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الْجَوَابُthe answerالْكَمَالُperfectionالْمُطْلَقُabsolute,,فَيَكُونُso it isالْمَعْنَىٰthe meaning::هَلْdoتَعْلَمُyou knowلَهُfor Himسُمِيًّاa peerلِثُّبُوتِfor the establishmentكَمَالِهِof His perfectionالْمُطْلَقِthe absoluteالَّذِيwhichلَاnoيُسَامِيَهُis comparable to Himأَحَدٌanyoneفِيه؟in it?

The answer: absolute perfection, so the meaning is: Do you know of anyone like Him for the establishment of His absolute perfection, which no one is comparable to?

الْآيَةُthe verseالثَّانِيَةُthe secondقَوْلُهُHis saying::﴿وَلَمْAnd notيَكُنْwasلِأَحَدٍfor anyoneكُفُوًۭاcomparableأَحَدٌanyone[الإخلاص[The Sincerity::٤]4]

The second verse is His saying: "And not was there for anyone comparable" [The Sincerity: 4].

تَقَدَّمَhas proceededالْكَلَامُthe speechعَلَيْهَاon it;؛;أَيْthat isلَيْسَthere is notيُكَافِئُهُis comparable to Himأَحَدٌanyone،,وَهُوَand it isنَكِرَةٌindefiniteفِيinسِيَاقِthe contextالنَّفْيِof negationفَتَعُمُّso it is general.

The speech has proceeded on it; that is, there is not anyone comparable to Him, and it is indefinite in the context of negation so it is general.

وَكُفُواAnd comparableفِيهَاin it;ثَلاَثَةُthreeقِرَاءاتٍreadings::كُفُوًۭاKufwā،,وَكُفْئًۭاKufʼa،,وَكُفُواًKufwā؛;فَهِيَSo it isبِالْهَمْزَةِwith the Hamzahالسَّاكِنَةِsilentالْفَاءِthe letter 'fa'وَمَضْمُومَتُهَاand its Dhammah،,وَبِالْوَاوِand with the Wāwمَضْمُومَةٍthe Dhammahالْفَاءِof the letter 'fa'لَاnotغَيْرَother,,وَبِهَاAnd by thisنَعْرِفُwe knowخَطَأًthe mistakeالَّذِينَof thoseيَقْرَؤُونَwho readبِتَسْكِينِwith the Sukūnالْفَاءِthe letter 'fa'مَعَwithالْوَاوِthe Wāw(كُفُواً).(Kufwā).

And in it there are three readings: Kufwā, Kufʼa, and Kufwā; So it is with the Hamzah silent on the letter 'fa' and its Dhammah, and with the Wāw with its Dhammah, not otherwise, and by this, we know the mistake of those who read with the Sukūn on the letter 'fa' with the Wāw (Kufwā).

هَذَاThisالْآيَةُverseأَيْضًاalsoفِيهَاin itنَفْيٌnegationالْكُفْءِthe peerلِلَّهِfor Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Exalted and Majestic،,وَذَٰلِكَand that isلِكَمَالِfor the perfectionصِفَاتِهِ؛of His attributes;فَلَاSo there is noأَحَدٌanyoneيُكَافِئُهُ؛is comparable to Him;لَاnotفِيinعِلْمِهِHis knowledgeوَلَاnorسَمْعِهِHis hearing،,وَلَاnorبَصَرِهِHis sight،,وَلَاnorقُدْرَتِهِHis power،,وَلَاnorعِزَّتِهِHis might،,وَلَاnorحِكْمَتِهِHis wisdom،,وَلَاnorغَيْرَotherذَاكَthatمِنْofصِفَاتِهِ.His attributes.

This verse also entails the negation of a peer for Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and that is for the perfection of His attributes; so there is no one comparable to Him; not in His knowledge, nor in His hearing, nor in His sight, nor in His power, nor in His might, nor in His wisdom, nor other than that of His attributes.

الْآيَةُthe verseالثَّالِثَةُthe thirdقَوْلُهُHis saying::﴿فَلَاSo do notتَجْعَلُواyou makeلِلَّهِfor Allahأَندَادًۭاpartnersوَأَنتُمْwhile youتَعْلَمُونَknow))[البقرة:[Al-Baqarah:٢٢]22]

The third verse is His saying: "So do not make for Allah partners while you know" [Al-Baqarah: 22].

هَذَاThisمُفَرَّعٌis derivedعَلَىfromقَوْلِهِHis saying::﴿يَٰتَأَيُّهَاO youالنَّاسُpeopleاعْبُدُواworshipرَبَّكُمْyour Lordالَّذِيwhoخَلَقَكُمْcreated youوَالَّذِينَand those whoمِنَfromقَبْلِكُمْbefore youلَعَلَّكُمْso that you

This is derived from His saying: "O you people, worship your Lord who created you and those who were before you, so that you may attain righteousness".

الَّذِيwhoجَعَلَmadeلَكُمُfor youالْأَرْضَthe earthفِرَاشًاa mattressوَالسَّمَاءَand the skyبِنَاءًa buildingوَأَنزَلَand sent downمِنَfromالسَّمَاءِthe skyمَاءًwaterفَأَخْرَجَso He brought forthبِهِwith itمِنَfromالثَّمَرَاتِthe fruitsرِزْقًاprovisionلَكُمْfor you),

Who made for you the earth a mattress, and the sky a building, and sent down from the sky water, so He brought forth with it from the fruits provision for you),

وَكُلُّAnd allهَذَاthisمِنْofتَوْحِيدِthe onenessالرَّبُّوبِيَّةِ،of Lordship;ثُمَّThenقَالَتْsaid::﴿فَلَاSo do notتَجْعَلُواyou makeلِلَّهِfor Allahأَندَادًاpartners))[البقرة[Al-Baqarah::٢١21--٢٢]22]

And all this is from the oneness of Lordship; then He said: "So do not make for Allah partners" [Al-Baqarah: 21-22];