is not preceded by anything, and He is the Creator; and whatever is besides Him is created. So how can He be born?
وَإِنْكَارُAnd the denialأَنَّهُthat Heوُلِدَwas bornأَبْلَغُis more emphaticفِيinالْعُقُولِmindsمِنْthanإِنْكَارِthe denialأَنَّهُthat Heوَالِدٌ،is a parent,وَلِهَذَاand for this reason,لَمْno oneيَدَّعِclaimsأَحَدٌanyoneأَنَّthatلِلَّهِ،for God,وَالِدًا،a parent,وَادَّعَىand those who claimالْمُفْتَرُونَthe fabricatorsأَنَّ لَهُthat He hasوَلَدًا.a child.
And the denial that He was born is more emphatic in minds than the denial that He is a parent, and for this reason, no one claims that God has a parent, and those who claim that He has a child are the fabricators.
وَقَدْAnd God hasنَفَىdeniedهَذَاthisوَهَذَاand thisوَبَدَأَand beganبِنَفْيِwith the denialالْوَلَدِ؛of the child;لِأَهَمِّيَةِfor the importanceالرَّدِّof the responseعَلَىagainstمُدَّعِيَّةٍ،its claimants,بَلْratherقَالَ:He said:﴿"[مَاWhatاتَّخَذَhas takenاللَّهُGodمِنْfromوَلَدٍoffspring"﴾[[المُّؤْمِنُونَ:Al-Mu'minun:٩١]،91]حَتَّىeven ifوَلَوْif(١)(1)رَوَاهُreportedالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(٦۷۷۰)(6770)وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(١٤٥٩)(1459)عَنْonعَائِشَةَAisha,رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا.may Allah be pleased with her.
And God has denied this and that, and began with the denial of the child; for the importance of the response against its claimants. Rather, He said: "God has taken no offspring" [Al-Mu'minun: 91]; even if... (1) reported by Al-Bukhari (6770) and Muslim (1459) on Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her.