دَرَجاتٌDegreesالإِلْهامِof inspiration
Degrees of inspiration.
قالَHe said::وَهُوَand it isعَلَىonثَلاثِthreeدَرَجاتٍdegrees.
He said: and it is on three degrees.
الدَّرَجَةُThe first degreeالأُولَىis the first::نَبَأٌnewsيَقَعُthat occursوَحْياًas a revelationقَاطِعاًcuttingمَقْرُوناًassociatedبِسِمَاعٍwith hearing.
The first degree is the news that occurs as a definitive revelation associated with hearing.
إذْAsمُطْلَقٌthe absoluteالنَّبَأُnewsالْخَبَرُthe newsالَّذِيthatلَهُhasشَأْنٌsignificance.
As the absolute news is the news that has significance.
فَلَيْسَSo it is notكُلُّeveryخَبَرٍnewsنَبَأٌnewsوَهُوَand it isنَبَأٌnewsخَبَرٌnewsعَنْaboutغَيْبٍthe unseenمُعْظَمٌmajor.
So it is not every news that is a news, and it is a news about the major unseen.
وَAndيُرِيدُhe meansبِالْوَحْيِby revelationوَالإِلْهَامِand inspiration::الإِعْلَامُthe informingالَّذِيthatيَقْطَعُcutsمِنْfromوَصْلٍreachingإِلَيْهِitبِمُوجَبِهِby which,,إِمَّاeitherسَمْعٍhearing,,أَوْorهُوَit isالإِعْلَامُthe informingبِلاَwithoutوَاسِطَةٍa mediator.
And he means by revelation and inspiration: the informing that cuts from reaching it by which, either by hearing, or it is the informing without a mediator.
قُلْتُI said:::أَمَّاAs forحُصُولِهِits obtainingبِوَاسِطَةٍby means ofسَمْعٍhearing::فَلَيْسَit is notذَلِكَthatإِلْهَاماًinspiration.
I said: As for its obtaining by means of hearing: it is not inspiration.
بَلْRatherهُوَit isمِنْofقَبِيلِthe kind ofالْخِطَابِthe speech.وَهَذَاAnd thisيَسْتَحِيلُis impossibleحُصُولُهُto be attainedلِغَيْرِfor othersالْأَنْبِيَاءِthan the prophetsوَهُوَand it isالَّذِيthatخُصَّwas particularlyبِهِfor himمُوسَىMoses,,إِذْasكَانَhe wasالْمُخَاطَبَthe addressedهُوَisالْحَقُّthe Truthعَزَّ وَجَلَّGlory be to Him and Exalted.
Rather it is of the kind of the speech. And this is impossible to be attained for others than the prophets, and it is that which was particularly for him, Moses, as he was the addressed who is the Truth, Glory be to Him and Exalted.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَاwhatيَقَعُoccursلِكَثِيرٍfor manyمِنْofأَرْبَابِthe masters ofالرِّيَاضَاتِthe spiritual exercisesمِنْfromسَمَاعٍhearing::فَهُوَit isمِنْofأَحَدِone ofوُجُوهٍthe faces ofثَلاَثَةٍthree.لَاThere is noرَابِعٍfourthلَهَاfor it.أَعْلَاهَاThe highest of itأَنْis thatيُخَاطِبَهُhe addresses himالْمَلَكُthe angelخِطَاباًin a speechجُزْئِيّاًpartially.
And as for what occurs for many of the masters of spiritual exercises from hearing: it is one of three faces. There is no fourth for it. The highest of it is that the angel addresses him with a partial speech.
فَإِنَّForهَذَاthisيَقَعُoccursلِغَيْرِfor othersالْأَنْبِيَاءِthan the prophets.فَقَدْIndeedكَانَتْthere wereالْمَلَائِكَةُthe angelsتُخَاطِبُaddressingعِمْرَانَImranابْنَson ofحُصَيْنٍHussainبِالسَّلاَمِwith peace.
For this occurs for others than the prophets. Indeed, there were the angels addressing Imran son of Hussain with peace.
فَلَمَّاSo whenاِكْتَوَىhe was burned (or cauterized),,تَرَكَتْthey leftخِطَابَهُhis speech.فَلَمَّاSo whenتَرَكَhe leftالْكَيَّthe cauterization,,عَادَit returnedإِلَيْهِto himخِطَابٌthe speechمَلَكِيٌّangelic.
So when he was burned, they left his speech. So when he left the cauterization, it returned to him an angelic speech.
وَهُوَAnd it isنَوْعَانِtwo types.أَحَدُهَاOne typeأَحْمَدُis Ahmadخِطَابٌa speechيَسْمَعُهُhe hears itبِأُذُنِهِwith his ear.وَهُوَAnd it isنَادِرٌrareبِالنِّسْبَةِin relationإِلَىtoعُمُومِthe generalالْمُؤْمِنِينَbelievers.
And it is two types. One type is Ahmad, a speech he hears with his ear. And it is rare in relation to the general believers.
وَالثَّانِيAnd the second:خِطَابٌis the speechيُلْقَىthat is castفِيintoقَلْبِهِhis heartيُخَاطَبُaddressed byبِهِitالْمَلَكُthe angelرُوحَهُhis soul,,كَمَاasفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadithالْمَشْهُورِthe famous.
And the second: the speech that is cast into his heart is addressed by the angel to his soul, as in the famous hadith.
إِنَّIndeedلِلْمَلَكِfor the angelلَمَّةٌthere is an inspirationبِقَلْبِin the heart ofابْنِthe son ofآدَمَAdamوَلِلشَّيْطَانِand for the devilلَمَّةٌthere is an inspiration.فَلَمَّةُThe inspiration ofالْمَلَكِthe angel:isإِيعَادٌgood tidingsبِالْخَيْرِof goodوَتَصْدِيقٌand confirmationبِالْوَعْدِof the promiseوَلَمَّةُand the inspiration ofالشَّيْطَانِthe devilإِيعَادٌis bad tidingsبِالشَّرِّof evilوَتَكْذِيبٌand denialبِالْوَعْدِof the promise.
Indeed, for the angel there is an inspiration in the heart of the son of Adam, and for the devil there is an inspiration. The inspiration of the angel: is good tidings of good and confirmation of the promise, and the inspiration of the devil is bad tidings of evil and denial of the promise.
ثُمَّThenقَرَأَhe readالشَّيْطَانُthe devilيَعِدُكُمْpromises youالْفَقْرَpovertyوَandيَأْمُرُكُمْcommands youبِالْفَحْشَاءِto immorality
Then the devil read, "The devil promises you poverty and commands you to immorality."
وَاللَّهُAnd Allahيَعِدُكُمْpromises youمَغْفِرَةًforgivenessمِنْهُfrom Him.
And Allah promises you forgiveness from Him.