فِيInالشُّهُودِthe witnessesلَاthere is noفِيinالْوُجُودِthe existence
In the witnesses, there is no existence.
وَأَمَّاAs forالِاتِّحَادِيَّةِthe Unitariansالْقَائِلُونَwho sayبِوَحْدَةِof the unityالْوُجُودِof existence::فَإِنَّهُمْtheyيَجْعَلُونَconsiderذَٰلِكَthatاضْمِحْلَالًَاdissolutionوَعَدَمًَاand non-existenceفِيinالْوُجُودِexistence.
As for the Unitarians who say of the unity of existence: they consider that as dissolution and non-existence in existence.
وَيَجْعَلُونَAnd they considerصَاحِبَthe ownerالْمَنَازِلِof the realmsمِنْهُمْamong them(١)
And they consider the owner of the realms among them (1).
وَهُوَAnd he isبَرِيءٌinnocentمِنْهُمْfrom themعَقْلًَاrationallyوَدِينًَاand religiouslyوَحَالًَاand in stateوَمَعْرِفَةًand knowledge.
And he is innocent from them rationally, religiously, in state, and in knowledge.
وَاللَّهُAnd Allahأَعْلَمُis most knowledgeable
And Allah is most knowledgeable.
الْمَرْتَبَةُThe rankالْعَاشِرَةُtenthمِنْofمَرَاتِبِlevelsالْهِدَايَةِof guidance:الرُّؤْيَاthe visionالصَّادِقَةُthe truthful
The tenth rank of the levels of guidance: the truthful vision.
وَهِيَAnd it isمِنْofأَجْزَاءِthe partsالنُّبُوَّةِof Prophethoodكَمَاasثَبَتَestablishedعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetصَلَّىpeace be upon himاللَّهُAllahوَسَلَامَهُand His peaceعَلَيْهِupon him:«الرُّؤْيَا"The visionالصَّادِقَةُthe truthfulجُزْءٌis a partمِنْofسِتَّةٍsixوَأَرْبَعِينَand fortyجُزْءًpartsمِنْofالنُّبُوَّةِprophethood ».
And it is one of the parts of Prophethood as established from the Prophet, peace be upon him: "The truthful vision is a part of the sixty-six parts of Prophethood."
وَقَدْAnd it is saidقِيلَthatفِيinسَبَبِthe reason forهَذَاthisالتَّخْصِيصِspecificityالمَذْكُورِmentioned:إِنَّthatأَوَّلَthe firstمُبْتَدَأٍbeginningالوَحْيِof revelationكَانَwasهُوَitالرُّؤْيَاthe visionالصَّادِقَةُthe truthful,وَذَٰلِكَand thatنِصْفٌwas halfسَنَةٍa year.
And it is said that the reason for this mentioned specificity is that the first beginning of revelation was the truthful vision, and that was half a year.
ثُمَّThenانْتَقَلَit transitionedإِلَىtoوَحْيِthe revelationالْيَقَظَةِof awakeningمُدَّةًa duration ofثَلاثٍtwenty-threeوَعِشْرِينَand twentyسَنَةٍyears,مِنْfromحِينِthe timeبُعِثَhe was sentإِلَىtoأَنْthatتَوُفِّيَhe passed awayصَلَوَاتُpeaceاللَّهِof Allahوَسَلَامُهُand His peaceعَلَيْهِupon him.
Then it transitioned to the revelation of awakening for a duration of twenty-three years, from the time he was sent until he passed away, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
فَنِسْبَةُSo the ratioمُدَّةِof the durationالْوَحْيِof revelationفِيinالْمَنَامِdreamsمِنْisذَٰلِكَthat:جُزْءٌa partمِنْofسِتَّةٍsixوَأَرْبَعِينَand fortyجُزْءًparts.
So the ratio of the duration of revelation in dreams from that is a part of the sixty-six parts.
وَهَذَاAnd thisحَسَنٌis good.لَوْلَاWere it not forمَاwhatجَاءَcameفِيinالرِّوَايَةِthe narrationالْأُخْرَىthe otherالصَّحِيحَةِauthentic.»"إِنَّهَاIt isجُزْءٌa partمِنْofسَبْعِينَseventyجُزْءًparts."
And this is good. Were it not for what came in the other authentic narration: ‘It is a part of seventy parts.’
