madarij as salikeen part 1

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مِنَfromالرَّدِّthe responseعَلَىtoجَمِيعِallطَوَائِفِsectsأَهْلِof the peopleالْبِدَعِof innovationوَالضَّلَالِand misguidance

From the response to all sects of the people of innovation and misguidance.

وَمَاand whatتَضَمَّنَتْهُit containsمِنْofمَنَازِلِthe stationsالسَّائِرِينَof the wayfarersوَمَقَامَاتِand the ranksالْعَارِفِينَof the gnostics

And what it contains of the stations of the wayfarers, and the ranks of the gnostics.

وَالْفَرْقَand the differenceبَيْنَbetweenوَسَائِلِهَاits meansوَغَايَاتِهَاand its goals

And the difference between its means and its goals.

وَمَوَاهِبِهَاand its giftsوَكُسْبِيَّاتِهَاand its acquired states

And its gifts and its acquired states.

وَبَيَانِand the clarificationأَنَّهُthat itلَاdoes notيَقُومُstandغَيْرُother thanهَذِهِthisالسُّورَةِSurahمَقَامَهَاin its place

And the clarification that nothing other than this Surah can stand in its place.

وَلَاnorمَسَدَّهَاfulfill its role

Nor fulfill its role.

وَلِذَلِكَand thereforeلَمْdid notيُنَزِّلِrevealاللَّهُAllahفِيinالتَّوْرَاةِthe Torah

And therefore Allah did not reveal in the Torah.

وَلَاnorفِيinالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospelوَلَاnorفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranمِثْلَهَاits like

Nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran, its like.

وَاللَّهُand Allahالْمُسْتَعَانُis the One whose help is soughtوَعَلَيْهِand upon Himالتَّكُلُّانُis reliance

And Allah is the One whose help is sought, and upon Him is reliance.

وَلَاand there is noحَوْلَpowerوَلَاand noقُوَّةَstrengthإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby Allahالْعَلِيِّthe Most Highالْعَظِيمِthe Most Great

And there is no power and no strength except by Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.