كِتَابُBookالْعَظَمَةِof greatnessعَنْaboutوَهَبَWahbبْنِbinمُنَبِّهٍMunabbihقَالَsaid::إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىMost Highخَلَقَcreatedالْعَرْشَthe ThroneمِنْfromنُورِهِHis lightوَالكُرْسِيَّand the Chairبِالْعَرْشِattached to the Throneمُلْتَصِقٌattachedوَالمَاءِand the waterكُلَّهُallفِيinجَوْفِthe interiorالْكُرْسِيِّthe Chairوَالمَاءِand the waterعَلَىonمَتْنٍthe surfaceالرِّيحِof the windوَحَوْلَand aroundالْعَرْشِthe ThroneأَرْبَعَةَfourأَنْهَارٍriversنَهْرٍA riverمِنْofلُؤْلُؤٍpearlsيَتَلَأْلَأُshining..وَنَهْرٍAnd a riverمِنْofنَارٍfireيَتَلَظَّىburning..وَنَهْرٍAnd a riverمِنْofثَلَجٍsnowأَبْيَضَwhiteتَلْمَعُshiningمِنْهُfrom itالْأَبْصَارِthe eyes..وَنَهْرٍAnd a riverمِنْofمَاءٍwater..وَالْمَلَائِكَةُAnd the angelsقِيَامٌstandingفِيinتِلْكَthatالْأَنْهَارِriversكُلَّهُمْall of themفَهُوَSo HeيُسَبِّحُونَglorifyاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Most High,,وَلِلْعَرْشِAnd for the Throneالسُّنَّةَthe yearsبِعَدَدِaccording to the number ofالسُّنَنِthe yearsالْخَلْقِof creation
The Book of Greatness, narrated by Wahb ibn Munabbih, said that Allah, Most High, created the Throne from His light, and the Chair is attached to the Throne; all the water is in the interior of the Chair, and the water is on the surface of the wind, and around the Throne there are four rivers: a river of pearls that shines, a river of fire that burns, a river of white snow, from which the eyes shimmer, and a river of water. The angels are standing in those rivers, all of them glorifying Allah, the Most High. And for the Throne, the years are as numerous as the years of creation.
يُسَبِّحُونَThey glorifyالْأَنْهَارَthe riversكُلَّهُمْall of themفَهُوَSo HeيُسَبِّحُglorifiesاللَّهَAllahوَيَذْكُرُهُand remembers Himبِتِلْكَby thoseالأَلْسُنَtongues
They glorify the rivers, all of them; so He glorifies Allah and remembers Him by those tongues.
وَأَخْرَجَAnd reportedابْنُIbnأَبِيof AbuحَاتِمٍHatimعَنْaboutكَعْبٍKa'bالْأَحْبَارِthe scholarsقَالَsaidإِنَّIndeedالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensفِيinالْعَرْشِthe Throneكَالقَنْدِيلِlike the lampالمُعَلَّقِhangingبَيْنَbetweenالسَّمَاءِthe heavenوandالْأَرْضِthe earth
And Ibn Abu Hatem reported from Ka'b Al-Ahbar, who said that the heavens in the Throne are like the lamp hanging between the heavens and the earth.
وَأَخْرَجَAnd reportedابْنُIbnجَرِيرٍJarirوَابْنُand IbnمَرْدَوِيَّةٍMardawiahوَأَبُوand Abuالشَّيْخِthe SheikhعَنْaboutأَبِيAbuذَرٍّDharr::«"قَالَsaidقَالَsaidرَسُولُthe MessengerاللَّهِAllahيَاOأَبَاAbuذَرٍّDharr
And reported Ibn Jarir, Ibn Mardawiah, and Abu Sheikh from Abu Dharr: 'The Messenger of Allah said: O Abu Dharr...
مَاWhatالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensالسَّبْعُthe sevenفِيinالْكُرْسِيِّthe Chairإِلَّاexceptكَحَلَقَةٍlike a ringمُلْقَاةٍthrownفِيinأَرْضٍthe earthفَلاَةٍa desert
What are the seven heavens in the Chair except like a ring thrown in a desert?
وَفَضْلُAnd the excellenceالْعَرْشِthe Throneعَلَىoverالْكُرْسِيِّthe Chairكَفَضْلِis as the excellenceالْفَلاَةِof the desertعَلَىoverتِلْكَthatالْحَلَقَةِring
And the excellence of the Throne over the Chair is like the excellence of the desert over that ring.
كَمَاAsفِيinالْهَيْئَةِthe formالسَّنِيَّةِthe Sunnahلِلْسُّيُوطِيِّof Al-Suyuti
As in the Sunnah of Al-Suyuti.
فَصْلٌSection))قَالَsaidالْمُصَنِّفُthe compilerأَبُوAbuحَنِيفَةُHanifaرَضِيَpleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُfrom him::(وَنَقُولُ(And we affirmأَنَّthatالْقُرْءَانَthe Qur'anكَلَامٌspeechاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Most Highغَيْرَnotمَخْلُوقٌcreatedوَوَحْيُهُand His revelationوَتَنْزِيلُهُand its descentلَاnotهُوَitوَلَاnorغَيْرُهُanything elseبَلْbutهُوَitصِفَةٌHis attributeعَلَىonالْحَقِّthe truth
Section: The compiler Abu Hanifa, may Allah be pleased with him, said: (And we affirm that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, the Most High, not created, and its revelation and descent are neither it nor anything else; rather, it is His attribute in truth.
أَقُولُI sayوَكَذَاand likewiseالْحُكْمُthe rulingفِيinسَائِرِotherصِفَاتِهِattributesتَعَالَىthe Most High,,قَالَsaidالْعَلَّامَةُthe scholar«سَيْفُ"The swordالْحَقِّof truthأَبُوAbuالْمُعِينَthe helperالنَّسَفِيُّAl-Nasafi
I say, and likewise the ruling in other attributes of the Most High. The scholar 'Seyf al-Haq Abu al-Mu'in Al-Nasafi said:
الْقُرْآنُThe Qur'anكَلَامٌspeechاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Most Highمَخْلُوقٌcreated(صِفَاتٌ(Attributes
The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, the Most High, not created. (Attributes