التَّوْبَةُrepentanceفَأَتِمُّواso completeإِلَيْهِمْto themعَهْدَهُمْtheir covenantإِلَىtoمَدَّتِهِمْtheir termإِنَّindeedاللَّهَAllahيُحِبُّloves الْمُتَّقِينَthe pious
Repentance: So complete their covenant to them to their term. Indeed, Allah loves the pious.
التَّوْبَةُrepentanceفَمَاthen whatاسْتَقَامُواthey remained uprightلَكُمْfor youفَاسْتَقِيمُواthen you remain uprightلَهُمْfor themإِنَّindeedاللَّهَAllahيُحِبُّloves الْمُتَّقِينَthe pious
Repentance: Then what they remained upright for you, then remain upright for them. Indeed, Allah loves the pious.
الصَّفُّthe rankإِنَّindeedاللَّهَAllahيُحِبُّlovesالَّذِينَthose whoيُقَاتِلُونَfightفِيinسَبِيلِهِHis pathصُفُوفًاranksكَأَنَّهُمْas if theyبُنْيَانٌa buildingمَارْصُوصٌsolidly built
Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His path in ranks, as if they were a solidly built building.
آلُFamilyعِمْرَانَImranبَلَىIndeedمَنْwhoأَوْفَىfulfillsبِعَهْدِهِhis covenantوَاتَّقَىand fears (Allah)فَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahيُحِبُّloves الْمُتَّقِينَthe pious
Indeed, who fulfills their covenant and fears (Allah), for indeed Allah loves the pious.
وَأَمَّاAnd as for الْأَعْمَالُthe deeds الَّتِيthatيُحِبُّهَاHe lovesاللَّهُAllahمِنَfrom الْوَاجِبَاتِthe obligatory actsوَالْمُسْتَحَبَّاتِand the recommended acts الظَّاهِرَةِthe apparentوَالْبَاطِنَةِand the hiddenفَكَثِيرَةٌare manyمَعْرُوفَةٌwell known
And as for the deeds that Allah loves, from the obligatory acts and the recommended acts, whether apparent or hidden, they are many and well known.
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseحُبُّهُHis loveلِأَهْلِهَاfor its peopleوَهُمْand they الْمُؤْمِنُونَbelieversأَوْلِيَاءُfriendsاللَّهِof Allahالْمُتَّقُونَthe pious
And likewise, His love for its people, and they are the believers, the friends of Allah, the pious.
وَهَذِهِAnd this الْمَحَبَّةُloveحَقٌّis truthكَمَاasنُطِقَit is statedبِهَاin it الْكِتَابُthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةُand the Sunnah
And this love is true, as it is stated in the Book and the Sunnah.
وَالَّذِيAnd that whichعَلَيْهِis uponالسَّلَفِthe predecessors الْأُمَّةِof the Ummahوَأَئِمَّتِهَاand its leadersوَأَهْلِand the peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْحَدِيثِand Hadithوَجَمِيعِand allمَشَايِخِthe scholarsالدِّينِof religionوَأَئِمَّةِand the Imamsالتَّصَوُّفِof Sufism
And that which has been upheld by the predecessors of the Ummah, its leaders, and the people of the Sunnah and Hadith, and all the scholars of religion, and the Imams of Sufism.
أَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahمَحْبُوبٌis lovedلِذَاتِهِfor His essenceمَحَبَّةٌloveحَقِيقَةٌis true
That Allah is loved for His essence, and this love is true.
بَلْRatherهِيَit isأَكْمَلُmore completeمَحَبَّةٌloveفَإِنَّهَاfor it isكَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most Highالْبَقَرَةُthe Cow
Rather, it is more complete love, for it is as He, the Most High, said in the Cow.
وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoآمَنُواbelieveأَشَدُّare strongerحُبًّاin loveلِلَّهِfor Allahوَكَذَلِكَand likewiseهُوَHeسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himيُحِبُّlovesمَاwhatيُحِبُّthe lovesعِبَادَهُof His servantsالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers
And those who believe are stronger in love for Allah, and likewise He, Glory be to Him, loves what His believing servants love.
وَمَاAnd whatهُوَisفِيinاللَّهِAllahمَحَبَّةٌloveحَقِيقِيَّةٌis true
And what is in Allah is true love.
وَأَنْكَرَAnd denied الْجَهْمِيَّةُthe Jahmiyyahحَقِيقَةَthe truth الْمَحَبَّةِof loveمِنْfromالطَّرَفَيْنِthe two sidesزَعْمًاclaimingمِنْهُمْof themأَنَّthat الْمَحَبَّةَloveلَاdoes notتَكُونَexistإِلَّاexceptلِمُناسَبَةٍfor a relationshipبَيْنَbetween الْمُحِبِّthe loverوَالْمَحْبُوبِand the beloved
And the Jahmiyyah denied the truth of love from both sides, claiming that love does not exist except for a relationship between the lover and the beloved.
