ٱللَّهُGodأَخْبَرَنَاinformed usبِهabout itمَاwhatعَلَّمْنَاهُwe learned
God informed us about it, what we have learned.
أَخْبَرَنَاinformed usعَنْaboutهَذِهِthisٱلضَّرُورَةُnecessityٱلَّتِيthatنَجِدُwe findفِيinنُفُوسِنَاour souls
He informed us about this necessity that we find in our souls.
مَاwhatقَالَsaidعَارِفٌArefقَطُّeverيَاOٱللَّهُAllahإِلَّاexceptوَجَدَfoundمِنَfromقَلْبِهِhis heartضَرُورَةًnecessityبِطَلَبِby askingٱلْعُلُوِّthe highness
What Aref ever said, O Allah, except he found a necessity in his heart by asking for highness.
فَاهْتَزَّتْAnd he was stunnedأَبُوAbuٱلْمَعَالِيAl-Maaliوَجَعَلَand madeيَضْرِبُto hitعَلَىonرَأْسِهِhis headحَيَّرَنِيhe confused meٱلْهَمَذَانِيal-Hamadhaniحَيَّرَنِيhe confused meٱلْهَمَذَانِيal-Hamadhaniوَذَٰلِكَand thatلِأَنَّbecauseهَذَاthisدَلِيلٌevidenceفِطْرِيٌّnaturalمَاnoneأَحَدٌoneيُنْكِرُهُdenies it
And Al-Maali was stunned, and he was hitting his head: Al-Hamadhani confused me, Al-Hamadhani confused me, and that is because this is a natural evidence, that none denies.
ٱلْمَوْضِعُthe placeٱلثَّانِيthe secondفِيinسُورَةِSurahيُونُسَYunusقَالَsaidٱللَّهُGodتَعَالَىٰExaltedإِنَّIndeedرَبَّكُمُyour Lordٱللَّهُis AllahٱلَّذِيWhoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَـٰوَاتِthe heavensوandٱلْأَرْضَthe earthفِيinسِتَّةِsixأَيَّامٍdaysثُمَّthenاسْتَوَىٰroseعَلَىonٱلْعَرْشِthe Throne
The second place is in Surah Yunus; God Almighty said: 'Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then rose on the Throne.'
نَقُولُWe sayفِيهاin itمَاwhatقُلْنَاwe saidفِيinٱلْآيَةِthe verseٱلْأُولَىٰthe first
We say in it what we have said in the first verse.
ٱلْمَوْضِعُthe placeٱلثَّالِثthe thirdفِيinسُورَةِSurahالرَّعْدِAl-RaadقَالَsaidٱللَّهُGodتَعَالَىٰExaltedٱلَّذِيWhoرَفَعَraisedٱلسَّمَـٰوَاتِthe heavensبِغَيْرِwithoutعَمَدٍsupportsتَرَوْنَهَاyou see themثُمَّthenاسْتَوَىٰroseعَلَىonٱلْعَرْشِthe Throne
The third place is in Surah Al-Raad; God Almighty said: 'God raised the heavens without supports that you see, then rose on the Throne.'
رَفَعَraisedٱلسَّمَـٰوَاتِthe heavensبِغَيْرِwithoutعَمَدٍsupportsتَرَوْنَهَاyou see themبِغَيْرِwithoutعَمَدٍsupportsهَلDoesيَعْنِيit meanلَيْسَis notلَهَاfor itعُمُودٌsupportsمُطْلَقًاat allأَوorلَهَاfor itعُمُودٌsupportsلَكِنَّهُbut itغَيْرُnotمَرْئِيَّةٌvisibleلَنَاto usفِيinخِلَافِdisputeبَيْنَbetweenٱلْمُفَسِّرِينَthe commentators
The question arises: does it mean that it has no supports at all? Or does it have supports that are not visible to us? There is a dispute among the commentators;
فَمِنْهُمْsome of themقَالَsaidإِنَّthatجُمْلَةٌthe phraseتَرَوْنَهَاyou see itصِفَةٌattributeلِـforعَمَدٍsupportsأَيThat isبِغَيْرِwithoutعَمَدٍsupportsمَرْئِيَّةٌvisibleلَكُمْto youوَلَهَاand it hasعَمَدٌsupportsغَيْرُnotمَرْئِيَّةٌvisible
Some of them said: that the phrase 'you see them' is an attribute for the supports; meaning, without visible supports for you, and it has invisible supports.
وَمِنْهُمْAnd some of themقَالَsaidإِنَّthatجُمْلَةٌthe phraseتَرَوْنَهَاyou see itجُمْلَةٌthe phraseمُسْتَأْنَفَةٌindependentمَعْنَاهَاits meaningتَرَوْنَهَاyou see itكَذَٰلِكَlike thisبِغَيْرِwithoutعَمَدٍsupports
And some of them said: that the phrase 'you see it' is an independent phrase; its meaning is: you see it like this, without supports.
وَهَذَاAnd thisٱلْأَخِيرُthe latterأَقْرَبُis closerفَإِنَّfor ifٱلسَّمَـٰوَاتُthe heavensلَيْسَتْare notلَهَاfor itعَمَدٌsupportsمَرْئِيَّةٌvisibleوَلَاnorغَيْرُnotمَرْئِيَّةٌvisibleوَلَوْand ifكَانَتْit wasلَهَاfor itعَمَدٌsupportsلَكَانَتْthey would beمَرْئِيَّةًvisibleفِيinٱلْغَالِبِmostوَإِنand ifكَانَit isٱللَّهُAllah Almightyتَعَالَىٰhasقَدْconcealsيَحْجُبُfrom usبَعْضَsomeٱلْمَخْلُوقَاتِcreaturesٱلْجَسْمِيَّةِcorporealلِحِكْمَةٍfor a wisdomيُرِيدُهَاHe wants
And this latter is closer; for if the heavens have no visible supports, nor invisible supports, and if they had supports, they would be visible most of the time; and if Allah Almighty has concealed some corporeal creatures from us for a wisdom He wants.