aqeedatul wasitiyyah

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تَقُولُواYou will sayيَوْمَon the day

You will say on the Day of Judgment,

الْقِيَامَةِthe JudgmentإِنَّاIndeed, weكُنَّاwereعَنْaboutهَذَاthisغَفِلِينَunaware

Indeed, we were unaware of this.

أَوْOrتَقُولُواyou will sayإِنَّمَاthat onlyأَشْرَكَassociatingءَابَاؤُنَاour forefathersمِنwithقَبْلُbefore

Or you will say, 'Our forefathers only associated [others with Allah] before.'

وَكُنَّاAnd we wereذُرِّيَّةًa progenyمِّنْfromبَعْدِهِمْafter them

And we were a progeny after them.'

فَهَذِهِSo thisالْآيَةَverseتَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىthatأَنْthatالْإِنْسَانَhumanمَجْبُولٌis createdبِفِطْرَتِهِby his natureعَلَىto testifyشَهَادَتِهِto his testimonyبِوُجُودِof the existenceاللَّهِof Allahوَرُبُوبِيَّتِهِand His Lordship

So this verse indicates that the human being is created by his nature to testify to the existence of Allah and His Lordship.

وَسَوَاءٌAnd whetherأَقَلَّنَاwe sayإِنَّthatاللَّهَAllahاَسْتَخْرَجَهُمْextracted themمِنْfromظَهْرِthe backآدَمَof Adamوَاسْتَشْهَدَهُمْand made them testifyأَوْorقُلْنَاwe sayإِنَّthatهَذَاthisهُوَisمَاwhatرَكَّبَinstilledاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedفِيinفِطْرَتِهِمtheir natureمِنْto acknowledgeالْإِقْرَارِaccreditationبِهِof Himفَإِنَّfor verilyالْآيَةَthe verseتَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىthatأَنْthatالْإِنْسَانُmanيَعْرِفُknowsرَبَّهُhis Lord

And whether we say that Allah extracted them from the back of Adam and made them testify, or we say that this is what Allah the Exalted instilled in their nature to acknowledge Him; for verily the verse indicates that man knows his Lord.

هَذِهِTheseأَدِلَّةٌevidencesأَرْبَعَةٌfourتَدُلُّindicateعَلَىonوُجُودِthe existenceاللَّهِof Allahسُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىthe Most Glorified and Exalted

These are four evidences that indicate the existence of Allah, the Most Glorified and Exalted.

وَأَمَّاAnd as forدَلَالَةُthe indicationالشَّرْعِof the lawالآنَnowمَاwhatجَاءَتْcameبِهِwith itالرُّسُلُthe messengersمِنْfromشَرَائِعِthe lawsاللَّهِof Allahرَلٌّthe Most Highتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالْمُتَضَمِّنَةُthat includeلِجَمِيعِallمَاwhatيُهْدِيguidesالْخَلْقَthe creationيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىthatالَّذِيthe oneأَرْسَلَsentبِهَاwith itرَبٌّa lordرَحِيمٌmercifulحَكِيمٌwiseوَلَاand notسِيمَاespeciallyهَذَاthisالْقُرْآنُQuranالْمَجِيدُthe Gloriousالَّذِيwhichأَعْجَزَmade unableالْبَشَرَmankindوَالْجِنَّand the jinnأَنْtoيَأْتُواbringبِمِثْلِهِlike it

And as for the indication of the law, what the messengers brought from the laws of Allah, the Most High, the Exalted, that include all that guides creation, indicates that the one who sent it is a merciful and wise Lord; and especially this Glorious Quran, which made mankind and the jinn unable to bring anything like it.

وَمَلَائِكَتُهُAnd His angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُthe angelsجَمْعٌis the plural ofمَلَكٌmala'ikaوَأَصْلٌand the originمَلَاكٌmalaakمَأْلَكٌis fromلِأَنَّهُbecause it isمِنْofالْأَلُوكَةُthe messageوَالْأَلُوكَةُand the messageفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageالرِّسَالَةُthe messageقَالَAllah saidجَاعِلٍand has madeالْمَلَائِكَةَthe angelsرُسُلًاmessengersأُولِيof thoseأَجْنِحَةٍwingedمَثْنَىtwo by two

And His angels: the angels is the plural of malak; and the origin of malaak is from al-waka; because it is from the message and the message in the language is the message; Allah said: 'He makes the angels messengers, having wings, two by two.'

فَالْمَلَائِكَةُSo the angelsعَالَمٌare a realmغَيْبِيٌّof the unseenخَلَقَهُمْthat He created themاللَّهُAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Almightyمِنْfromنُورٍlightوَجَعَلَهُمْand made themطَائِعِينَobedientلَهُto Himمُتَذَلِّلِينَhumbledلَهُto Himوَلِكُلِّand to eachمِنْهُمof themوَظَائِفَthere are dutiesخَصَّهُمْHe has assignedاللَّهُ بِهَاAllah has assigned to themوَنَعْلَمُAnd we knowمِنfromوَظَائِفِهِمtheir duties

So the angels are a realm of the unseen that Allah, the Almighty, created from light, and made them obedient to Him; and to each of them, He has assigned duties, and we know from their duties:

الرُّسُلُthe messengersأَوَّلاًFirstجِبْرِيلُJibreelمُوَكَّلٌis entrustedبِالْوَحْيِwith revelation

First, Jibreel is entrusted with revelation.

ثَانِيًاSecondlyإِسْرَافِيلُIsrafelمُوَكَّلٌis entrustedبِالنُّفَخِwith blowingالصُّورَةِthe trumpetوَهُوَAnd he is alsoأَيْضًاalsoأَحَدٌone ofحَمَلَةِthe bearersالصُّورَةِof the trumpet۵۹59

Secondly, Israfel is entrusted with blowing the trumpet, and he is also one of the bearers of the trumpet.