العَيْنُthe eyeفَلَمْso it does notيَجُوزُit is permissibleأَنْtoيَرَىseeنَفْسَهُhimselfوَإِنْand ifلَمْnotيَكُنْbeمِنْofجِنْسٍkindالْمَرْئِيَّاتِvisible things
The eye cannot see itself, even if it is not of the kind of visible things.
وَلَمَAnd whyلَاnotيَجُوزُit is permissibleأَنْtoيُرِينَاshow usنَفْسَهُhimselfوَإِنْand ifلَمْnotيَكُنْbeمِنْofجِنْسٍkindالْمَرْئِيَّاتِ؟of the visible things?
And why can’t He show Himself to us even if He is not of the kind of visible things?
وَيُقَالُAnd it is saidلَهُمْto themحَدَّثُونَاTell usإِذَاifرَأَيْنَاwe sawشَيْئًاsomethingفَبَصَرْنَاهُand we perceived itوَإِنَّمَاbutيَرَاهُseen byالرَّائِيthe seerدُونَwithoutالْبَصَرِsightفَمَنْSo fromقَوْلِهِمْwhat they sayإِنَّهُthat it isمُحَالٌimpossibleأَنْtoيَرَىseeالْبَصَرَthe sightالَّذِيthatفِيinالْعَيْنِthe eyeفَيُقَالُand it is saidلَهُمْto themالْآيَةُthe verseتَنْفِيnegatesأَنْthatتَرَاهُyou seeالْأَبْصَارُthe sightsوَلَاand notتَنْفِيnegatesأَنْthatيَرَاهُHe is seen byالْمُبَصِرُونَthe seeing onesوَإِنَّمَاbutقَالَHe saidاللَّهُGodعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Exalted and Majesticلَاnotتُدْرِكُهُapprehend Himالأَبْصَارُthe sightsفَهَذَاSo thisلَاdoes notيَدُلُّ عَلَىindicates thatأَنْthatالْمُبَصِرِينَthe seeing onesلَاdo notيَرَوْنَهُsee Himعَلَىonظَاهِرٍthe apparentالْآيَةِthe verse
And it is said to them that it is impossible for sight to see that which is in the eye. They are told, 'The verse negates that sight can perceive Him, but it does not negate that the seeing ones can see Him.' And God, the Exalted and Majestic, said: 'No sight can grasp Him,' so this does not indicate that the seeing ones do not see Him according to the apparent meaning of the verse.
الْكَلَامُThe speechفِيinأَنْthatالْقُرْآنِthe Quranكَلَامٌspeechاللَّهِof Godغَيْرُnotمَخْلُوقٌcreated
The discourse on the Quran being the speech of God, uncreated.
إِنْIfسَأَلَaskedسَائِلٌa questionerعَنْaboutالدَّليلِthe proofعَلَىthatأَنْthatالْقُرْآنَthe Quranكَلَامٌspeechاللَّهِof Godغَيْرُnotمَخْلُوقٌcreatedقِيلَit is saidلَهُto himالدَّليلُevidenceعَلَىis the proofذَلِكَthatقَوْلُهُhis sayingعَزَّ وَجَلَّThe Exalted and Majesticوَمِنْand ofآيَاتِهِHis signsأَنْthatتَقُومَthe heavensالسَّمَاوَاتُthe skyوَالْأَرْضُand the earthبِأَمْرِهِby His command
If a questioner asks for the proof that the Quran is the speech of God, uncreated, it is said to him that the proof of that is His saying, the Exalted and Majestic: 'And of His signs is that the heavens and the earth stand by His command.'
وَأَمْرُAnd His commandاللَّهِGodهُوَisكَلَامُهُHis speech:«as: "»"
And the command of God is His speech: "
فَلَمَّاSo whenأَمَرَهُمَاHe commanded them bothبِالْقِيَامِto standفَانْقَادَتَاthey both stoodلَاnotيَهْوِيَانِfallكَانَاwereقِيَامَهَاits standingبِأَمْرِهِby His commandوَقَالَAnd he saidعَزَّ وَجَلَّThe Exalted and Majestic
So when He commanded them both to stand, they both stood without falling. Their standing was by His command.
أَلَیْسَIs not Heالْخَالِقَthe creatorوَالْأَمْرُand the commandفَالْخَلْقُFor creationجَمِيعٌallمَاwhatخَلَقَHe createdدَاخِلٌis includedفِيهِin itلِأَنَّbecauseالْكَلَامُthe speechإِذَاifكَانَwasلَفْظُهُits wordingعَامًاgeneralفَحَقِيقَتُهُits realityأَنَّهُis that itعَامٌgeneralوَلَاand notيَجُوزُit is permissibleلَنَاfor usأَنْtoنُزِيلَremoveالْكَلَامَthe speechعَنْfromحَقِيقَتِهِits realityبِغَيْرِwithoutحُجَّةٍproofوَلَاand not٢٠٤204
Is not He the creator and the command? For creation, all that He created is included in it. Because the speech, if its wording is general, then its reality is that it is general; and it is not permissible for us to remove the speech from its reality without a proof.