الرَّابِعُThe fourth:مَاwhatنَرَاهُwe seeوَنَسْمَعُهُand hearمِنَfromالثَّوَابِthe rewardلِأَوْلِيَائِهِfor His alliesالْقَائِمِينَwho upholdبِتَوْحِيدِهِHis oneness
The fourth: what we see and hear of the reward for His allies who uphold His oneness,
مِنَofالنَّصْرِvictoryوَالنِّعَمِand the blessingsالْعَاجِلَةِimmediateوَمِنْand fromعُقُوبَتِهِHis punishmentلِأَعْدَائِهِfor His enemiesالْمُشْرِكِينَwho associate partnersبِهِwith Him;
of victory and immediate blessings, and from His punishment for His enemies who associate partners with Him;
فَإِنَّthen indeedهَذَاthisدَاعٍis a callإِلَىtoالْعِلْمِthe knowledgeبِأَنَّهُthat Heتَعَالَىis Exaltedوَحْدَهُaloneالْمُسْتَحِقُّis the one deservingلِلْعِبَادَةِof worshipكُلِّهَاall of it.
then indeed this is a call to the knowledge that He alone is Exalted and deserving of all worship.
الْخَامِسُThe fifth:مَعْرِفَةُknowledgeأَوْصَافِof the descriptionsالْأَوْثَانِof the idolsوَالْأَنْدَادِand the rivalsالَّتِيthatعُبِدَتْwere worshippedمَعَalong withاللَّهِAllah
The fifth: knowledge of the descriptions of the idols and the rivals that were worshipped along with Allah
وَاتُّخِذَتْand were takenآلِهَةًas godsوَأَنَّهَاand that theyنَاقِصَةٌare deficientمِنْinجَمِيعِallالْوُجُوهِaspectsفَقِيرَةٌneedyبِالذَّاتِin essence
and were taken as gods, and that they are deficient in all aspects, needy in essence,
لَاdo notتَمْلِكُpossessلِنَفْسِهَاfor themselvesوَلَاnorلِعَابِدِيهَاfor their worshippersنَفْعًاbenefitوَلَاnorضَرًّاharm
do not possess for themselves nor for their worshippers any benefit nor harm,
وَلَاnorمَوْتًاdeathوَلَاnorحَيَاةًlifeوَلَاnorنُشُورًاresurrection
nor death, nor life, nor resurrection,
وَلَاand they do notيَنْصُرُونَhelpمَنْthose whoعَبَدَهُمْworshipped themوَلَاnorيَنْفَعُونَهُمْbenefit themبِمِثْقَالِby the weightذَرَّةٍof an atom
and they do not help those who worshipped them, nor benefit them by the weight of an atom
مِنْofجَلْبِbringingخَيْرٍgoodأَوْorدَفْعِwarding offشَرٍّevil
of bringing good or warding off evil.
فَإِنَّthen indeedالْعِلْمَthe knowledgeبِذَلِكَof thatيُوجِبُnecessitatesالْعِلْمَthe knowledgeبِأَنَّهُthat there isلَاnoإِلَهَgodإِلَّاexceptاللَّهُAllahوَبُطْلَانَand the invalidityإِلَهِيَّةِof the divinityمَاof whatسِوَاهُis other than Him.
Then indeed the knowledge of that necessitates the knowledge that there is no god except Allah, and the invalidity of the divinity of what is other than Him.
السَّادِسُThe sixth:اتِّفَاقُthe agreementكُتُبِof the booksاللَّهِof Allahعَلَىuponذَلِكَthatوَتَوَاطُؤُهَاand their consensusعَلَيْهِupon it.
The sixth: the agreement of the books of Allah upon that and their consensus upon it.
السَّابِعُThe seventh:أَنَّthatخَوَاصَّthe eliteالْخَلْقِof creationالَّذِينَwhoهُمْareأَكْمَلُthe most completeالْخَلِيقَةِof creation
The seventh: that the elite of creation, who are the most complete of creation
أَخْلَاقًاin characterوَعُقُولًاand intellectsوَرَأْيًاand opinionوَصَوَابًاand correctnessوَعِلْمًاand knowledge
in character, intellects, opinion, correctness, and knowledge
وَهُمُand they areالرُّسُلُthe messengersوَالْأَنْبِيَاءُand the prophetsوَالْعُلَمَاءُand the scholarsالرَّبَّانِيُّونَthe Lordly onesقَدْhave indeedشَهِدُواtestifiedلِلَّهِto Allahبِذَلِكَconcerning that.
and they are the messengers, the prophets, and the Lordly scholars - have indeed testified to Allah concerning that.
الثَّامِنُThe eighth:مَاwhatأَقَامَهُhas establishedاللَّهُAllahمِنَofالْأَدِلَّةِthe proofsالْأُفُقِيَّةِin the horizonsوَالنَّفْسِيَّةِand within the souls
The eighth: what Allah has established of the proofs in the horizons and within the souls
الَّتِيthatتَدُلُّindicateعَلَىtoالتَّوْحِيدِthe Onenessأَعْظَمَwith the greatestدَلَالَةٍindication
that indicate the Oneness with the greatest indication,
تُنَادِيcalling outعَلَيْهِto itبِلِسَانِwith the tongueحَالِهَاof their state
calling out to it with the tongue of their state,
بِمَاwith whatأَوْدَعَهَاHe has deposited within themمِنْofلُطْفِthe subtletyصُنْعَتِهِof His craftsmanshipوَبَدِيعِand the wondrousحِكْمَتِهِnature of His wisdomوَغَرَائِبِand the marvelsخَلْقِهِof His creation.
with what He has deposited within them of the subtlety of His craftsmanship, the wondrous nature of His wisdom, and the marvels of His creation.
ثَانِيًاSecondly:الْيَقِينُCertainty
Secondly: Certainty
قَالَHe saidفِيinلِسَانِLisanالْعَرَبِal-Arab:الْيَقِينُ“Certaintyالْعِلْمُis knowledgeوَإِزَاحَةُand the removalالشَّكِّof doubtوَتَحْقِيقُand the verificationالْأَمْرِof the matter,وَهُوَand it isنَقِيضُthe oppositeالشَّكِّof doubt.”
He said in Lisan al-Arab: “Certainty is knowledge and the removal of doubt and the verification of the matter, and it is the opposite of doubt.”
وَهُوَAnd it isكَمَالُthe perfectionالْعِلْمِof knowledgeبِهَاconcerning itالْمُنَافِيwhich contradictsلِلشَّكِّdoubtوَالرِّيَبِand suspicion.
And it is the perfection of knowledge concerning it, which contradicts doubt and suspicion.
وَالدَّلِيلُAnd the proof:
And the proof:
قَوْلُهُHis sayingتَعَالَىExalted is He:{إِنَّمَا{Indeedالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersالَّذِينَare those whoآمَنُواhave believedبِاللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messenger
His saying, Exalted is He: {Indeed, the believers are those who have believed in Allah and His Messenger
ثُمَّthenلَمْdo notيَرْتَابُواdoubtوَجَاهَدُواand striveبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنْفُسِهِمْand their livesفِيinسَبِيلِthe way ofاللَّهِAllahأُولَئِكَit is those whoهُمُareالصَّادِقُونَthe truthful.}
and then do not doubt and strive with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah - it is those who are the truthful.}