وَأَنَّهُAnd that heلَاdoes notمُنَاسَبَةٌrelationshipبَيْنَbetween الْقَدِيمِthe ancientوَالْمُحْدَثِand the newتُوجِبُnecessitateمَحَبَّتَهُhis love
And that there is no relationship between the ancient and the newly created that necessitates His love.
وَقَاسُواAnd they comparedبِهِby this الْمَحَبَّةَlove
And they compared this love.
وَكَانَAnd wasأَوَّلَthe firstمَنْtoأَحْدَثَinnovateهَذَاthisفِيin الْإِسْلَامِIslam الْجَعْدُAl-Ja'dابْنُbinدِرْهَمَDirhamفِيinأَوَائِلِthe early الْمِائَةِthe hundredالثَّانِيَةِthe second
And the first to innovate this in Islam was Al-Ja'd bin Dirham in the early second hundred.
فَضَحَّىSo he was sacrificedبِهِby himخَالِدٌKhalidابْنُbinعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullah الْقَسْرِيُّal-Qasriأَمِيرُthe prince الْعِرَاقِof Iraqوَالْمَشْرِقِand the Eastبِوَاسِطٍthroughخُطْبَتِهِhis sermonإِلَىto the peopleيَوْمَon the day الْأَضْحَىof sacrificeفَقَالَSo he saidأَيُّهَاOالنَّاسُpeopleضَحُّواsacrificeيَقْبَلُAcceptsاللَّهُAllahضَحَايَاكُمْyour sacrificesفَإِنِّيfor indeed I amمُضَحٍّsacrificingالْجَعْدَAl-Ja'dابْنَbinدِرْهَمَDirhamأَنَّهُthat heزَعَمَclaimedأَنَّthat اللَّهَAllahلَمْdid notيَتَّخِذْtakeإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimخَلِيلًاas a friendوَلَمْand did notيُكَلِّمْspeak toمُوسَىMusaتَكْلِيمًاas a speaker
So he was sacrificed by Khalid bin Abdullah al-Qasri, the prince of Iraq and the East, through his sermon to the people on the day of sacrifice. So he said, 'O people, sacrifice! Allah accepts your sacrifices, for indeed I am sacrificing Al-Ja'd bin Dirham, because he claimed that Allah did not take Ibrahim as a friend and did not speak to Musa as a speaker.'
ثُمَّThenنَزَلَhe descendedفَذَبَحَهُand slaughtered him.
Then he descended and slaughtered him.
فَكَأَنَّهُSo it was as if heقَدhadأَخَذَtakenهَذَاthis الْمَذْهَبَdoctrineعَنْهُfrom himالجَحْمُAl-JahmابْنُbinصَفْوَانَSafwanفَأَظْهَرَهُand made it appearعَلَيْهِagainst him
So it was as if he had taken this doctrine from Al-Jahm bin Safwan and made it appear against him.
وَإِلَيْهِAnd to himأُضِيفَwas attributedقَوْلُthe saying الْجَهْمِيَّةِof the JahmiyyahفَقَتَلَهُSo he killed him.
And to him was attributed the saying of the Jahmiyyah, so he killed him.
سَلِمٌSalimابْنُbinأَحْوَزَAhwazأَمِيرُthe princeخُرَاسَانَof Khorasanبِهَاbecause of it.
Salim bin Ahwaz, the prince of Khorasan, killed him because of it.
ثُمَّThenنُقِلَit was transmittedذَلِكَthatإِلَىto الْمُعْتَزِلَةِthe Mu'tazilaأَتْبَاعِthe followersعَمْرٍوof AmrابْنِbinعُبَيْدٍUbaidوَأَظْهَرُواand they made knownقَوْلَهُمْtheir sayingفِيinزَمَانِthe time الْخَلِيفَةِof the caliph الْمَأْمُونِAl-Ma'mun
Then that was transmitted to the Mu'tazila, the followers of Amr bin Ubaid, and they made their saying known during the time of the caliph Al-Ma'mun.
حَتَّىUntilامْتَحَنَhe testedأَئِمَّةَthe Imamsالْإِسْلَامِof Islamوَدَعَوْاand they calledإِلَىto الْمُوَافَقَةِagreementلَهُمْfor themعَنْfromذَلِكَthat
Until he tested the Imams of Islam and they called to agreement with them from that.
