الْمِثَالُThe exampleالثَّانِيُ:the second:
The second example:
٢2--وَمِنْهَاAnd among themأَنَّis thatالْأَحْكَامَthe rulingsذُكِرَتْwere mentionedفِيinكُلِّeveryمِلَّةٍreligious communityمِنَofالْمِلَلِthe communitiesالسَّابِقَةِprevious
And among them is that the rulings were mentioned in every previous religious community
حَسَبَaccording toمَصَالِحِinterests ofعَصْرِهَاits eraوَدَوْرِهَا،and its role,
according to the interests of its era and its role,
وَرُوعِيَتْand were observedفِيinالتَّشْرِيعِlegislationعَادَاتُthe customs ofالنَّاسِthe peopleالصَّالِحَةُ،the righteous,
and the righteous customs of the people were observed in the legislation,
وَأُكِّدَand it was emphasizedالْحُكْمُthe rulingبِالْأَخْذِby takingبِهَاwith themوَالْمُدَاوَمَةِand perseveringعَلَيْهَا،upon them,
and the ruling was emphasized to adopt them, persevere upon them,
وَاعْتِقَادُهَا،and believing in them,
and believing in them,
وَانْحِصَارُand the restriction ofالْحَقِّthe truthفِيهَا،in them,
and the restriction of the truth in them,
وَالْمُرَادُand the intentأَنَّis thatالْحَقَّthe truthمُنْحَصِرٌis restrictedفِيهَاin themفِيinذَلِكَthatالْعَصْرِ،era,
and the intent is that the truth is restricted in them in that era,
وَأَنَّand thatالْمُدَاوَمَةَperseveranceعَلَيْهَاupon itإِضَافِيَّةٌis relativeوَلَيْسَتْand is notمُدَاوَمَةًperseveranceحَقِيقَةً،in reality,
and that the perseverance upon it is relative and not real perseverance,
ايmeaningأَنَّهَاthat itصَالِحَةٌis validلِلْعَمَلِfor actionإِلَىuntilأَنْthatيَأْتِيَcomesنَبِيٌّa prophetجَدِيدٌnew
meaning that it is valid for action until a new prophet comes
وَيَكْشِفَand uncoversالسِّتَارَthe veilعَنْfromرِسَالَةٍa messageجَدِيدَةٍ،new,
and uncovers the veil from a new message,
وَلَكِنَّbutالْيَهُودَthe Jewsحَمَلُواinterpretedذَلِكَthatعَلَىuponاسْتِحَالَةِimpossibility ofالنَّسْخِ.abrogation.
but the Jews interpreted that as the impossibility of abrogation.
وَكَانَتِAnd wasالْوَصَاةُthe chargeبِالتَّمَسُّكِwith holding fastبِتِلْكَto thatالْمِلَّةِreligious communityوَالْعَضِّand bitingعَلَيْهَاonto itتَعْنِيmeaningالتَّمَسُّكَholding fastبِالْإِيمَانِto faithوَالْأَعْمَالِand deedsالصَّالِحَةِ،righteous,
And the charge to hold fast to that religious community and bite onto it meant holding fast to faith and righteous deeds,
وَلَاand noاعْتِبَارَconsiderationلِخُصُوصِfor the specificity ofمِلَّةٍa communityمِنَfromالْمِلَلِthe communitiesوَلَاnorدَخْلَentry/partلَهَاfor itفِيهَا،in it,
and there is no consideration for the specificity of any community nor does it have any part in it,
وَلَكِنَّbutهَؤُلَاءِthese peopleاعْتَقَدُواbelievedأَنَّthatالْخُصُوصَthe specificityمُعْتَبَرٌ،is considered,
but these people believed that the specificity is considered,
وَأَنَّand thatيَعْقُوبَJacob--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace--إِنَّمَاonlyوَصَىenjoinedبَنِيهِhis sonsبِالتَّمَسُّكِwith holding fast"بِالْيَهُودِيَّةِ"."to Judaism".
and that Jacob - peace be upon him - only enjoined his sons to hold fast "to Judaism".
الْمِثَالُThe exampleالثَّالِثُ:the third:
The third example:
٣3--وَمِنْهَاAnd among themأَنَّis thatاللَّهَAllah--تَبَارَكَBlessedوَتَعَالَىand Exalted is He--شَرَّفَhonoredالْأَنْبِيَاءَthe prophetsوَالتَّابِعِينَand those who followedلَهُمْthemبِإِحْسَانٍwith goodnessفِيinكُلِّeveryمِلَّةٍcommunity
And among them is that Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He - honored the prophets and those who followed them in goodness in every community
بِوَصْفِهِمْby describing them asمُقَرَّبِينَ،brought near,مَحْبُوبِينَbelovedمُرْضِينَ،pleasing,
by describing them as brought near, beloved, pleasing,
وَوَصَفَand He describedأَعْدَاءَهُمْtheir enemiesوَالْجَاحِدِينَand those who denyلِمِلَّتِهِمْtheir communityبِالْمَغْضُوبِas those who incurred wrathعَلَيْهِمْ،upon them,الْمَلْعُونِينَthe cursedوَالْمَمْقُوتِينَ،and the detested,
and He described their enemies and those who deny their community as those who incurred wrath upon them, the cursed and the detested,
وَجَاءَتْand cameهَذِهِtheseالصِّفَاتُattributesفِيin
and these attributes came in