الإيمَانُFaithأوorعَلَىonالكُفْرِdisbeliefوَالْدَّلِيلِand the proofعَلَىonمَاwhatقُلْنَاwe saidإنَّthatالسَّاعَةَthe Hourمُنْتَشِرَةٌis widespreadفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe skyوَالْأَرْضِand the earthغَيْرَnotمُقْتَصِرَةًlimitedفَلَوْIfكَانَتْit wereمَوْجُودَةًexistingلَكَانَتْit would beظَاهِرَةًapparentقَالَsaidأَبُوAbuمَنْصُورٍMansurمَاwhatأَهْوَنُeasierالْقِيَامَةِthe resurrectionفِيinقَوْلِthe sayingالْمُعْتَزِلَةِof the Mu'tazilaإنَّهَاthat it isمَوْجُودَةٌexistingفِيَاso among usبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَلَاand notتَظْهَرُappearأَهْوَالَهَاits terrorsوَاخْتِلَافٌand the differenceآخَرَanotherفِيinالْجَنَّةِParadiseوَالنَّارِand Hellأَنَّهُthat itمَاis notيَفْنِيَانِceaseعِندَatالجَهْمِيَّةِthe Jahmiyyahوَالْقَدَرِيَّةِand the Qadaritesوَالْمُعْتَزِلَةِand the Mu'tazilaإِلَّاexceptأَنْthatالْمُعْتَزِلَةَthe Mu'tazilaلَاdo notيُصَرِّحُونَexplicitly stateبِذَلِكَthatلِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyيَجْعَلُونَthey makeالثَّوَابَthe rewardبِئْزَاءِin proportion toالأَعْمَالِthe deedsالصَّالِحَةِrighteousوَالْعِقَابَand the punishmentإِزَاءِin proportion toالكُفْرِdisbeliefوَالْمَعَاصِيand sinsوَالأَعْمَالِand deedsمُتَنَاهِيَةٌfiniteفكَذَلِكَso likewiseثَوَابَهَاits rewardوَعِقَابَهَاand its punishmentإِلَّاexceptأَنَاweنُرَدُّrefuteعَلَيْهُمْto themبِقَوْلِهِwith His sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:«“فَلَهُمْSo for themأَجْرٌrewardغَيْرٌnotمَمْنُونٌgranted»”وَقَالَAnd He saidفِيinنَعَمَIndeedالْجَنَّةُParadiseلَاnotمَقْطُوعَةٌcut offوَلَاand notمَمْنُوعَةٌprohibitedفَإنْIfقِيلَit is saidالْقَوْلُthe sayingبِبَقَاءِof the eternityالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِand Hellعَلَىonالْأَبَدِeternityيُؤَدِّيleadsإِلَىtoالشَّرِيكَةِthe partnershipفِيinبَقَاءِthe existenceاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَى:the Most High:كُلُّEverythingشَيْءٍthingهَالِكٌperishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُHis face**قُلْنَاWe saidهَذَاthisمِنْis fromتُرَّهَاتِكُمْyour absurditiesلِأَنَّbecauseالْجَنَّةُParadiseوَالنَّارُand Hellلَمْdid notيَكُونَاexistفَكَانَتَاso they wereبِتَكْوِينِby creatingاللَّهُAllahإِيَّاهُمَاthem bothوَتَدُومَانِand they endureبِدَوَامِwith the durationاللَّهُAllahإِيَّاهُمَاof them bothأَيْضًاalsoوَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingلَاnotيُوصَفُis describedاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Most Highبِصِفَاتِby attributesالْمَخْلُوقِينَof the created beingsالْبَتَّةَat allوَقَدْAnd indeedذَكَرْنَاwe mentionedالْكَلَامَthe speechفِيinالصِّفَاتِthe attributesوَهُوَand He isيَغْضَبُangryلِأَنَّbecauseمَنْwhoلَاdoes notيَغْضَبُget angryوَلَاand norيَرْضَىis pleasedلَاnotيَكُونُbeآمِرًاcommandingوَلَاand notنَاهِيًاprohibitingتَعَالَىthe Most HighاللَّهُAllahعَنْaboutذَلِكَthatعُلُوًّاa great heightكَبِيرًاgreatغَيْرَother thanأَنْthatغَضَبَهُHis angerوَرِضَاهُand His pleasureصِفَتُهُis His attributeلَاnotهُوَHeوَلَاand norغَيْرُهُother than Him
Faith or disbelief, and the proof of what we said is that the Hour is widespread in the heavens and the earth, not limited. If it were existent, it would be apparent. Abu Mansur said: How easy the resurrection is in the saying of the Mu'tazila that it exists among us and its terrors do not appear; and another difference is that Paradise and Hell are extinguished according to the Jahmiyyah and the Qadarites, except that the Mu'tazila do not explicitly state that, because they determine the reward in proportion to the righteous deeds and the punishment in proportion to disbelief and sins, and the deeds are finite, so likewise are their reward and punishment. Except that we refute them with His saying: “So for them is a reward uninterrupted.” And He said: In fact, Paradise is not cut off nor prohibited. If it is said that the saying of the eternity of Paradise and Hell leads to partnership in the existence of Allah the Most High: Everything is perishing except His face. We said this is from your absurdities because Paradise and Hell did not exist, then they were by the creation of Allah, and they endure by the duration of Allah too. And His saying: Allah the Most High is not described by the attributes of the created beings at all; and we have mentioned the speech concerning these attributes. And He is angry because one who does not get angry nor pleased cannot be commanding nor prohibiting. Allah the Most High is exalted above that, a great height. His anger and pleasure are His attributes, not His or anyone else's.
وَيَرْضَىand is pleased
And is pleased.