كُلِّallشَيْءٍthingرَحْمَةًmercyوَعِلْمًاand knowledge
All things are mercy and knowledge.
نَقُولُ:We say:الرَّحْمَةُThe mercyالَّتِيthatهُنَاhereغَيْرُis different fromالرَّحْمَةُthe mercyالَّتِيthatهُنَاكَ.there.
We say: The mercy that is here is different from the mercy that is there.
هَذِهِThisرَحْمَةٌis a mercyخَاصَّةٌspecificمُتَّصِلَةٌconnectedبِرَحْمَةِto mercyالْآخِرَةِof the Hereafterلَاnotيَنَالُهَاit is attained byالْكَفَّارُ؛the disbelievers;بِخِلَافِunlikeالأُولَىٰ.the first one.
This is a specific mercy connected to the mercy of the Hereafter that is not attained by the disbelievers; unlike the first one.
هَذَاThisهُوَisالْجَمْعُthe combinationبَيْنَهُمَا،between them,وَإِلَّا؛and otherwise;فَكُلٌّ ،مَرْحُومٌeveryone is merciedلَكِنَّbutفَرْقٌthere is a differenceبَيْنَbetweenالرَّحْمَةِthe mercyالْخَاصَّةِspecificوَالرَّحْمَةِand the mercyالْعَامَّةِ .the general.
This is the combination between them, and otherwise; everyone is mercied, but there is a difference between the specific mercy and the general mercy.
وَفِيAnd inالْآيَةِthe verseمِنَofالْصِّفَاتِ:the attributes:
And in the verse of the attributes:
الرَّحْمَةُ .the mercy.
the mercy.
وَمِنَAnd fromالْنَّاحِيَةِthe perspectiveالْمَسْلَكِيَّةِ:of the methodological:
And from the perspective of methodology:
التَّرْغِيبُthe encouragementفِيinالإِيْمَانِ .faith.
the encouragement in faith.
الْآيَةُThe verseالرَّابِعَةُthe fourth::قَوْلُهُ:His saying:﴿وَرَحْمَتِيAnd My mercyوَسِعَتْhas encompassedكُلَّallشَيْءٍ﴾things﴾
The verse: His saying: And My mercy has encompassed all things.
يَقُولُHe saysجَلَّGloryجَلَالُهُis His Majesty::﴿وَرَحْمَتِيAnd My mercyوَسِعَتْhas encompassedكُلَّallشَيْءٍthingمِنَofأَهْلِthe peopleالسَّمَاءِof the heavensوَمِنَand ofأَهْلِthe peopleالْأَرْضِ.of the earth.
He says: And My mercy has encompassed all things, of the people of the heavens and the people of the earth.
وَنَقُولُAnd we sayفِيin itمَاwhatقُلْنَاwe saidفِيinالْآيَةِthe verseالثَّانِيَةِ؛the second;فَلْيَرْجِعْlet him returnإِلَيْهَا.to it.
And we say in it what we said in the second verse; let him return to it.
الْآيَةُThe verseالْخَامِسَةُthe fifth::قَوْلُهُ:His saying:﴿كَتَبَHe has writtenرَبُّكُمْyour LordعَلَىuponنَفْسِهِHimselfالرَّحْمَةَthe mercy[الْأَنْعَامِ:[Al-An'am:٥٤]:54]:
The verse: His saying: He has written upon Himself the mercy [Al-An'am: 54]:
كَبَتَ:He wrote:بِمَعْنَى:meaning:أَوْجَبَHe obligatedعَلَىuponنَفْسِهِHimselfالرَّحْمَةَ؛the mercy;فَاللَّهُfor Allahعَزِيزٌis Mightyوَجَلِيلٌand MajesticلِكَرَمِهِFor His graceوَفَرْضِهِand His commandوُجُودِهِHis existenceأَوْجَبَHe obligatedعَلَىuponنَفْسِهِHimselfالرَّحْمَةَ،the mercy,وَجَعَلَand madeرَحْمَتَهُHis mercyسَابِقَةًprecedingلِغَضَبِهِ،to His anger,وَلَوْAnd ifيُؤَاخِذُHe would takeاللَّهُAllahالنَّاسَthe peopleبِمَاfor whatكَسَبُواthey earnedمَاnothingتَرَكَwould have leftعَلَىonظَهْرِهَاits surfaceمِنْofدَابَّةٍcreature[فَاطِرٍ:[Fatir:٤٥]،45],لَكِنَّbutحِلْمَهُHis forbearanceوَرَحْمَتَهُand His mercyأَوْجَبَتْobligatedأَنْthatيَبْقَىHe remainsالْخَلْقَthe creationإِلَىtoأَجَلٍan appointed timeمُسَمًّى .appointed.
He wrote: meaning: He obligated upon Himself the mercy; for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for His grace and command, for His existence, obligated upon Himself the mercy, and made His mercy preceding His anger, and if Allah would take the people for what they earned He would leave nothing upon its surface of a creature [Fatir: 45], but His forbearance and mercy obligated that the creation remains until an appointed time.