وَقَدْAnd it is saidقِيلَthat it is saidفِيinالْجَمْعِthe gatheringبَيْنَهُمَاbetween them:إِنَّthatذَٰلِكَthatبِحَسَبِis according toحَالِthe stateالرَّائِيof the seer.فَإِنَّForرُؤْيَاthe visionالصِّدِّيقِينَof the truthful onesمِنْis ofسِتَّةٍsixوَأَرْبَعِينَand forty. وَرُؤْيَاAnd the visionعُمُومِof the generalالْمُؤْمِنِينَbelieversالصَّادِقَةُis truthfulمِنْofسَبْعِينَseventy. وَاللَّهُAnd Allahأَعْلَمُis most knowledgeable.
And it is said that it is said in the gathering between them: that that is according to the state of the seer. For the vision of the truthful ones is among the sixty-six, and the vision of the general believers is truthful among seventy. And Allah is most knowledgeable.
وَالرُّؤْيَاAnd the vision:مَبْدَأُis the beginningالْوَحْيِof revelationوَصِدْقُهَاand its truthfulnessبِحَسَبِis according toصِدْقِthe truthfulnessالرَّائِيof the seer.
And the vision: is the beginning of revelation, and its truthfulness is according to the truthfulness of the seer.
وَأَصْدَقُAnd the most truthfulالنَّاسِof peopleرُؤْيَاis the visionأَصْدَقُهُمْof the most truthfulحَدِيثًَاin speech. وَهِيَAnd it isعِندَin the presence ofاقْتِرَابِthe approachالزَّمَانِof timeلَاit does notتَكَادُalmostتُخْطِئُmistake,كَمَاasقَالَsaidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbe upon Allahوَسَلَامُهُand His peaceعَلَيْهِupon him.
And the most truthful of people concerning vision are the most truthful in speech. And it is, in the presence of the approach of time, it does not almost mistake, as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said.
وَذَٰلِكَAnd thatلِبُعْدِis due to the distanceالْعَهْدِof the eraبِالْنُّبُوَّةِof Prophethoodوَآثَارِهَاand its effectsفَيَتَعَوَّضُso they compensateالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersبِالرُّؤْيَاwith visions.
And that is due to the distance of the era of Prophethood and its effects, so the believers compensate with visions.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forفِيinزَمَنِthe timeقُوَّةِof the strengthنُورِof lightالنُّبُوَّةِof Prophethood:فَفِيSo inظُهُورِthe appearanceنُورِهَاof its lightوَقُوَّتِهَاand its strengthمَاwhatيُغْنِيsufficesعَنْforالرُّؤْيَاthe vision.
And as for in the time of the strength of the light of Prophethood: So in the appearance of its light and its strength, what suffices for the vision.
وَنَظِيرُAnd a similarهَذَاis thisالْكَرَامَاتِthe miraclesالَّتِيthatظَهَرَتْappearedبَعْدَafterعَصْرِthe eraالصَّحَابَةِof the companions.وَلَمْAnd did notتَظْهَرْappearعَلَيْهِمْupon them,لِاسْتَغْنَائِهِمdue to their sufficiencyعَنْهَاfrom itبِقُوَّةِwith the strengthإِيمَانِهِمof their faith,وَاحْتِيَاجِand the needمِنْofبَعْدِهِمthose after themإِلَيْهَاfor itلِضَعْفِbecause of the weaknessإِيمَانِهِمof their faith.
And a similar is this the miracles that appeared after the era of the companions. And they did not appear upon them, due to their sufficiency from it with the strength of their faith, and the need for it of those after them because of the weakness of their faith (2).
وَقَدْAnd thisكَانَwasغَيْرَotherشَأْنٍmatterمِنْofبَعْدِهِمthose after them..
And this was a different matter from those after them.
لَعَلَّهُمْPerhaps they haveشُبْهَةًa doubtفِيinذَٰلِكَthat.وَمَنْAnd whoeverحَامَsurroundsحَوْلَaroundالْحَمَىa sanctuaryأَوْشَكَis likelyأَنْtoيُوَاقِعَهُencounter it.
Perhaps they have a doubt in that. And whoever surrounds a sanctuary is likely to encounter it.
بَلْRatherلَعَلَّهُit is likelyلِأَنَّbecauseشَأْنُthe matterالصَّحَابَةِof the companionsوَالتَّابِعِينَand the followersرَضِيَ اللَّهُmay Allah be pleasedعَنْهُمْwith them.الصَّحَابَةُThe companionsوَالتَّابِعُونَand the followers--بِتَمَسُّكِهِمdue to their adherenceبِالْكِتَابَةِto the scriptureوَالسُّنَّةِand the tradition,وَشِدَّةِand the vigilanceيَقَظَتِهِمof their wakefulness,الْمُكْتَسَبِacquiredعَنْهُمْfrom them.
Rather it is likely because the matter of the companions and the followers, may Allah be pleased with them, was due to their adherence to the scripture and the tradition, and the vigilance of their wakefulness, acquired from them.