بِهَاby itالقُوَّةُthe powerلِأَنَّbecauseالقُوَّةُthe powerلَاnotتُوَصَفَdescribedبِهَذِهِby theseالأَوْصَافِdescriptions
This is because power is not described in these descriptions.
فَنَتَبَيَّنُThus we clarifyبِهَذَاby thisأَنْthatقَوْلَthe statementهَؤُلَاءِof thoseالمُحَرِّفِينَdistortersالَّذِينَwhoقَالُواsaid: الْمُرَادُthe intendedبِالْيَدِby the handالْقُوَّةُpowerبَاطِلٌfalseمِنْfromعِدَّةٍseveralأَوْجُهٍaspects
Thus, we clarify that the statement of those distorters who said that what is meant by 'the hand' is 'power' is false from several aspects.
وَقَدْAnd it hasسَبَقَprecededأَنْthatصِفَاتُthe attributesاللَّهِof AllahعَزَّAlmightyوَجَلَّand Exaltedمِنْamongالأُمُورِthe mattersالْخَبَرِيَّةِthat are reportiveالْغَيْبِيَّةِand unseenالَّتِيwhichلَيْسَthere is notلِلْعَقْلِfor the mindفِيهاin themمَجَالٌan areaوَمَاand whatكَانَwasهَذَاthisسَبِيلُهُpathفَإِنَّthenالْوَاجِبَthe obligatoryعَلَيْنَاupon usإِبْقَائُهُto keep itعَلَىonظَاهِرِهِits apparent meaningمِنْwithoutأَنْthatنَتَعَرَّضَwe interfereلَهُto it
It has already been preceded that the attributes of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, are among the reportive and unseen matters which have no scope for the mind, and when this is the case, it is obligatory upon us to keep it on its apparent meaning without interfering with it.
إثْبَاتُEstablishingالْعَيْنَيْنِthe two eyesلِلَّهِfor Allahتَعَالَىthe Exalted: :
Establishing the two eyes for Allah, the Exalted:
الشَّرْحُThe explanation: :آيَاتٌverses..[[٤٨48]]
The explanation: verses [48]
ذَكَرَHe mentionedالْمُؤَلِّفُthe authorرَحِمَهُmay have mercyاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلِإِثْبَاتِto establishالْعَيْنَيْنِthe two eyesلِلَّهِfor Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedثَلاثَthreeالْآيَةُthe verseالأُولَىthe first
The author, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned three verses to establish the two eyes for Allah, the Exalted; the first verse is:
قَوْلُهُHis saying::﴿﴿وَاصْبِرْAnd be patientلِحُكْمِfor the judgment ofرَبِّكَyour Lordفَإِنَّكَfor indeed youبِأَعْيُنِنَاare under Our eyes﴾﴾[[الطُّورِAl-Tur
His saying: "And be patient for the judgment of your Lord, for indeed you are under Our eyes" [Al-Tur:
الْخِطَابُThe addressهُنَاhereلِلنَّبِيِّto the Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himوَالصَّبْرُand patienceبِمَعْنَىis in the meaning of
The address here is to the Prophet, peace be upon him; and patience is in the meaning of holding back.
وَمِنْهَاAnd from itقَوْلُهُمْtheir sayingقُتِلَkilledصَبْراًpatientlyأَيthat isقُتِلَkilledوَقَدْand hasحُبِسَheld backلِلْقَتْلِfor the killing
And from it is their saying: 'killed patiently'; that is, he was killed while held back for the killing.
فَالصَّبْرُSo patienceفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageبِمَعْنَىmeansالْحَبْسِthe holding backوَفِيand inالشَّرْعِthe lawقَالُواthey said::هُوَit isالصَّبْرُpatienceلِأَحْكَامِfor the rulings ofاللَّهِAllahيَعْنِيit meansحَبْسَholding backالنَّفْسِthe self
So patience in the language means holding back, and in the law they said: it is patience for the rulings of Allah, meaning: holding back the self for the rulings of Allah.