المَوْضِعُthe positionالسَّابِعُthe seventhفِيinسُورَةِchapterالْحَدِيدِironقَالَsaidهُوَHe isالَّذِيwhoخَلَقَcreatedالسَّمَوَاتِthe heavensوَandالْأَرْضَthe earthفِيinسِتَّةِsixأَيَّامٍdaysثُمَّthenاسْتَوَىascendedعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِthe Throne
The seventh position in Surah Al-Hadid said: "He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then ascended upon the Throne."
فَهَذِهِSo these areسَبْعَةٌsevenمَوَاضِعُpositionsكُلُّهَاall of themيُذْكَرُmentionاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Most Highفِيهَاin themالِاسْتِوَاءِthe ascensionمُعَدٍّthat is expressedبِهِby itعَلَىupon
So these are seven positions; all of them mention God the Most High in His ascension (istawa) upon it.
وَبَعْدُAnd after thatفَقَدْindeedقَالَsaidالْعُلَمَاءُthe scholarsإِنَّthatأَصْلَthe originهَذِهِof thisالْمَادَّةُmaterialسَSوَandيَYتَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonالكَمَالِperfectionالَّذِيthatخَلَقَcreatedفَسَوَّىthen perfected
And after that, indeed, the scholars said: The origin of this material (S) and (W) indicates perfection; that is, it that created, then perfected.
فَأَصْلُSo the originالسِّينَthe sوَالْوَاوَand wوَالْيَاءَand yتَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonالكَمَالِperfection
So the origin of the s, w and y indicates perfection.
ثُمَّThenهِيَIt isعَلَىinأَرْبَعَةٌfourأَوْجُهٍfacesفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageالْعَرَبِيَّةِArabic
Then it is found in four forms in the Arabic language:
مُعَدَّاةٌThat is expressedبِـwith(إِلَى)(to)وَمُعَدَّاةٌand that is expressedبِـwith(عَلَى)(upon)وَمُقَرُونَةٌand combinedبِالْوَاوِwith wوَمُجَرَّدَةٌand bare
That is expressed with (to) and that is expressed with (upon), and it is combined with w, and it is bare.
فَالْمُعَدَّاةُSo that expressedبِـwith(عَلَى)(upon)مِثْلَlikeاسْتَوَىascendedعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِthe Throne
So that expressed with (upon) is like: "He ascended upon the Throne."
وَمَعْنَاهَاAnd its meaningعَلَاis elevatedوَاسْتَقَرَّand settled
And its meaning is: elevated and settled.
وَالْمُعَدَّاةُAnd that expressedبِـwith(إِلَى):(to):مِثْلَlikeقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:ثُمَّThenاسْتَوَىascendedإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِthe heavensفَسَوَّاهُنَّthen perfected themسَبْعَsevenسَمَوَاتٍheavens
And that expressed with (to): like His saying, the Most High: "Then He ascended to the heavens and then perfected them as seven heavens."
فَهَلْSo doesمَعْنَاهَاits meaningكَالأُولَىlike the firstالمُعَدَّاةُthat expressedبِـwith(عَلَى)؟(upon)?
So does its meaning like the first expressed with (upon)?
فِيهاIn itخِلَافٌthere is a disputeبَيْنَamongالْمُفَسِّرِينَthe interpreters
In it, there is a dispute among the interpreters.
مِنْهُمْSome of themمِنsaidقَالَ:said:إِنَّthatمَعْنَاهُمَاtheir meaningsواحِدٌare oneوَهَذَاand thisظَاهِرٌis apparentتَفْسِيرٌinterpretationابْنُof IbnجَرِيرٍJirirرَحِمَهُmay he be mercifulاللَّهُ؛God;فَمَعْنَىso the meaningاسْتَوَىascendedإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِ؛the heavens;أَيْthat is,ارْتَفَعَraisedإِلَيْهَاto it..
Some of them said: indeed, their meanings are one, and this is apparent from the interpretation of Ibn Jirir, may God be merciful to him: so the meaning of "He ascended to the heavens;" that is: He raised to it.
وَمِنْهُمْAnd some of themقَالَ:said:بَلْRatherالِاسْتِوَاءُthe ascensionهُنَاhereبِمَعْنَىmeansالْقَصْدُthe intentionالْكَامِلِ؛the complete;فَمَعْنَىso the meaningاسْتَوَىascendedإِلَيْهَا؛to it;
And some of them said: rather, the ascension here means the complete intention; so the meaning of "He ascended to it;"
أَيْthat is:قَصْدٌintentionإِلَيْهَاto it;قَصْدًاfullyكَامِلًا؛complete;وَأَيَّدُواand they supportedتَفْسِيرَهُمْtheir interpretationهَذَاthisبِأَنَّهَاby itعُدِّيَتْexpressedبِمَاwith whatيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonهَذَاthisالْمَعْنَى؛meaning;
that is: intention to it fully; and they supported this interpretation by indicating with what indicates this meaning;