فَإِنَّThen[الرَّحْمَانِ(The Most Merciful::٢٦]26]
Then (The Most Merciful: 26).
وَقَوْلُهُ:And His saying:﴿﴿إِلَّاExceptوَجْهَهُHis Face;::تَوَازِيIt is equivalent toقَوْلُهُ:His saying:﴿﴿وَيَبْقَىAnd remainsوَجْهُThe FaceرَبِّكَOf your Lord,ذُوOwner ofالْجَلَالِMajestyوَالْإِكْرَامِand Honor.۔.
And His saying: ﴿ Except His Face;: It is equivalent to His saying: ﴿ And remains the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor. .
فَالمَعْنَىSo the meaning is:::كُلَّEverythingشَيْءٍis perishableفَإِنَّand transient;إِلَّاExceptوَجْهَthe Face ofاللَّهِAllah,عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛the Mighty and Exalted;فَإِنَّهُfor it isبَاقٍ،everlasting;وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reason,قَالَ:He said:﴿﴿لَهُTo Him isالْحُكْمُthe Judgmentوَإِلَيْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned.”﴾﴾[الْقَصَصِ:[Al-Qasas:۸۸]؛88];فَهُوَSo it isالْحُكْمُthe rulingالْبَاقِيthat remainsالَّذِيthat whichيَرْجِعُis returnedإِلَيْهِto Himالنَّاسُpeopleلِيَحْكُمَto judgeبَيْنَهُمْ.among them.
So the meaning is: Everything is perishable and transient, except the Face of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted; for it is everlasting. And for this reason, He said: 'To Him is the Judgment and to Him you will be returned.' [Al-Qasas: 88]; So it is the ruling that remains, to which people return to judge among themselves.
وَقِيلَAnd it was said,فِيregardingمَعْنَىthe meaningالْآيَةِ:of the verse:﴿﴿كُلُّEveryشَيْءٍthing isهَالِكٌperishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُ؛His Face;أَيْ:that is:إِلَّاExceptمَاwhatأُرِيدَis intendedبِهِ.by it.قَالُواThey said,لَأَنَّbecauseسِيَاقَthe contextالْآيَةَof the verseيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىthat;ذَاكَ:that:﴿﴿وَلَاAnd do notتَدْعُcallمَعَalong withاللَّهِAllahإِلَهًاa godآخَرَanother;لَاdo notإِلَهَa godإِلَّاexceptهُوَHe,كُلُّEverythingشَيْءٍthing isهَالِكٌperishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُ؛His Face;﴾﴾[الْقَصَصِ:[Al-Qasas:۸۸]؛88];كَأَنَّهُAs ifيَقُولُ:he is saying:::لَاDo notتَدْعُcallمَعَalong withاللَّهَAllahإِلَهًاa godآخَرَanotherفَتُشْرِكْand associateبِهِ؛with Him;لَأَنَّbecauseعَمَلَكَyour actionوَإِشْرَاكَكَand your associatingهَالِكٌ؛is perishing;أَيْthat isضَائِعٌlost;سَدًى؛in vain;إِلَّاexceptمَاwhatأَخْلَصْتَهُyou dedicatedلِوَجْهِto the faceاللَّهِ؛of Allah;فَإِنَّهُfor it willيَبْقَى؛remain;لَأَنَّbecauseالْعَمَلَthe workالصَّالِحَthe righteousلَهُfor Himثَوَابٌis a rewardبَاقٍthat remainsلَاnotيَفْنَىbe destroyedفِيinجَنَّاتِgardensالنَّعِيمِ.of Bliss.
And it was said regarding the meaning of the verse: 'Every thing is perishing except His Face; that is, except what is intended by it. They said because the context of the verse indicates that: 'And do not call along with Allah a god another; for everything is perishing except His Face.' [Al-Qasas: 88]; As if he is saying: Do not call along with Allah another god and associate with Him; because your action and your associating is perishing; it is lost in vain; except what you dedicated for the Face of Allah; for it will remain; because the righteous work has a reward that remains and does not perish in the gardens of Bliss.
وَلَكِنَّButالْمَعْنَىthe first meaningالأَوَّلُis strongerوَأَقْوَىand mightier.
But the first meaning is stronger and mightier.
وَعَلَىAnd onطَرِيقَةِthe approach ofمَنْthose whoيَقُولُsayبِجَوَازِof permissibleاِسْتِعْمَالِuseالْمُشْتَرَكِthe shared term inفِيinمَعَنَيَيْهِ؛its two meanings;نَقُولُ:we say:يُمْكِنُIt is possibleأَنْtoنَحْمِلَinterpretالْآيَةَthe verseعَلَىonالْمَعْنَيَيْنِ؛the two meanings;إِذْas there isلَاnoمُنَافَاةٌconflictبَيْنَهُمَا،between them;فَتَحْمَلُSo it can be understoodعَلَىasهَذَاthisوَهَذَاand this,فِيُقَالُ:it is said:كُلُّEverythingشَيْءٍthing perishesيَفْنَىperishesإِلَّاExceptوَجْهُthe Face of Allah,عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،the Mighty and Exalted;وَكُلُّAnd everythingشَيْءٍof actionsمِنَfrom the worksالأَعْمَالِis lost;يَذْهَبُis goneهَبَاءً؛as dust;إِلَّاexceptمَا أُرِيدَwhat is intendedبِهِ.by it.وَجْهُ اللَّهِ.the Face of Allah.
And on the approach of those who say that the use of the shared term in its two meanings is permissible; we say: It is possible to interpret the verse on the two meanings; as there is no conflict between them; So it can be understood as this and this, and it is said: Everything perishes except the Face of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted; and everything of actions is lost; as dust; except what is intended by it, the Face of Allah.
وَجَلَّAnd in either estimate;وَعَلَىAnd onأَيany of the two estimates;التَّقْدِيرَيْنِ؛there is a proofفَفِيThen in theالْآيَةِthe verseدَلِيلٌis evidenceعَلَىof the existenceثُبُوتِof the Face of Allah,الْوَجْهِthe Faceلِلَّهِ،to Allah, the Mightyعَزَّthe Mightyوَجَلَّ.and Exalted.
And in either estimate; there is a proof in the verse of the existence of the Face of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted.