فِيInاشْتِمَالِthe encompassingهَذِهِof thisالسُّورَةِsurahعَلَىofأَنْوَاعِthe typesالتَّوْحِيدِof Tawhidالثَّلَاثَةِthe three
In the encompassing of this surah of the three types of Tawhid
الَّتِيwhichاتَّفَقَتْagreedعَلَيْهَاuponالرُّسُلُthe messengersصَلَوَاتُprayersاللَّهِof Allahوَسَلَامُهُand His peaceعَلَيْهِمْupon them
upon which the messengers agreed, the prayers and peace of Allah upon them.
وَAndيُسَمَّىis calledالتَّوْحِيدُTawhidنَوْعَانِtwo types:
And Tawhid is called two types:
نَوْعٌa typeفِيinالعِلْمِknowledgeوَالِاعْتِقَادِand belief
a type in knowledge and belief
وَنَوْعٌand a typeفِيinالإِرَادَةِwillوَالْقَصْدِand intention.
and a type in will and intention.
الأَوَّلُThe first:isالتَّوْحِيدُthe Tawhidالعِلْمِيُّof knowledgeوَالثَّانِيand the second:isالتَّوْحِيدُthe Tawhidالْقَصْدِيُّof intentionالإِرَادِيُّand will.
The first is the Tawhid of knowledge, and the second is the Tawhid of intention and will.
لِتَعَلُّقِDue to the relationالأَوَّلِof the firstبِالأَخْبَارِto reportsوَالْمَعْرِفَةِand knowledge
Due to the relation of the first to reports and knowledge
وَالثَّانِيand the secondبِالْقَصْدِto intentionوَالإِرَادَةِand will.
and the second to intention and will.
وَهَذَاAnd thisالثَّانِيsecondأَيْضًاalsoنَوْعَانِis two types:تَوْحِيدٌTawhidفِيinالرُّبُوبِيَّةِLordship،,وَتَوْحِيدٌand TawhidفِيinالإِلَٰهِيةِDivinity.
And this second also is two types: Tawhid in Lordship, and Tawhid in Divinity.
فَهَذِهِSo theseثَلَاثَةُthreeأَنْوَاعٍtypes.
So these are three types.
فَأَمَّاAs forتَوْحِيدُthe Tawhidالْخَبَرِof the reportفَمَدَارُهُits basisعَلَىis uponإِثْبَاتِprovingصِفَاتِthe attributesالْكَمَالِof perfection
As for the Tawhid of the report, its basis is upon proving the attributes of perfection
وَعَلَىand uponنَفْيِnegatingالتَّشْبِيهِsimilarityوَالْمَثَالِand likeness
and upon negating similarity and likeness
وَالتَّنْزِيهِand declaring freedomعَنْfromالْعُيُوبِdefectsوَالنَّقَائِصِand shortcomings.
and declaring freedom from defects and shortcomings.
وَقَدْAnd indeedدَلَّit has indicatedعَلَىuponهَذَاthisشَيْئَانِtwo things:مُجْمَلٌa generalوَمُفَصَّلٌand a detailed.
And indeed it has indicated upon this two things: a general and a detailed.
أَمَّاAs forالْمُجْمَلُthe general,فَإِثْبَاتُit is the proof ofالْحَمْدِpraiseلَهُfor HimسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Him.
As for the general, it is the proof of praise for Him, Glory be to Him.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالْمُفَصَّلُthe detailed,فَذِكْرٌit is the mention ofصِفَةِthe attributeالْإِلَٰهِيةِof Divinityوَالرُّبُوبِيَّةِand Lordship
And as for the detailed, it is the mention of the attribute of Divinity and Lordship
وَالرَّحْمَةِand mercyوَالْمُلْكِand sovereignty.
and mercy and sovereignty.
وَعَلَىAnd uponهَذِهِtheseالأَرْبَعِfourمَدَارُis the basis ofالأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَالصِّفَاتِand the attributes.
And upon these four is the basis of the names and the attributes.
فَأَمَّاAs forتَضَمُّنِthe inclusionالْحَمْدِof praiseلِذَٰلِكَof that:
As for the inclusion of praise of that:
فَإِنَّindeedالْحَمْدَpraiseيَتَضَمَّنُincludesمَدْحَthe praisingالْمَحْمُودِof the Praised One
indeed praise includes the praising of the Praised One
بِصِفَاتِwith the attributesكَمَالِهِof His perfectionوَأَنْعُوتِand the descriptionsجَلَالِهِof His majesty
with the attributes of His perfection and the descriptions of His majesty
مَعَalong withمَحَبَّتِهِHis loveوَالرِّضَاand pleasureعَنْهُwith Himوَالْخُضُوعِand submissionلَهُto Him.
along with His love and pleasure with Him and submission to Him.
فَلَاSo is notيَكُونُoneحَامِدًاa praiserمِمَّنْof one whoجَحَدَdeniedصِفَاتِthe attributesالْمَحْمُودِof the Praised One
So one is not a praiser of one who denied the attributes of the Praised One
وَلَاand norمِمَّنْof one whoأَعْرَضَturned awayعَنْfromمَحَبَّتِهِHis loveوَالْخُضُوعِand submissionلَهُto Him.
and nor of one who turned away from His love and submission to Him.
وَكُلَّمَاAnd wheneverكَانَتْwereصِفَاتُthe attributesكَمَالِof perfectionالْمَحْمُودِof the Praised Oneأَكْثَرَmore,
And whenever the attributes of perfection of the Praised One were more,
كَانَwasالْحَمْدُthe praiseأَكْمَلَmore complete;وَكُلَّمَاand wheneverنَقَصَdecreasedمِنْfromصِفَاتِthe attributesكَمَالِهِof His perfection,
was the praise more complete; and whenever there decreased from the attributes of His perfection,
نَقَصَdecreasedمِنْfromحَمْدِهِHis praiseبِحَسَبِهَاaccording to them.
decreased from His praise according to them.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for thisكَانَisالْحَمْدُpraiseكُلُّهُall of itلِلَّهِfor Allah,
And for this, all praise is for Allah,
حَمْدًاa praiseلَاthat does notيُحْصِيهِenumerate itسِوَاهُother than Him,
a praise that no one other than Him can enumerate,
لِكَمَالِdue to the perfectionصِفَاتِهِof His attributesوَكَثْرَتِهَاand their abundance.
due to the perfection of His attributes and their abundance.
وَلِأَجْلِAnd forهَذَاthisلَاdoes notيُحْصِيenumerateأَحَدٌanyoneثَنَاءًpraiseعَلَيْهِupon Him
And for this, no one can enumerate praise upon Him
لِمَاdue to whatلَهُis for Himمِنْofصِفَاتِthe attributesالْكَمَالِof perfection
due to what is for Him of the attributes of perfection
وَنُعُوتِand the descriptionsالْجَلَالِof majestyالَّتِيwhichلَاnotيُحْصِيهَاcan enumerateخَلْقُهُHis creation.
and the descriptions of majesty which His creation cannot enumerate.