الأَصْلُ،The origin,وَهذاand thisيَقُولُsaysالْعُلَمَاءُthe scholarsإِنَّهُthat itمُسْتَعْمَلٌis usedفِيinحَقِّthe rightاللَّهِ؛of Allah;لِقَوْلِهِfor His sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:﴿﴿وَلِلَّهِAnd to Allahالْمَثَلُis the exampleالْأَعْلَىthe highest.[النَّحْلِ[An-Nahl::60]؛60];بِمَعْنَىmeaningكُلِّeveryصِفَةٍattributeكَمَالٍ؛of perfection;فَلِلَّهِfor Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedأَعْلَاهَا،is the highest of them,وَالسَّمْعُand hearingوَالبَصَرُand sightوَالْعِلْمُand knowledgeوَالْقُدْرَةُand powerوَالحَيَاةُand lifeوَالحِكْمَةُand wisdomوَمَاand whatأَشْبَهَهَاresembles themمَوْجُودَةٌexistsفِيinالْمَخْلُوقَاتِ،the creatures,لَكِنَّbutلِلَّهِfor Allahأَعْلَاهَاis the highestوَأَكْمَلَهَاand the most complete.
The origin, and this says the scholars: that it is used in the right of Allah; for His saying the Exalted: 'And to Allah belongs the highest example' (An-Nahl: 60); meaning every attribute of perfection; for Allah is the highest and the most complete in them, and hearing, sight, knowledge, power, life, wisdom, and what resembles them exist in the creatures, but for Allah, His attributes are the highest and the most complete.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for thisأَحْيَانًاsometimesنَسْتَدِلُّwe deduceبِالدَّلَالَةِby indicationالْعَقْلِيَّةِof reasonمِنْfromزَاوِيَةِthe angleالْقِيَاسِof analogyبِالْأَوْلَى؛is more worthy;فَمَثَلًاfor example,نَقُولُwe sayالْعُلُوُّthe exaltationصِفَةٌattributeكَمَالٍof perfectionفِيinالْمَخْلُوقِ،the created;إِذَاifكَانَisصِفَةٌan attributeكَمَالٍof perfectionفِيinالْمَخْلُوقِ؛the created;فَهُوَthen it isفِيinالْخَالِقِthe creatorمِنْfromبَابٍthe aspectأَوْلَى،more worthy,وَهَذَاand thisدَائِمًاalwaysنَجِدُهُwe find itفِيinكَلَامِthe wordsالْعُلَمَاءِ.the scholars.
And for this, sometimes we deduce by indication of reason from the angle of analogy is more worthy; for example, we say: exaltation is an attribute of perfection in the created; if it is an attribute of perfection in the created; then it is more worthy in the creator. And this we always find in the words of the scholars.
فَقَوْلُSo the sayingالْمُؤَلِّفِof the authorرَحْمَةُmay Allah have mercyاللَّهِon himوَلَاand notيُقَاسُis comparedبِخَلْقِهِ»؛to His creation';بَعْدَafterقَوْلِهِ：his saying:سُمِّيَhe is namedوَلَاand notكُفْءٍequalلَهُto him;وَلَاand notنِدٌّcounterpart toلَهُ؛him; means:يَعْنِيit meansالْقِيَاسَthe comparisonالْمُقَتَضِيthat impliesلِلْمُسَاوَاةِ،equality,وَهُوَand it isقِيَاسٌthe comparisonالشُّمُولِof totalityوَقِيَاسٌand comparisonالتَّمْثِيلِ.of representation.
So the saying of the author may Allah have mercy on him: 'and not compared to His creation'; after his saying: 'He is named and has no equal or counterpart to Him; means: the comparison that implies equality, and it is the comparison of totality and the comparison of representation.
لَاNoإِذَاif;يَمْتَنِعُit is prohibitedالْقِيَاسُthe analogyبَيْنَbetweenاللَّهِAllahوَبَيْنَand betweenالْخَلْقِthe creationلِلتَّبَايُنِfor the disparityبَيْنَهُمَا،between them,وَإِذَاand ifكُنَّاwe wereفِيinالأَحْكَامِthe rulings,لَاwe do notنُقَارِبُcompareالْوَاجِبَthe obligatoryعَلَىtoالْجَائِزِ،the permissible,أَوْorالْجَائِزِthe permissibleعَلَىtoالْوَاجِبِ؛the obligatory;فَفِيthen inبَابِthe aspectالْصِّفَاتِof the attributesبَيْنَbetweenالْخَالِقِthe creatorوَالْمَخْلُوقِand the createdمِنْis more worthy;بَابٍthanأَوْلَى.more worthy.
No. If it is prohibited to compare Allah and His created beings due to the disparity between them, and if we do not compare the obligatory with the permissible, or the permissible with the obligatory; then in the aspect of attributes between the creator and the created is more worthy.
لَوْIfقَالَhe saidلَكَto youقَائِلٌthe one sayingاللَّهُ،Allah,مَوْجُودٌexistsوَالْإِنْسَانُand the humanمَوْجُودٌ،exists,وَوُجُودُand the existenceاللَّهِof Allahكَوُجُودٍis like the existenceالْإِنْسَانِof the humanبِالْقِيَاسِ.by analogy.
If someone were to say to you, 'Allah exists and the human exists, and the existence of Allah is like the existence of the human by analogy.'
فَنَقُولُWe sayلَاno;يَصِحُّ؛it is valid;لِأَنَّbecauseوُجُودُthe existenceالْخَالِقِof the creatorوَاجِبٌ،is obligatory,وَوُجُودُand the existenceالْإِنْسَانِof the humanمُمْكِنٌ.is possible.
We say no; it is not valid; because the existence of the creator is obligatory, and the existence of the human is possible.
فَلَوْAnd ifقَالَsomeone saysأَقيسُI compareسَمْعَthe hearingالْخَالِقِof the creatorعَلَىtoسَمْعَthe hearingالْمَخْلُوق.of the creation.
And if someone says, 'I compare the hearing of the creator to the hearing of the creation.'