fiqh al akbar

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هُوَHeبِجَمِيعِwith allالْمَوْجُودَاتِexisting thingsوَيَعْلَمُand knowsالْجَهْرَthe open speechوَمَاand whatيُخْفَىis hiddenبِعِلْمِهِby His knowledgeالَّذِيwhichصِفَةٌattributeأَبَدِيَّةٌeternal(وَ الْكَلَامُ)(and the speech)

He encompasses all existing things and knows the open speech and what is hidden by His knowledge, which is an eternal attribute (and the speech),

فَإِنَّهُfor indeed Heتَعَالَىis Most Highمُتَكَلِّمٌa speakerبِكَلامِهِwith His speechالَّذِيwhichهُوَisصِفَةٌattributeأَبَدِيَّةٌeternalوَكَلَامُand the speechاللَّهِof GodتَعَالَىMost Highلاdoes notيُشْبِهُresembleكَلَامَthe speechالْخَلْقِof the creationلِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyيَتَكَلَّمُونَspeakبِالْآلَاتِwith instrumentsوَالْحُرُوفِand letters

for indeed He is Most High, a speaker with His speech, which is an eternal attribute, and the speech of God Most High does not resemble the speech of the creation because they speak with instruments and letters.

(وَ السَّمْعُ)(and the hearing)فَإِنَّهُfor indeed Heتَعَالَىis Most Highسَمِيعٌall-hearingبِالأَصْوَاتِwith the soundsوَ الْكَلِمَاتِand the wordsبِسَمْعِهِby His hearingالْقَدِيمِthe ancientالَّذِيwhichهُوَisلَهُfor Himصِفَةٌattributeأَبَدِيَّةٌeternal

(and the hearing) for indeed He is Most High, all-hearing with the sounds and the words by His ancient hearing, which is an eternal attribute.

(وَ الْبَصَرُ)(and the sight)فَإِنَّهُfor indeed Heتَعَالَىis Most Highبَصِيرٌall-seeingبِالْأَشْكَالِwith the shapesوَالْأَلْوَانِand the colorsبِبَصَرِهِby His sightالْقَدِيمِthe ancientالَّذِيwhichهُوَisلَهُfor Himصِفَةٌattributeفِيinالأَبَدِthe eternity

(and the sight) for indeed He is Most High, all-seeing with the shapes and the colors by His ancient sight, which is an attribute in eternity.

(وَ الْإِرَادَةُ)(and the will)فَإِنَّهُfor indeed Heتَعَالَىis Most Highمُرِيدٌwillingبِإِرَادَتِهِwith His willالْقَدِيمَةِthe ancientمَاwhatكَانَhas happenedوَمَاand whatيَكُونُwill happenفَلَاso notيَكُونَwill beفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe worldوَلَاnorفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe hereafterشَيْءٌanythingصَغِيرٌsmallأوorكَبِيرٌbigقَلِيلٌfewأوorكَثِيرٌmanyخَيْرٌgoodأوorشَرٌّevilنَفْعٌbenefitأوorضَرٌّharmفَوْزٌsuccessأوorخُسْرَانٌfailureزِيَادَةٌincreaseأوorنُقْصَانٌdecreaseإِلَّاexceptبِإِرَادَتِهِby His willوَمَشِيئَتِهِand His decreeفَمَاso whateverشَاءَHe willsاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىMost Highكَانَwasوَمَاand whatلَمْnotيَشَأْwillلَمْnotيَكُنْis notوَاللَّهُand GodتَعَالَىMost Highفَعَّالٌis activeلِمَاfor whatيُرِيدُHe willsلَا رَادَّthere is no resistanceلِإِرَادَتِهِto His willوَمَشِيئَتِهِand His decreeوَلَاnorمُعَقَّبٌis there a recourse toلِحُكْمِهِHis judgment.

(and the will) for indeed He is Most High, willing with His ancient will what has happened and what will happen; there will not be in the world nor in the hereafter anything small or big, few or many, good or evil, benefit or harm, success or failure, increase or decrease except by His will and decree. So whatever God Most High wills, was, and what He did not will, it will not be; and God Most High is active for what He wills; there is no resistance to His will and His decree, nor is there a recourse to His judgment.

وَمِنْAnd fromصِفَاتِهِHis attributesالذَّاتِيَّةِthe intrinsicالأَحَدِيَّةِthe uniqueوَ الصَّمَدِيَّةِand the eternalوَالْعَظَمَةِand the greatnessوَ الْكِبْرِيَاءَand the majestyوَ غَيْرِهِand others(وَ أَمَّا)(As for)صِفَاتِهِHis attributesالْفِعْلِيَّةِthe active

And from His attributes, the intrinsic unique, and the eternal, and the greatness, and the majesty, and others (As for) His active attributes.

وَ غَيْرِهِمْand othersمِنَfromالْأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophetsعَلَيْهِمُupon themالسَّلامُpeaceوَعِزٌّAnd gloryفِرْعَوْنَPharaohوَإِبْلِيسَand IblisفَإِنَّFor indeedذَٰلِكَthatكُلُّallكَلَامٌspeechاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىMost HighإِخْبَارًInformingعَنْهُمْabout themوَ كَلَامُand the speechاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىis Most Highغَيْرَnotمَخْلُوقٌcreatedوَ كَلَامٌAnd speechمُوسَىMosesوَ غَيْرِهِمْand othersمِنَofالْمَخْلُوقِينَthe createdمَخْلُوقٌcreated.وَ الْقُرْآنُAnd the Quranكَلَامٌthe speech

And others from the prophets upon them be peace, and glory of Pharaoh and Iblis; for indeed all that is speech of God Most High, informing about them, and the speech of God Most High is not created, while the speech of Moses and others of the created is created. And the Quran is the speech.