وَالجَمَاعَةُand the communityوَلَاand notهِيَit is
And the community is not it.
عَطَّلْنَاwe have invalidatedصِفَاتِهِHis attributesتَعَالَىexalted is HeوَandهُوَHe isمَذْهَبٌthe doctrineالْقَدَرِيَّةُof the Qadaritesوَالْمُعْتَزِلَةُand the Mu'tazilitesلِأَنَّهُمْbecause they
We have invalidated His attributes, exalted is He, and this is the doctrine of the Qadarites and the Mu'tazilites because they.
يَجْعَلُونَthey makeالإرَادَةَthe willوَالْمَشِيئَةَand the volitionوَالْقَضَاءَand the decreeوَالْقَدَرَand the destinyوَالْحُكْمَand the judgmentكُلَّهَاall of themعَلَىonمَعْنَىthe meaningالعِلْمِof knowledge
They make the will, the volition, the decree, the destiny, and the judgment all based on the meaning of knowledge.
وَعَنْAnd aboutهَذَاthisأُنْكِرُواthey deniedالْمَشِيئَةَthe willوَالْإرَادَةَand the desireوَالْقَضَاءَand the decreeعَنْofالشَّرِّevil
And about this, they denied the will, the desire, and the decree of evil.
وَكَلاَمُAnd the wordاللَّهِof AllahتَعَالَىExalted is Heيَرُدُّrefutes
And the word of Allah, exalted is He, refutes them in more than one place in the Quran.
وَقَدْAnd indeedبَيَّنَّاwe have clarifiedذَاكthatوَلَوْand ifقُلْنَاwe sayمُتَغَايِرَةًdifferentفَقَدْindeedأَوْقَعْنَاwe have causedالْمُغَايِرَةَthe differenceبَيْنَbetweenالذَّاتِthe essenceوَبَيْنَand betweenالْصِّفَاتِthe attributes
And indeed we have clarified that, and if we say they are different, we have indeed caused a difference between the essence and the attributes.
وَهُوَAnd he isمَذْهَبٌthe doctrineالْمُعْتَزِلَةُof the Mu'tazilitesوَالْأَشَاعِرَةُand the Ash'aritesإنَّهُمْthat theyيَجْعَلُونَthey makeصِفَاتَattributesالْفِعْلِof actionمُحْدَثَةًnewly createdوَذَاand thatلَاnotيَجُوزُit is permissible
And this is the doctrine of the Mu'tazilites and the Ash'arites that they make the attributes of action newly created, and this is not permissible.
فَكَذَلِكَThusالْمُغَايِرَةُthe differenceبَيْنَbetweenالْصِّفَاتِthe attributes
Thus, the difference between the attributes.
ثُمَّThenصِفَاتُthe attributesاللَّهِof Allahلَاnotهِيَit isهُوَHeوَلَاnorغَيْرُهُother than Himعِندَatأَهْلِthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnah
Then the attributes of Allah are not it, nor other than Him, according to the people of the Sunnah.
مُحْدَثَةٌnewly createdسَوَاءٌwhetherكَانَتْthey wereمِنْfromصِفَاتٍthe attributesالذَّاتِthe essenceأَوْorمِنْfromصِفَاتٍthe attributesالْفِعْلِof actionوَلَاand notتُوَصَفُit is describedبِالسَّبْقِby precedenceعَلَىoverبَعْضٍsomeوَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingفِيinالْكِتَابِthe bookوَلَكِنْbutسَبَقَتْprecededمَشِيئَتُهُHis willأَمْرُهُHis command
The attributes of Allah are newly created whether they are from the attributes of the essence or from the attributes of action, and they are not described by precedence over some. And His saying in the book: "But His will precedes His command."
يَعْنِيmeansمَأْمُورَهُwhat he commandedوَقَالَتْAnd saidالْقَدَرِيَّةُthe Qadaritesهِيَit isغَيْرُهُsomething elseوَتَابِعَهَاand followed byالْأَشْعَرِيَّةُthe Ash'aritesوَهَذَاand thisفَرْعٌis a branchلِمَسْأَلَةٍof the matterأُخْرَىanother
Means, what he commanded, and the Qadarites said it is something else, followed by the Ash'arites, and this is a branch of another matter.
أَنْthatصِفَاتُthe attributesالْفِعْلِof actionمُحْدَثَةٌare newly createdعِندَهُمْin their view
That the attributes of action are newly created in their view.
وَقَالُواAnd they saidإِنَّاIndeed weنَرَىseeفِيinالشَّاهِدِthe witnessedأَنَّهُthat itلَاnotيَكُونُbeالْمَكْتُوبُthe writtenمَكْتُوبًاwrittenإِلَّاexceptبِالْكُتُبِby writing
And they said, indeed we see in the witnessed that the written is not written except by writing.
وَلَاand notيَحْصُلُoccursالْبِنَاءُthe constructionإِلَّاexceptبِفِعْلِby the actionالْبِنَاءِthe construction
And not occurs the construction except by the action of the construction.
وَلَاand notالْمَفْعُولُthe objectإِلَّاexceptبِالْفَاعِلِby the agent
And not the object occurs except by the agent.
فَكَذَلِكَThusفِيinالْغَائِبِthe unseen
Thus, in the unseen.
وَعَنْAnd aboutهَذَاthisأَنَّهُthat Heتَعَالَىthe Exaltedخَالِقٌis the creatorبِخَلْقِهِby His creationوَرَازِقٌand the sustainerبِرِزْقِهِwith His sustenanceوَآمِرٌand the commanderبِأَمْرِهِby His commandوَمُرِيدٌand the willingبِإِرَادَتِهِby His willوَنَحْنُand weنَقُولُsayخَالِقٌa creatorلَمْneverيَزَلْceaseخَالِقًاcreatingرَازِقٌthe sustainerلَمْneverيَزَلْceasesرَازِقًاsustainingمُرِيدٌthe willing
And about this that He, exalted is He, is the creator by His creation and the sustainer by His sustenance, and the commander by His command and the willing by His will. And we say He is a creator who never ceases creating, a sustainer who never ceases sustaining, a willing who never ceases willing.
كَمَاAsنَقُولُwe sayعَالِمٌthe all-knowing
As we say, the all-knowing.