But, this is the Meaning of what He -azwj Said from that,...

But, this is the Meaning of what He -azwj Said from that, and He -azwj has Said: “The one who offends a friend of Mine -azwj , so he has duelled against Me -azwj with the battle and called Me -azwj to it”. And He -azwj Said: There is one who obeys the Rasool, so he has obeyed Allah [4:80] . And He -azwj Said: Surely, those pledging allegiance to you are rather pledging their allegiances to Allah, the Hand of Allah being Above their hands [48:10] .

فَكُلُّ هَذَا وَ شِبْهُهُ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرْتُ لَكَ وَ هَكَذَا الرِّضَا وَ الْغَضَبُ وَ غَيْرُهُمَا مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ مِمَّا يُشَاكِلُ ذَلِكَ وَ لَوْ كَانَ يَصِلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَسَفُ وَ الضَّجَرُ وَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمَا وَ أَنْشَأَهُمَا لَجَازَ لِقَائِلِ هَذَا أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّ الْخَالِقَ يَبِيدُ يَوْماً مَا لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دَخَلَهُ الْغَضَبُ وَ الضَّجَرُ دَخَلَهُ التَّغْيِيرُ وَ إِذَا دَخَلَهُ التَّغْيِيرُ لَمْ يُؤْمَنْ عَلَيْهِ الْإِبَادَةُ So, all of this and the likes of it are upon what we -asws mentioned to you, and like this is the (Divine) Pleasure, and the Anger, and other than these two from the things which are identical to that.

And had it been so that the regret, and the weariness arrives to Allah -azwj , and He -azwj is the One -azwj Who Created both, it would be allowed for a speaker to say this that one day the Creator would be obliterated, because He -azwj , when the anger and the weariness enters Him -azwj , the change would enter Him -azwj , the obliteration would not be safe upon Him -azwj .

ثُمَّ لَمْ يُعْرَفِ الْمُكَوِّنُ مِنَ الْمُكَوَّنِ وَ لَا الْقَادِرُ مِنَ الْمَقْدُورِ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَا الْخَالِقُ مِنَ الْمَخْلُوقِ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَنْ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً بَلْ هُوَ الْخَالِقُ لِلْأَشْيَاءِ لَا لِحَاجَةٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ لَا لِحَاجَةٍ اسْتَحَالَ الْحَدُّ وَ الْكَيْفُ فِيهِ فَافْهَمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى .

Then it would not be recognised, the Bringer into being from the comer into being, nor the Powerful from the one empowered upon, nor the Creator from the Created. Exalted is Allah -azwj from this speech, Loftier, Greater. But, He -azwj is the Creator of the things, not for a need. So when there was no need, the limitation is impossible, (as well as the) ‘how’ (Qualitative State) regarding Him -azwj . Therefore, understand, if Allah -azwj the Exalted so Desires’.

[23] علي بن إبراهيم قال: فقدموا في التأليف آية الشرط على بيعة الرضوان، و إنما نزلت أولا بيعة الرضوان ثم آية الشرط عليهم فيها.

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