response to those who say heaven and hell will perish ibn taymiyyah

لَاnotتَقُومُstandإِلَّاexceptبِجِسْمٍwith a body

ثُمَّthenمِنْهُمamong themمَنْwhoقَالَsaid::إِنَّهُthat heصَارَhas becomeيَتَكَلَّمُspeakingبِمَشِيئَتِهِwith His will,,بَعْدَafterأَنْthatلَمnotيَكُنwasيَتَكَلَّمُspeakingبِمَشِيئَتِهِwith His will

وَهَؤُلَاءِAnd theseمِنْهُمamong themمَنْwhoقَالَsaid::الْكَلَامُthe speechلَاdoes notيَقُومُstandبِهِwith him,,فَيَكُونَso it would beمَخْلُوقًاcreatedبَائِنًاseparateعَنْهُfrom him

وَمِنْهُمAnd among themمَنْwhoقَالَsaid::بَلْratherيَقُومُstandsبِذَاتِهِwith His essence,,فَيَكُونُso it would beجِنْسًاa typeكَلَامِهِof His speechحَادِثًاnew

وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoوَافَقُواagreedالسَّلَفَthe predecessorsعَلَىonأَنَّهُthat heلَمnotيَزَلْceaseمُتَكَلِّمًاspeakingوَافَقُواagreedالْجَهْمَJahmعَلَىonأَصْلِهِhis basis,,قَالُواthey said::إِنَّthatكَلَامَهُHis speechقَدِيمٌis eternalالْعَيْنِin aspect

وَهُوَAnd Heلَاdoes notيَتَكَلَّمُspeakبِمَشِيئَتِهِwith His will,,وَقُدْرَتِهِand ability,,بَلْbutهُوَit isلَازِمٌnecessaryلِذَاتِهِto His essenceكَالحَيَاةِlike life

ثُمَّThenمِنْamongهَـؤُلَاءِtheseمَنْare thoseقَالَwho said::إِنَّهُthat itمَعْنَىis a meaningواحِدٌone,,هُوَit isالأَمْرُthe commandبِكُلِّwith everyمَأْمُورٍone commanded,,وَالنَّهْيُand the prohibitionعَنْagainstكُلِّeveryمَنْهِيٍّone prohibited,,وَهُوَand it isمَعْنَىthe meaningالتَّوْرَاةِof the Torah,,وَالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospel,,وَالزَّبُورِand the Psalms,,وَكُلِّand allكَلَامٍspeechيُكَلِّمُthat He speaksبِهِwith itعِبَادَةِworshippersالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the believers,,مَلَائِكَتِهِHis angelsوَغَيْرِهِمand others.

وَمِنْهُمAnd among themمَنْare thoseقَالَwho said::بَلْratherهُوَit isحُرُوفٌletters,,أَوْorحُرُوفٌlettersوَأَصْوَاتٌand soundsأَزَلِيَةٌeternal,,لَمnotتَزَلْceaseوَلَاand norتَزَالُceasesلَازِمَةٌnecessaryلِذَاتِهِfor His essence,,لَاnotتَتَعَلَّقُrelatedبِمَشِيئَتِهِwith His willوَقُدْرَتِهِand ability

فَهَذِهِSo theseالطَّوَائِفُgroupsالأَرْبَعَةُfourقَدhaveدَخَلَتْenclosedفِيinكُلِّeveryطَائِفَةٍgroupكَثِيرٍmanyمِنْofأَهْلِpeopleالنَّظَرِof thoughtالْمَعْدُودِينَcountedمِنْamongأَكَابِرِthe greatestالنُّظَّارِof the scholars,,وَأَهْلِand the peopleالْعِلْمِof knowledge,,الْنَّاصِرِينَsupportersلِلْإِسْلَامِof Islam,,أَوْorلِلْإِسْلَامِIslam,,وَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnahوَأَصْلُand the originأَمْرِهِمof their matterمُوَافَقَتُهُمْis their agreementلِجَهْمٍwith Jahmعَلَى, onقَوْلِهِمhis statementبِامْتِنَاعِconcerning the impossibilityدَوَامِof the continuityالْحَادِثَاتِof occurrences,,وَأَنَّand thatاللَّهَAllahيَمْتَنِعُcannotأَنْtoيَكُونَbeلَمnotيَزَلْceaseمُتَكَلِّمًاspeakingإِذَاifشَاءَHe wills,,فَعَّالًاdoingلِمَاwhatيَشَاءُHe wills

فَوَافَقُوهُSo they agreed with himعَلَىonأَنْthatكَلَامَthe speechالرَّبِّof the Lordوَفِعْلَهُand His actionيَمْتَنِعُis impossibleأَنْtoيَكُونَbeدَائِمًاalwaysبِقُدْرَتِهِby His power,,وَمَشِيئَتِهِand His will,,وَعَلَىand onأَنْthatيَمْتَنِعُis impossibleأَنْtoيَكُونَbeكَلِمَاتُthe wordsاللَّهِof Allahلَاnotنِهَايَةٌendلَهَاto them

وَقَدAnd indeedقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Exalted::قُلْSay,لَوْifكَانَthere wasالْبَحْرُthe seaمِدَادًاinkلِكَلِمَاتِfor the wordsرَبِّيof my Lordلَنَفِدَit would be exhaustedالْبَحْرُthe seaقَبْلَbeforeأَنْtoتَنْفَدَbe exhaustedكَلِمَاتُthe wordsرَبِّيof my Lord

إِلَىtoقَوْلِهِHis statement::وَلَوْAnd ifجِئْنَاwe broughtبِمِثْلِهِlike itمَدَادًاa supply

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(١)(1)هَذِهِThisهِيَisالطَّرِيقَةُthe wayالَّتِيthatسَلَكَتْwas takenالْمُبْتَدِعَةُby the innovatorsفِيinتَنْزِيهِdeclaring free of defectsالرَّبِّthe Lord,,وَهِيَand itلَاnotتَصِحُّvalidشَرْعًاaccording to Shari'ahوَلَاand norعَقْلًاby reason,,وَقَدand indeedنَاقَشَhe arguedشَيْخُSheikhالْإِسْلَامِof Islamهَذَاthisالْمَسْلَكَpath,,وَبَيَّنَand clarifiedبُطلَانَهُits falsehood--انظُرْsee::كِتَابَthe book"الْصَّفَدِيَّة""Al-Safadiyyah"٢/٣٣-٥٣2/33-53,,وَكَلَامَهُand his wordsهُنَاhereوَاضِحٌclearفِيinالْحُكْمِrulingبِتَخْطِئَتِهِin his refutationوَرَدِّهِand his rejection.

(٢)(2)فَوْقَهُAbove itبِالأَصْلِin the original"اللَّه""Allah"مُشَارًاreferringإِلَىtoكُونِهِits beingهَكَذَاlike thisفِيinنَسْخَةٍanother versionأُخْرَىother.

(٣)(3)سُورَةٌSurahالكَهْفِAl-Kahf,, الْآيَةُthe verse١٠٩109