وَأَصْلُAnd the originهَذَاof thisمَأْخُوذٌis takenعَنْfrom الْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheistsوَandالصَّابِئَةِthe Sabiansمِنَfromالْبَرَاهِمَةِthe Brahminsوَالْمُتَفَلِسِفَةِand the philosophersوَالْمُبْتَدِعَةِand the innovatorsأَهْلِthe people الْكِتَابِof the Bookالَّذِينَwhoيَزْعُمُونَclaim.
And the origin of this is taken from the polytheists and the Sabians from the Brahmins and the philosophers and the innovators of the people of the Book who claim.
أَنَّthatالرَّبَّthe Lordلَيْسَdoes not haveلَهُto Him صِفَاتٌattributesثُبُوتِيَّةٌinherent.
That the Lord does not have inherent attributes.
أَصْلًاat allوَهَؤُلَاءِAnd theseهُمْareأَعْدَاءُthe enemiesإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahim الْخَلِيلِthe Khalilعَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُpeaceوَهُمْand theyيَعْبُدُونَworship الْكَوَاكِبَthe starsوَيَبْنُونَand buildالْهَيَاكِلَtemplesلِلْعُقُولِfor mindsوَالْنُّجُومِand the stars
And these are the enemies of Ibrahim, the Khalil, peace be upon him, and they worship the stars and build temples for minds and the stars.
وَغَيْرَهُمَاand othersوَهُمْand theyيُنْكِرُونَdenyفِيinالْحَقِيقَةِtruthأَنَّthatيَكُونَthere isإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimخَلِيلًاas a friendوَمُوسَىand Musaكَلِيمًاthe speaker.
And they deny in truth that Ibrahim could be a friend and Musa a speaker.
وَأَنَّAnd that الْخُلَّةَthe state of friendshipهِيَisكَمَالٌthe perfectionالْمَحَبَّةِof loveالْمُسْتَغْرِقَةِwhich overwhelmsلِلْحُبِّthe loveكَمَاasقِيلَit was saidقَدhasتَخَلَّلَتْpervadedمَسْلَكُthe pathالرُّوحِof the spiritمِنِّيfrom me.
And that the state of friendship is the perfection of love which overwhelms the love, as it was said, 'It has pervaded the path of the spirit from me.'
وَبِذَاAnd thusسُمِّيَis called الْخَلِيلُthe friendخَلِيلًاas a friend.
And thus is called the friend, 'the friend'.
وَيَشْهَدُAnd it testifiesلِهَذَاto thisمَاwhatثَبَتَis establishedفِيinالصَّحِيحِthe authenticعَنْfromأَبِيAbuسَعِيدٍSaeedعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صلى(peaceاللَّهُof Allahعَلَيْهِbe upon Him)وَسَلَّمَ)and Salam)أَنَّهُthat heقَالَsaidلَوْIfكُنتُI wereمُتَّخِذًاtakingمِنْfromأَهْلِthe peopleالْأَرْضِof the earthخَلِيلًاa friendلَاتَّخَذْتُI would have takenأَبَاAbuبَكْرٍBakrخَلِيلًاas a friendوَلَكِنَّbutصَاحِبَكُمْyour companion
And it testifies to this what is established in the authentic from Abu Saeed from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said, 'If I were to take from the people of the earth a friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a friend, but your companion (the Prophet) is your companion.'
وَأَمَّاAnd as forأَقْوَامٍthe peopleتَسْمِيَهُمْyou name themمِنَamongأَهْلِthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْحَدِيثِand Hadithفَأُمُورُهُمْthen their mattersعَلَىare uponمَاwhatجِئْتُكُمْI have brought youعَلَيْهِupon it.
And as for the people you name from the people of the Sunnah and Hadith, then their matters are upon what I have brought you.
وَأَنَاAnd Iكُنتُwasأَصْحَابَamong the companionsإِلَيْهِto himمُقْتَدِيًاfollowingبِالصَّحَائِفِthe writingsالَّتِيwhichجَاءَتْcameإِلَىtoالنَّاسِthe people
And I was among the companions following him by the writings which came to the people.
فَاعْرِفُواSo recognizeعَلَيْكُمْupon yourselvesوَاعْلَمُواand knowأَنَّthatمَاwhatأَقَدَّمْتُهُI have introduced you to
So recognize upon yourselves and know that what I have introduced you to.
مَعْرُوفًاis well knownمَذْهَبِيmy doctrineفِيهِin it.
is well known as my doctrine in it.
فَإِنِّيFor indeed Iصَابِرٌam patient
For indeed I am patient.
وَلَاAnd notأَصْبِرَbe patientإِلَّاexceptلِمَاfor whatتَرَوْنَyou see
And not to be patient except for what you see.