يَجِيءُ،he comes,وَلَمْand notيُخْبِرْنَاhe informs usكَيْفَhowيَجِيءُ،he comes,وَلأَنَّand becauseالْكَيْفِيَّةُthe mannerلَاnotتُعَلَّمُlearnedإِلَّاexceptبِالْمُشَاهَدَةِby observationأَوْorمُشَاهَدَةٍwatchingالنَّظِيرِthe counterpartأَوْorالْخَبَرِthe newsالصَّادِقِthe truthfulعَنْهَا،about it,وَكُلُّand allهَذَاthisلَاnotيُوجَدُexistsفِيinصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَلَأَنَّهُand becauseإِذَاifجَهِلْتَyou do not knowالذَّاتَ؛the essence;جَهِلْتَyou do not knowالصِّفَاتَ؛the attributes;أَي:that is:كَيْفِيَّتَهَا؛its manner;فَالذَّاتُthe essenceمَوْجُودَةٌexistsوَحَقِيقِيَّةٌand is realوَنَعْرِفُهَاand we know itوَنَعْرِفُand we understandمَاwhatمَعْنَىthe meaningالذَّاتِof the essenceوَمَاand whatمَعْنَىthe meaningالنَّفْسِof the selfوَكَذَلِكَand likewiseنَعْرِفُwe knowمَاwhatمَعْنَىthe meaningالْمَجِيءَ،of the coming,لَكِنَّbutكَيْفِيَّةَthe mannerالذَّاتِof the essenceأَوْorالنَّفْسِthe selfوَكَيْفِيَّةَand the manner ofالْمَجِيءِthe comingغَيْرَunknownمَعْلُومَةٌknownلَنَا .to us.
He comes, and he did not tell us how he comes, and because the manner is known only by observation or seeing the counterpart or the truthful news about it. All this does not exist in the attributes of Allah the Exalted, because if the essence is unknown, then the attributes are unknown; that is: their manner; the essence exists and is real, and we know it and we understand what the essence means and what the self means, and likewise we know what the coming means, but the manner of the essence or the self and the manner of the coming is unknown to us.
فَنُؤْمِنُSo we believeأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahيَأْتِيcomesحَقًّاtruthfullyوَعَلَىand onكَيْفِيَّةٍthe mannerتَلِيقٌsuitableبِهِfor himمَجْهُولَةٌunknownلَنَا .to us.
So we believe that Allah comes truthfully and in a manner that is suitable to Him, which is unknown to us.
مُخَالِفُوThe opposersأَهْلُof the peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand of the groupوَالْرَّدُّand the responseعَلَيْهِمْ:upon them:
The opposers of the people of the Sunnah and the group and the response upon them:
وَخَالَفَتْAnd the opposersأَهْلُof the peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand of the groupفِيinهَذِهِthisالصِّفَةِattributeأَهْلُthe peopleالْتَّحْرِيفِof distortionالتَّعْطِيلِ،and negation,
And the opposers of the people of the Sunnah and the group concerning this attribute are the people of distortion and negation,
فَقَالُوا:They said:إِنَّIndeed,اللَّهَAllahلَاdoes notيَأْتِي؛come;لِأَنَّكَbecause youإِذَاifأَثْبَتَّyou proveأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahيَأْتِي؛comes;ثَبَتَit is establishedأَنَّهُthat He isجِسْمٌ،a body,وَالْأَجْسَامُand bodiesمُتَمَاثِلَةٌ!are similar!
They said: Indeed, Allah does not come; because if you prove that Allah comes; it is established that He is a body, and bodies are similar!
فَنَقُولُ:So we say:هَذِهِThisدَعْوًىis a claimوَقِيَاسٌand analogyبَاطِلٌ؛is false;لِأَنَّهَاbecause itفِيis inمُقَابَلَةِcontrastالنَّصِّ،the text,وَكُلُّand everythingشَيْءٌthat returnsيَعُودُto itإِلَىtoالنَّصِّthe textبِالْإِبْطَالِ؛by nullification;فَهُوَit isبَاطِلٌ؛false;لِقَوْلِهِbecause of His sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:وَإِنَّاAnd weأَوْلِيَائَكُمْyour alliesلَعَلَىare surely uponهُدًۭىguidanceأَوْorفِيinضَلَالٍmisguidanceمُّبِينٍclear﴾ [سبأ: ٢٤] .
So we say: This is a claim and analogy is false; because it is in contrast to the text, and everything that returns to the text by nullification; it is false; because of His saying the Exalted: And we your allies are surely upon guidance or in clear misguidance﴾ [Saba: 24].
فَإِذَاSo ifقُلْتَ:you said:إِنَّIndeed,هَذَاthisالَّذِيthat whichعَادَreturningإِلَىtoالنَّصِّthe textبِالْإِبْطَالِby nullificationهُوَisالْحَقُّ؛the truth;صَارَit has becomeالنَّصُّthe textبَاطِلًاfalse;وَلَاand noبَدٌّmustوَبُطْلَانُand falsehood ofالنَّصِّthe textمُسْتَحِيلٌ.is impossible.
So if you said: Indeed, that which is returning to the text by nullification is the truth; the text has become false and it is necessary that the falsehood of the text is impossible.
وَإِنْAnd ifقُلْتَ:you said:إِنَّThatالنَّصُّthe textهُوَisالْحَقُّ؛the truth;صَارَit has becomeهَذَاthisبَاطِلًاfalse;وَلَاand noبَدٌّmustوَبُطْلَانُand falsehood ofالنَّصِّthe textمُسْتَحِيلٌ!is impossible!
And if you said: that the text is the truth; then this has become false; and it must be that the falsehood of the text is impossible!
ثُمَّThenنَقُولُ:we say:مَاWhatالْمَانِعُpreventsمِنْfromأَنْthatيَأْتِيHe comesاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedبِنَفْسِهِin Himselfعَلَىuponكَيْفِيَّةٍthe mannerالَّتِيthatيُرِيدُهَا؟He wants?
Then we say: What prevents that Allah the Exalted comes in Himself in the manner that He wants?
يَقُولُون:They say:الْمَانِعُthe barrierأَنْتَthat youإِذَاifأَثْبَتَّyou proveذَلِكَ؛that;فَأَنْتَthen youمُمَثِّلٌ .are likening.
They say: the barrier is that if you prove that; then you are likening.
نَقُولُ:We say:هَذَاThisخَطَأٌ؛is wrong;فَإِنَّنَاfor weنَعْلَمُknowأَنَّthatالْمَجِيءَthe comingوَالإِتْيَانَand comingيَخْتَلِفُdiffersحَتَّىuntilالْمَجِيءَthe comingالإِتْيَانَ،and the coming,
We say: This is wrong; for we know that coming and coming differs until the coming of the coming,
وَالْمَجِيءُand comingالصِّدْقِtruthfulnessوَandالْمَجِيءُthe comingلِلَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Exalted
and the coming of Allah the Exalted