aqeedatul wasitiyyah

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وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingوَلِهَذَاAnd for thisأَيٌّthat isلِأَجْلِfor the sake ofكَمَالِthe completeness ofكَلَامِهِHis speechوَكَلَامِand the speechرُسُلِهِof His messengers

And His saying: 'And for this; that is, for the sake of the completeness of His speech and the speech of His messengers.'

قَالَHe saidسُبْحَانَGlory be toرَبِّكَyour Lord

He said: "Glory be to your Lord."

وَAndسَبَقَhas precededمَعْنَىthe meaningالتَّسْبِيحِof glorification,,وَهُوَand it isتَنْزِيهٌsanctificationاللَّهَAllahعَنْfromكُلِّallمَاwhatلَاis notيَلِيقٌbefittingبِهِto Him

And it has preceded the meaning of glorification, which is the sanctification of Allah from all that is not befitting to Him.

وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingرَبِّكَYour Lordأَضَافَaddedالرُّبُوبِيَّةَthe lordshipإِلَىtoمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad, peace be upon him،,وَهِيَand it isرُبُوبِيَّةٌa lordshipخَاصَّةٌspecific,,مِنْfromبَابِthe type ofإِضَافَةٍadditionالْخَالِقِthe creatorإِلَىtoالْمَخْلُوقِthe created

And His saying: 'Your Lord' added the lordship to Muhammad ﷺ, and it is a specific lordship, from the type of adding the Creator to the created.

وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingوَرَبِّand the Lordالْعِزَّةِof Glory

And His saying: 'And the Lord of Glory.'

مِنْFromبَابِthe type ofإِضَافَةٍthe additionالْمَوْصُوفِof the describedإِلَىtoالصِّفَةِthe attribute

From the type of adding the described to the attribute, and it is known that every described is created, and here it is said: 'the Lord of Glory,' and the glory of Allah is not created; it is one of His attributes; it is said: 'this is from the type of adding the described to the attribute.'

وَعَلَىAnd uponهَذَاthisفَـthen

And upon this;

رَبِّthe Lord ofالْعِزَّةِGloryهُنَاhere

the Lord of Glory here.

مَعْنَاهَاIts meaning isصَاحِبُthe owner ofالْعِزَّةِthe Glory؛:كَمَاasيُقَالُit is saidرَبُّthe Lordالْدَّارِof the house؛:أَيْthat isصَاحِبُthe owner ofالْدَّارِthe house

Its meaning is: the owner of the Glory; as it is said: the Lord of the house; that is, the owner of the house.

**قَوْلُهُHis sayingعَمَّabout whatيَصِفُونَthey describe

His saying: 'About what they describe' means: About what the polytheists describe, as will be mentioned by the author.

قَوْلُهُHis sayingوَسَلَمُand peace be uponعَلَىuponالْمُرْسَلِينَthe messengers

His saying: 'And peace be upon the messengers,' means: peace be upon the messengers.

قَوْلُهُHis saying(Andالْحَمْدُthe praiseلِلَّهِto Allahرَبِّthe Lordالْعَالَمِينَof the worlds)

His saying: '(And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds)' refers to Allah praising Himself after He has sanctified it; because in praise is completeness of attributes, and in glorification is sanctification from defects; thus, the verse combines the sanctification from defects by glorification and the affirmation of completeness by praise.

قَوْلُهُHis saying«فَسَبِّحَ'So He glorifiedنَفْسَهُHis own Selfعَمَّfrom whatوَصَفَهُHe was describedبِهِby itالْمُخَالِفُونَthe opposersالرُّسُلِthe messengers

His saying: 'So He glorified Himself from what the opposers describe of the messengers,' means that He is free from those descriptions.