يَخْلُقُHe creates﴾([النَّحْلِ[An-Nahl::١٧17]،],﴿(وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoيَدْعُونَinvokeمِنfromدُونِbesidesاللَّهِAllahلَاdo notيَخْلُقُونَcreateشَيْئًاanything[النَّحْلِ:[An-Nahl:٢٠]20]
He creates (An-Nahl: 17), and those who invoke besides Allah do not create anything (An-Nahl: 20).
يُدْرِكُHe perceivesهَـٰذَا،this,وَيُدْرِكُand he perceivesبِأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahسُبْحَانَهُExaltedوَتَعَالَىand Most Highيَمْتَنِعُis preventedأَنْtoيَكُونَbeحَادِثًاnewly created;بَعْدَafterالْعَدَمِ؛nonexistence;لِأَنَّهُbecause itنَقْصٌ،is a deficiency,وَلِقَوْلِهِand for his sayingتَعَالَىthe Exalted Oneمُحَاجَّةًarguingعَلَىagainstهَـٰؤُلَاءِtheseالَّذِينَwhoيَعْبُدُونَworshipالْأَصْنَامَidols:﴿(وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoيَدْعُونَinvokeمِنfromدُونِbesidesاللَّهِAllahلَاdo notيَخْلُقُونَcreateشَيْئًاanythingوَهُمْand theyيُخْلَقُونَare created.﴾)[النَّحْلِ[An-Nahl::٢٠]؛20];
He perceives this, and he perceives that Allah, Exalted and Most High, is prevented from being newly created after nonexistence; because it is a deficiency, and for His saying arguing against those who worship idols: "And those who invoke besides Allah do not create anything and they are created." (An-Nahl: 20); therefore, it is rationally prevented for the creator to be created.
الْعَقْلُThe mindأَيْضًاalsoيُدْرِكُperceivesبِأَنَّthatكُلَّeveryصِفَةٍattributeنَقْصٍdeficiencyفَهِيَis itمُمْتَنِعَةٌimpossibleعَلَىforاللَّهِ؛Allah;لِأَنَّهُbecauseالرَّبُّthe Lordلَاcannotبِدٌّbutأَنْtoيَكُونَbeكَامِلًا،perfect,فَإِنَّso it perceivesيُدْرِكُhe perceivesبِأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّmay He be exaltedمَسْلُوبٌis devoidعَنْهُof himالْعَجْزِ؛from deficiency;لِأَنَّهُbecauseصِفَةٌan attribute ofنَقْصٍ،deficiency,إِذَاifكَانَwasالرَّبُّthe Lordعَاجِزًا،deficient,وَعُصِيَand disobeyed,وَأَرَادَand wantedأَنْtoيُعَاقِبَpunishالَّذِيthe one whoعَصَاهُ؛disobeyed him;وَهُوَand heعَاجِزٌ؛is unable;فَلَاso it does notيُمْكِنُ!be possible!
The mind also perceives that every attribute of deficiency is impossible for Allah; because the Lord must be perfect, so it perceives that Allah, glorified and exalted, is devoid of incapacity; because incapacity is an attribute of deficiency. If the Lord was incapacitated, and disobeyed, and wanted to punish the one who disobeyed him while he is incapacitated, then it cannot be possible!
إِذًا؛Then;الْعَقْلُThe mindيُدْرِكُperceivesبِأَنَّthatالْعَجْزَincapacityلَاnotيُمْكِنُis possibleأَنْtoيُوَصَفَbe describedاللَّهُAllahبِهِ،with it,وَالْعَمَىand blindnessكَذَٰلِكَ،likewise,وَالصَّمَمُand deafnessكَذَٰلِكَ،likewise,وَالْجَهْلُand ignoranceكَذَٰلِكَ...likewise...
Then; the mind perceives that incapacity cannot be ascribed to Allah; and blindness likewise, and deafness likewise, and ignorance likewise...
...وَهَكَذَا...And thusعَلَىonسَبِيلِthe wayالْعُمُومِof the generalityنُدْرِكُwe perceiveذَٰلِكَ،that,لَـٰكِنَbutعَلَىonسَبِيلِthe specificsالتَّفْصِيلِthe details...لَا...do notيُمْكِنُcanأَنْbeنَرْكُكَwe comprehendفَنَتَوَقَّفُso we stopفِيin
...And thus we perceive that; but on the specifics we cannot comprehend it, so we stop in it.
سُؤَالٌ:Question:هَلIsكُلَّeveryمَاwhatهُوَisكَمَالٌperfectionفِينَاin usيَكُونُisكَمَالًاperfectionفِيinحَقِّthe rightاللَّهِ،of Allah,وَهَلand is itكُلَّallمَاwhatهُوَisنَقْصٌdeficiencyفِيinنَاus?
Question: Is every perfection in us a perfection in the right of Allah, and is every deficiency in us a deficiency in the right of Allah?
الْجَوَابُAnswer:::لَا؛No;لِأَنَّbecauseالْمِقْيَاسُthe measureفِيinالْكَمَالِperfectionوَالْنَّقْصِand deficiencyلَيْسَis notبِاعْتِبَارٍregardingمَاwhatيُضَافُis addedلِلْإِنْسَانِ؛to the human;لِظُهُورِfor the appearanceالْفَرْقِthe differenceبَيْنَbetweenالْخَالِقِthe creatorوَالْمَخْلُوقِ،and the created,لَكِنَّbutبِاعْتِبَارِwith considerationالصِّفَةِthe attributeمِنfromحَيْثُasهِيَit isصِفَةٌ؛an attribute;فَكُلُّso everyصِفَةٌattributeكَمَالٌ؛is perfection;فَهِيَso itثَابِتَةٌis establishedلِلَّهِfor Allahسُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى.Exalted and Most High.
Answer: No; because the measure in perfection and deficiency is not in regard to what is added to the human; for the appearance of the difference between the creator and the created, but with consideration of the attribute as it is an attribute; so every attribute of perfection is established for Allah, Exalted and Most High.
فَالأَكْلُSo eatingوَالشُّرْبُand drinkingبِالنِّسْبَةِin relationلِلْخَالِقِto the creatorنَقْصٌ؛is a deficiency;لِأَنَّbecauseسَبَبَهُمَاits causeالْحَاجَةُ،is need,......
So eating and drinking, in relation to the creator, is a deficiency; because its cause is need,...