وَفِيAnd inالْآيَةِthe verseمِنَofالأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَالصِّفَاتِand the attributesمَاwhatسَبَقَprecededفِيinالَّتِيthe one whichقَبْلَهَاbefore it
And in the verse are names and attributes that preceded in the one that came before it.
الْآيَةُThe verseالثَّامِنَةُeighth::قَوْلُهُHis saying::﴿[وَهُوَAnd He isالْغَفُورُthe Most Forgivingالْوَدُودُthe Most Loving
The eighth verse: His saying: 'And He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving'
الْغَفُورُthe Most Forgivingالسَّاتِرُthe concealerلِذُنُوبِof sinsعِبَادِهof His servantsالْمُتَجَاوِزُwho overlooksعَنْهُمْthem
The Most Forgiving: the concealer of the sins of His servants who overlooks them.
الْوَدُودُthe Most Lovingمَأْخُوذٌis derivedمِنَfromالْوَدِّlove،,وَهُوَand it isخَالِصٌpureالْمَحَبَّةُlove،,وَهِيَand it isبِمَعْنَىmeans::وَادٍa valley،,وَبِمَعْنَىand means::مَوْدُودٍthe one who is loved؛;لِأَنَّهُbecause Heعَزَّthe Exaltedوَجَلَّand Majesticمُحِبٌّis Lovingوَمَحْبُوبٌand is Loved؛;كَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High::﴿[فَسَوْفَSo soonيَأْتِيَHe will bringاللَّهُAllahبِقَوْمٍa peopleيُحِبُّهُمْHe loves themوَيُحِبُّونَهُand they love Him﴾][[الْمَائِدَةِthe Table::٥٤54
The Most Loving: derived from love, which means pure love, and it means: a valley, and it means: the one who is loved; because He, the Exalted and Majestic, is Loving and is Loved; as He, the Most High, said: 'So soon Allah will bring forth a people that He loves and they love Him.'
فَاللهُSo Allahعَزَّthe Exaltedوَجَلَّand Majesticوَادٌis Lovingوَمَوْدُودٌand Loved؛;وَادٍa Lovingلِأَوْلِيَائِهِfor His friends؛;وَأَوْلِيَاؤُهُand His friendsيُودُّونَهُlove Himيُحِبُّونَهُand they love Him
So Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, is Loving and Loved; a Loving for His friends; and His friends love Him.
يُحِبُّونَThey loveالْوُصُولَreachingإِلَيْهِto Himوَإِلَىand toجَنَّتِهِHis Paradiseوَرِضْوَانِهِand His pleasure
They love reaching to Him and to His Paradise and His pleasure.
وَفِيAnd inالْآيَةِthe verseاسْمَانِtwo namesمِنَfromأَسْمَاءِthe namesاللَّهِof Allah::الْغَفُورُthe Most Forgiving,,وَالْوَدُودُand the Most Loving
And in the verse are two names from the names of Allah: the Most Forgiving and the Most Loving.
::وَصَفَتَانِand two attributesالْمَغْفِرَةُthe forgivenessوَالْوَدُّand love
And two attributes: forgiveness and love.
وَأَتَمَنَّىAnd I wishلَوْif onlyأَنْthatالْمُؤَلِّفُthe authorأَضَافَhad addedآيَةًa verseتَاسِعَةًninthفِيinالْمَحَبَّةِlove،,وَهِيَand it isالْخُلَّةَthe intimate friendship؛;لِقَوْلِهِdue to His sayingتَعَالَىthe Most High::﴿[وَاتَّخَذَAnd He tookاللَّهُAllahإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimخَلِيلًاa close friend﴾][[النِّسَاءِthe Women::١٢٥125
And I wish the author had added a ninth verse about love, which is the intimate friendship; due to His saying: 'And Allah took Ibrahim as a close friend.'
وَالْخَلِيلُAnd the close friendهُوَisمِنْone who isكَانَwasفِيinأَعْلَىthe highestالْمَحَبَّةِof love؛;فَالْخُلَّةُThe intimate friendshipأَعْلَىis the highestأَنْوَاعِtypesالْمَحَبَّةِof love؛;لِأَنَّbecauseالْخَلِيلُthe close friendهُوَisالَّذِيwhoوَصَلَreachedحُبَّهُhis loveإِلَىtoسُوَيْدَاءِthe essenceالْقَلْبِof the heartوَتَخَلَّلَand penetratedمَجَارِيthe veinsعُرُوقِهِof its veins،,وَلَيْسَand nothing isفَوْقَaboveالْخُلَّةِthe intimate friendshipشَيْءٌanythingمِنَofأَنْوَاعِthe typesالْمَحَبَّةِof loveأَبَدًاever
And the close friend is one who was in the highest of love; for the intimate friendship is the highest of types of love; because the close friend is one who reached his love to the essence of the heart and penetrated the veins of its veins, and there is nothing above the intimate friendship of types of love ever.
يَقُولُHe saysالشَّاعِرُthe poetلِمَعْشُوقَتِهِto his belovedقَدْIndeedتَخَلَّلْتِyou have penetratedمَسْلَكَthe pathالرُّوحِof the spiritمِنِّيof meوَبِذَاand thusسُمِّيَis namedالْخَلِيلُthe close friend
The poet says to his beloved: 'Indeed, you have penetrated the path of my spirit, and thus you are named the close friend.'
فَالنَّبِيُّSo the Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالصَّلَاةُprayerوَالسَّلاَمُand peaceيُحِبُّlovesأَصْحَابَهُhis companionsكُلَّهُمْall of them،,لَكِنَّbutمَاnot٢٣٨238
So the Prophet, peace be upon him, loves all of his companions, but not 238.