fiqh al akbar

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إِجْلَالٍreverenceالرَّبِّLordوَتَعْظِيمِهِand exaltation of Himوَلَاand noنِهَايَةٍendلِجَلاَلِهِto His majestyوَعَظَمَتِهِand His greatnessوَكِبْرِيَائِهِand His prideفَلَاso noيُقَدِّرُcanعَبْدٌservantأَنْtoيَأْتِيَcomeبِالْعِبَادَةِwith worshipاللَّائِقَةِthat is befittingبِجَلاَلِto the majestyاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَعَظَمَتِهِand His greatnessوَكِبْرِيَائِهِand His prideوَلَاand noيُقَدِّرُcanأَحَدٌanyoneأَنْtoيَعْبُدَworshipاللَّهَGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedعِبَادَةًworshipمُسَاوِيَةًequalالثَّوَابَةِthe rewardsلِأَنَّbecauseثَوَابَهُHis rewardتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَأَجْرَهُand His recompenseبِغَيْرِwithoutحِسَابٍaccountوَبِغَيْرِand withoutزَوَالٍremovalوَأَعْمَالِand the deedsالْعَبْدِof the servantبِحِسَابٍby accountوَعَلَىand onزَوَالٍremovalوَكَذَلِكَand similarlyلَاnoيُقَدِّرُcanعَبْدٌa servantيَشْكُرُthankاللَّهَGodحَقًّاrightشُكْرَهُHis thanksلِأَنَّbecauseشُكْرَهُHis thanksيُعَدُّis countedوَيُحْصَىand enumeratedوَنِعْمَةَand the bountyاللَّهِof Godتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلَاnotتُحْصَىare countedقَالَsaidاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَإِنْand ifتَعُدُّواyou countنِعْمَةَthe favorاللَّهِof Godلَاnotتُحْصُواهَاyou can count itوَلَكِنَّهُbut heيَعْبُدَهُworship Himبِأَمْرِهِby His commandكَمَاasأَمَرَهُHe commanded himبِكِتَابِهِby His Bookوَسُنَّةِand the Sunnahرَسُولِهِof His Messengerوَيَسْتَوِيand all are equalالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersكُلُّهُمْall of themفِيinالمَعْرِفَةِknowledgeوَالْيَقِينِand certaintyوَالتَّوَكُّلِand relianceوَالْمَحَبَّةِand loveوَالْرِّضَاand contentmentوَالخَوْفِand fearوَالرَّجَاءِand hopeوَالْإِيمَانِand faithفِيinذَٰلِكَthatالمَعْرِفَةِknowledgeفِيinاللُّغَةِlanguageبِمَعْنَىmeansالْعِلْمِknowledgeوَفِيand inالإِصْطِلَاحِterminologyهِيَit isالْعِلْمُthe knowledgeبِأَسْمَاءِof the namesاللَّهِof Godتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَصِفَاتِهِand His attributesمَعَwithالصِّدْقِtruthfulnessفِيinمُعَامَلَاتِهِhis dealingsوَالْيَقِينِand certaintyفِيinاللُّغَةِlanguageهُوَisالْعِلْمُknowledgeالَّذِيthatلَاnotشَكٌّdoubtمَعَهُwith itوَفِيand inالإِصْطِلَاحِterminologyالْيَقِينُcertaintyهُوَit isرُؤْيَةٌthe visionالْعَيَّانِthe observableبِقُوَّةٍwith strengthالإِيمَانِof faithلَاnotبِالْحُجَّةِby argumentوَالْبُرْهَانِand proofوَقَدْand hasذَكَرَmentionedاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالْيَقِينُcertaintyفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْعَظِيمِthe Greatعَلَىonثَلَاثَةِthreeأَوْجُهٍfacesعِلْمٌknowledgeصِفَاتٌthe attributesاللَّهِof Godتَعَالَىthe ExaltedعِزٌّmightاسْمُهُHis nameفَجَائِزٌand it is permissibleالْقَوْلُto sayبِهِabout itسُوَىexceptالْيَدِthe handبِالْفَارِسِيَّةِin Persianوَيَجُوزُand it is allowedأَنْtoيُقَالُto sayبِرَوَىabout the braveryخُدَايَGodعِزٌّhonorوَجَلٌّand Glenبِلَاwithoutتَشْبِيهِcomparison

Reverence for the Lord and exalting Him has no end to His majesty, greatness, and pride. No servant can perform worship befitting God's majesty and greatness, nor can anyone worship God with a worship equivalent to His reward, because His reward is immeasurable, unending, and the deeds of the servant are limited and subject to measurement. Likewise, no servant can truly thank God, for thanks can be counted and enumerated, while the blessings of God are beyond counting. God said, 'And if you count the favors of God, you will not be able to enumerate them.' But one worships Him by His command, as He commanded him through His Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger. All believers are equal in knowledge, certainty, reliance, love, contentment, fear, hope, and faith in this matter. Knowledge in language means understanding, and in terminology, knowledge of the names and attributes of God, alongside truthfulness in dealings. Certainty in language is knowledge without doubt, and in terminology, it is witnessing through the strength of faith, not by argument and proof. God has mentioned certainty in the Great Quran in three aspects: knowledge of the attributes of the Exalted God. It is permissible to speak about His hand in Persian and say 'brovi Khudai Azze Wajal' without comparison.