فَصْلٌChapterفِيonفَنَاءِthe extinctionالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِ،and Hell,وَقَدْand hasتَنَازَعَdisputedالنَّاسُthe peopleفِيinذَلكَthatعَلَىonثَلاثَةِthreeأَقْوَالٍstatements.
Chapter on the extinction of Paradise and Hell, and the people have disputed this matter into three statements.
وَذَكَرَAnd mentionedالثَّلاثَةَthe three(١)(1).
And the three (1).
وَهَذَاAnd thisالْعُنْوَانُtitleمُطَابِقٌis consistentلِمَضْمُونِwith the contentالْكِتَابِ.of the book.
And this title is consistent with the content of the book.
وَلَكِنَّButجَاءَcameفِيinبِدَايَةِthe beginningالـرِّسَالَةِof the messageبَعْدَafterالْبَسْمَلَةِthe Basmalaوَالحَمْدَةُand the praiseمَاwhatنَصُّهُis stated::"مَسْأَلَةٌ"An issueفِيinالرَّدِّthe responseعَلَىtoمَنْwhoقَالَsaidبِفَنَاءِof the extinctionالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِand Hellوَعَلَىand toمَنْwhoقَالَsaid(٢)(2).
But in the beginning of the message, after the Basmala and the praise, what is stated is: "An issue in the response to those who said about the extinction of Paradise and Hell and to those who said (2)."
كَالاَلفَارَابِيَّةِLike Al-Farabiوَذَكَرَand mentionedاخْتِلَافَthe disagreementالنَّاسِ.of the people.
Like Al-Farabi and mentioned the disagreement of the people.
وَجَاءَAnd cameمُقَابِلَoppositeهَذَاthisالْهَامِشِmarginالأَيسَرِleftلِلْنُّسْخَةِof the copyمَاwhatنَصُّهُis stated"حَاشِيَةٌ""Margin":: "مَسْأَلَةٌ"An issueفِيinالرَّدِّthe responseعَلَىtoمَنْwhoقَالَsaidبِفَنَاءِof the extinctionالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِand Hellوَبِقَائِهَا،and its permanence,وَبيَانِand clarificationالصَّوَابِof the correctمِنْfromذَلكَ"that."
And opposite this left margin of the copy is stated: "Margin: An issue in the response to those who said about the extinction of Paradise and Hell and its permanence, and clarification of the correct from that."
ثُمَّThenكَتَبَwroteعَقِبَafterذَلكَthatمَاwhatنَصُّهُ:is stated:"هَذَا"Thisفِيinنُسْخَةٍ".copy".
Then after that, he wrote what is stated: "This is in the copy."
وَمُقَتَضَىAnd the implicationذَلكَof thatأَنْis thatهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةُmessageاُخْتِلَفَتْdifferedعَنَاوِينُtitlesنُسَخِهَاof its copiesبِنَاءًbasedعَلَىonفَهْمِthe understandingلِمَضْمُونِof the contentالرِّسَالَةِof the messageعِندَwhenنُسِخَتْ.it was copied.
And the implication of that is that this message differed in the titles of its copies based on the understanding of the content of the message when it was copied.
وَأَمَّاAs forأَحَدُone ofخُصُومِthe opponentsالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhوَمُعَاصِرِهِand his contemporaryوَهُوَ:and he is:الشَّيْخُthe SheikhعَلِيٌّAliبِـنِbinعَبْدِAbdالكَافِيal-Kafiالسُّبْكِيُّal-Subkiالمُتَوَفَّىwho diedسَنَةَin the year٧٥٦756هجرية،AH,فَقَدْhe hasأَلَّفَwrittenرِسَالَةًa messageبِعُنْوَانٍtitled"الْـاعْتِبَارِ"The considerationبِبَقَاءِof the permanenceالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِ"and Hell"
As for one of the Sheikh's opponents and his contemporary, he is Sheikh Ali bin Abd al-Kafi al-Subki, who died in the year 756 AH, he has written a message titled "The consideration of the permanence of Paradise and Hell."
وَهِيَAnd it isرَدٌّa responseعَلَىtoرِسَالَةِthe messageشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyaقَالَتْwho saidفِيها:in it:"وَبَدَأْنَا"And we beganبِالنَّارِ،with Hell,لِأَنَّنَاbecause weوَقَفْنَاhave stoppedعَلَىatتَصْنِيفِthe classificationلِبَعْضِof someأَهْلِpeopleالْعَصْرِof this eraفِيinفَنَائِهَا"its extinction."
And it is a response to the message of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiya, who said in it: "And we began with Hell, because we have stopped at the classification of some people of this era regarding its extinction."
وَقَالَAnd saidالدُّكْتُورُDr.عَلِيٌّAliالحَرْبِيُّ:Al-Harbi:إنَّThatالرِّسَالَةَthe message"رَدٌّis a responseعَلَىtoمَنْwhoقَالَsaidبِفَنَاءِabout the extinctionالنَّارِ"of Hell,"وَإنَّهَاand it isلِهَذَاfor this reasonلَاnotيَصِحُّvalidاسْتِدْلَالٌto use as evidenceالْخُصُومُthe opponentsبِهَاof itعَلَىagainstأَنَّthatابْنَIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyaيَقُولُsaysبِفَنَاءِabout the extinctionالنَّارِ،of Hell,لِأَنَّهَاbecause itحُجَّةٌis an evidenceعَلَيْهِمْagainst themلَاnotلَهُمْ،for them,كَمَاasهُوَit isصَرِيحٌexplicitعُنْوَانُthe titleالرِّسَالَةِof the messageالْمُزْعُومَةِin question.
And Dr. Ali Al-Harbi said: The message "is a response to those who said about the extinction of Hell," and for this reason, it is not valid for the opponents to use it as evidence that Ibn Taimiya says about the extinction of Hell, because it is an evidence against them, not for them, as it is explicit in the title of the message in question.
وَمِمَّاAnd from whatتَقَدَّمَhas precededيَظْهَرُit appearsلَنَاto usأَنَّthatالْكِتَابَthe bookتَعَدَّدَتْhas multipleتَسْمِيَتُهُnamesفِيْمَاin whatتَوَفَّرَhas been availableلَدَيْنَاto usمِنْofنُسَخٍthe copiesالْخَطِّيَّةِ،the manuscripts,وَفِيand inبَيَانِthe statementsبَعْضِof someالْعُلَمَاءِscholarsوَالْبَاحِثِينَand researchersلِمَوْضُوعِهِ.regarding its subject.
And from what has preceded, it appears to us that the book has multiple names in what has been available to us from the copies of the manuscripts, and in the statements of some scholars and researchers regarding its subject.
(١)(1) نُسْخَةٌcopyدَارُHouseالْكُتُبِof BooksالْمِصْرِيَّةِEgyptian.(٢)(2) بِيَاضٌBlankفِيinالنُّسْخَةِ.the copy.(٣)(3) "ص٦٧""p. 67"مِنْofالرِّسَالَةِthe messageالْمَذْكُورَةِ.mentioned.(٤)(4) "كَشْفُ"Revealingالْأَسْتَارِ"the veils""ص٨٢""p. 82"
(1) Copy from the House of Egyptian Books. (2) Blank in the copy. (3) "p. 67" of the mentioned message. (4) "Revealing the veils" "p. 82".