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فِيInآيَاتِversesالْإِنْجِيلِof the GospelبِالنِّسْبَةِregardingلِعِيسَىJesus--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

In the verses of the Gospel regarding Jesus - peace be upon him

إِذَاifسَلَّمْنَاwe acceptأَنَّthatمَاwhatنُقِلَwas transmittedفِيinالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospelمِنْofمِثْلِsuchهَذِهِtheseالْآيَاتِverses

if we accept that what was transmitted in the Gospel of such verses

هِيَisمِنْfromكَلَامِthe speechعِيسَىof Jesus--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace--لَاnotمِنَfromالْإِضَافَاتِthe additionsوَالْإِلْحَاقَاتِand attachments

is from the speech of Jesus - peace be upon him - not from additions and attachments

أَنَّthatلَفْظَthe word"الْإِبْنِ""the Son"فِيinالْعَهْدِthe CovenantالْقَدِيمِOld

that the word "the Son" in the Old Testament

كَانَwasيُسْتَعْمَلُusedبِمَعْنَىin the meaning ofالْمُقَرَّبِthe closeوَالْمَحْبُوبِand the belovedوَالْمُخْتَارِand the chosen

was used in the meaning of the close, beloved, and chosen one

وَتَشْهَدُand testifyعَلَىtoهَذِهِthisالدَّعْوَىclaimدَلَائِلُevidencesوَقَرَائِنُand indicatorsكَثِيرَةٌmanyفِيinالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospel

and many evidences and indicators in the Gospel testify to this claim

جَوَابُThe answer toالْإِشْكَالِthe objectionالثَّانِيsecond

The answer to the second objection:

وَجَوَابُAnd the answer toالْإِشْكَالِthe objectionالثَّانِيsecond--وَهُوَand it isنِسْبَةُattribution byسَيِّدِنَاour masterعِيسَىJesus--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

And the answer to the second objection - which is our master Jesus - peace be upon him - attributing

بَعْضِsome ofأَفْعَالِthe actions ofاللَّهِGod--تَعَالَىExalted is Heإِلَىtoنَفْسِهِhimself

some of the actions of God - the Exalted - to himself

إِذَاifسَلَّمْنَاwe acceptصِحَّتَهَاits authenticityوَثُبُوتَand the establishment ofنَقْلِهَاits transmissionعَنْهُfrom him

if we accept its authenticity and the establishment of its transmission from him

أَنَّهَاthat itعَلَىis uponطَرِيقِthe way ofالْحِكَايَةِnarration

is upon the way of narration

مِثْلَlikeأَنْthatيَحْكِيَnarratesرَسُولُmessenger ofالْمَلِكِthe kingعَنْهُfrom himفَيَقُولُso he says

like a messenger of the king narrating from him, saying

فَتَحْنَا"We openedالْبَلَدَthe cityالْفُلَانِيَّso and soوَحَكَمْنَاand we ruledالْقَلْعَةَthe fortressالْفُلَانِيَّةَso and so"

"We opened the city so and so, and we ruled the fortress so and so"

فَظَاهِرٌso it is apparentأَنَّthatهَذَاthisالرَّسُولَmessengerلَيْسَis notإِلَّاexceptتَرْجُمَانًاan interpreterلِلْمَلِكِfor the kingوَمُبَلِّغًاand a conveyorعَنْهُfrom him

so it is apparent that this messenger is nothing but an interpreter for the king and a conveyor from him

وَحَقِيقَةُand the reality ofالْفِعْلِthe actionرَاجِعَةٌgoes backإِلَىtoنَفْسِهِhimself

and the reality of the action goes back to himself

نَوْعٌA typeخَاصٌّspecialمِنَofالْوَحْيِrevelation

A special type of revelation:

وَيُمْكِنُAnd it is possibleأَنَّthatالْوَحْيَthe revelationإِلَىtoعِيسَىJesus--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

And it is possible that the revelation to Jesus - peace be upon him

عَنْthroughطَرِيقِthe way ofانْطِبَاعِimprintingالْمَعَانِيmeaningsفِيinلَوْحِtablet ofقَلْبِهِhis heart

through the imprinting of meanings in the tablet of his heart

مِنْfromقِبَلِbeforeالْمَلَإِthe assemblyالْأَعْلَىHighest

from the Highest Assembly

لَاnotتَمَثُّلُrepresentation ofجِبْرِيلَGabriel--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeaceبِصُورَةِin the form ofالْبَشَرِhumans

not the representation of Gabriel - peace be upon him - in human form

وَإِلْقَاءِand castingالْوَحْيِrevelationإِلَيْهِto him

and casting revelation to him

فَبِسَبَبِso because ofهَذَاthisالِانْطِبَاعِdirect imprintingالْمُبَاشِرِdirectجَرَىflowedمِنْهُfrom himمِنَofالْكَلَامِspeechمَاwhatأَشْعَرَindicatedبِنِسْبَةِattribution ofالْأَفْعَالِactionsإِلَيْهِto him

so because of this direct imprinting, speech flowed from him that indicated the attribution of actions to him

مَعَalong withأَنَّthatالْحَقِيقَةَthe realityغَيْرُother thanذَلِكَthat

along with the fact that the reality is other than that

وَالْأَمْرُand the matterوَاضِحٌis clear

and the matter is clear

وَبِالْجُمْلَةِAnd in shortفَإِنَّindeedاللَّهَGod--تَعَالَىExalted is He--رَدَّrefutedعَلَىagainstهَذِهِtheseالْمَسَالِكِpathsالْبَاطِلَةِfalse

And in short, God - the Exalted - refuted these false paths