سَحَابَةٌA cloudمِثْلُlikeالتُّرسِa shieldوَرَتَفَعَتْand roseفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe sky،,وَانْتَشَرَتْand spreadوَرَعَدَتْand thunderedوَبرَقَتْand lightning struckوَنَزَلَتْand came downالمَطَرُthe rain؛;فَمَاSo whatنَزَلَcame downالرَّسُولُthe Messengerﷺ(peace be upon him)إِلَّاexceptوَالْمَطَرُand the rainيَتَحَادَرُis drippingمِنfromلِحْيَتِهِhis beardعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةَthe prayerوَالسَّلَامَand peace
A cloud like a shield rose in the sky, spread out, thundered, lightning struck, and the rain came down; the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not descend except while the rain was dripping from his beard, peace be upon him.
وَهَذَاAnd thisأَمْرٌmatterوَاقِعٌis a realityيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonوُجُودِthe existenceالْخَالِقِof the Creatorدَلَالَةٌevidenceحِسِّيَّةٌsensible
And this matter is a reality that indicates the existence of the Creator in a sensible way.
وَفِيAnd inالْقُرْآنِthe Quranكَثِيرٌmanyمِنْofهَذَاthis؛;مِثْلُlikeوَأَيُّوبَAnd Ayubإِذْwhenنَادَىcalledرَبَّهُhis Lordأَنِّيthat Iمَسَّنِيَwas touchedالضُّرُّby harmوَأَنْتَand You areأَرْحَمُthe Most Mercifulالرَّاحِمِينَof the merciful
And in the Quran, there are many of this; like, 'And Ayub when he called his Lord that I was touched by harm, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.'
فَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهُto him﴾[الْأَنْبِيَاءِ[the Prophets: ۸۳: 83--٨٤]،84],وَغَيْرَand othersذَٰلِكَthatمِنْofالْآيَاتِthe verses
So We responded to him, and other than that from the verses.
وَأَمَّاAs forدَلَالَةُthe indicationالفِطْرَةِof the innate nature؛;فَإِنَّIndeedكَثِيرًاmanyمِنْofالنَّاسِthe peopleالَّذِينَwhoلَمْhave notتَنْحَرِفْdeviatedفِطْرَتُهُمْtheir innate natureيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِوُجُودِin the existenceاللَّهِof Allahحَتَّىevenالْبَهَائِمُthe animalsالْعُجْمُthe muteتُؤْمِنُbelieveبِوُجُودِin the existenceاللَّهِof Allah
And as for the indication of innate nature; indeed many of the people who have not deviated in their innate nature believe in the existence of Allah, even the mute animals believe in the existence of Allah.
وَقِصَّةُAnd the storyالنَّمْلَةِof the antالَّتِيthatرُوِيَتْwas narratedعَنْbyسُلَيْمَانَSulaimanعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةَthe prayerوَالسَّلَامَand peace؛;خَرَجَwent outيَسْتَسْقِيto seek rain،,فَوَجَدَand foundنَمْلَةًan antمُسْتَلَقِيَةًlyingعَلَىonظَهْرِهَاher back،,رَافِعَةًliftingقَوَائِمَهَاher legsنَحْوَtowardsالسَّمَاءِthe sky،,تَقُولُsaying::اللَّهُمَّO Allah!!أَنَاIخَلَقٌa creationمِنْfromخَلْقِكَYour creation؛;فَلَاdo notتَمْنَعْdenyعَنَّاfrom usسُقْيَاكَYour watering
And the story of the ant that was narrated about Sulaiman (peace be upon him); he went out to seek rain, and found an ant lying on its back, lifting its legs towards the sky, saying, 'O Allah! I am a creation from Your creation; do not deny us Your watering.'
فَقَالَHe said::ارْجِعُواReturn؛;فَقَدْfor you haveسُقِيتُمْbeen wateredبِدَعْوَةِby the supplicationغَيْرِكُمْof others
He said: 'Return; for you have been watered by the supplication of others.'
فَالفِطْرَةُSo the innate natureمَجْبُولَةٌis ingrainedعَلَىonمَعْرِفَةِthe knowledgeاللَّهِof Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Almightyوَتَوْحِيدِهِand His oneness.
So the innate nature is ingrained with the knowledge of Allah, the Almighty, and His oneness.
وَقَدْAnd hasأَشَارَpointedاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Most HighإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَthatفِيinقَوْلِهِHis saying::((وَإِذْAnd whenأَخَذَtookرَبُّكَyour Lordمِنْfromبَنِيthe children ofآدَمَAdamمِنْfromظُهُورِهِمْtheir backsذُرِّيَّتَهُمْtheir offspringوَأَشْهَدَهُمْand made them testifyعَلَىagainstأَنفُسِهِمْthemselvesأَلَسْتُAm I notبِرَبِّكُمْyour Lord?قَالُواThey saidبَلَىYesشَهِدْنَاWe bear witnessأَنَّthatذَٰلِكَthatيَوْمَon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
And Allah, the Most High, pointed to that in His saying: 'And when your Lord took from the children of Adam from their backs their offspring and made them testify against themselves, 'Am I not your Lord?' They said, 'Yes, we bear witness.'
(۱)(1)رَوَاهُNarrated byالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(۱۰۳۳)(1033)،,وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(۸۹۷)(897)،,مِنْfromحَدِيثِthe hadithأَنَسٍAnasرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُmay Allah be pleased with him
(1) Narrated by Al-Bukhari (1033) and Muslim (897), from the hadith of Anas may Allah be pleased with him.
(۲)(2)عَزَاهُAttributed toالسُّيُوطِيُّAl-Suyutiفِيin(الدُّرَّةُ الْمَنْثُورَةُ(Al-Durr Al-Manthurلِأَبِي شَيْبَةَFor Ibn Abi Shaybahوَأَحْمَدَand Ahmadفِيinالزُّهْدِthe asceticism،,وَابْنِand IbnأَبِيAbiحَاتِمٍHatim.عَنْaboutأَبِيAbuالصِّدِّيقِthe Siddiqالْنَّاجِيَthe ناجىوَانْظُرْand seeاجْتِمَاعَthe gatheringالْجَيْشِof the armiesلِابْنِ الْقَيِّمِfor Ibn Al-Qayyim(ص۳۲۸ وَ(p. 328 &۵۸58وand(۳۲۱(321)))
(2) Attributed to Al-Suyuti in (Al-Durr Al-Manthur) for Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ahmad in asceticism, and Ibn Abi Hatim about Abu Siddiq Al-Najee, and see the gathering of the armies for Ibn Al-Qayyim (p. 328 & 58 and (321)).