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فَصُّ حِكْمَةٍ نَبَوِيَّةٍ فِي كَلِمَةٍ عِيسَوِيَّةٍ
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فَانْظُرْ إِلَىٰ هَذِهِ التَّنْبِئَةِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ مَا أَلْطَفَهَا وَمَا أَدَقَّهَا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَجَاءَ بِالْاسْمِ ٱللَّهَ لِاخْتِلَافِ العُبَّادِ فِي العِبَادَاتِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الشَّرَائِعِ لَمْ يَخُصّ اسْمًا خَاصًّا دُونَ اسْمٍ بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْاسْمِ الجَامِعِ لِلْكُلِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنْ نِسْبَتَهُ إِلَىٰ مَوْجُودٍ مَّا بِالْرُّبُوبِيَّةِ لَيْسَتْ عَيْنَ نِسْبَتِهِ إِلَىٰ مَوْجُودٍ آخَرَ فَلِذَٰلِكَ فَصَلَ بِقَوْلِهِ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ بِالكِنَايَتَيْنِ كِنَايَةُ المُتَكَلِّمِ وَكِنَايَةُ المُخَاطَبِ
So look at this spiritual, divine informing — how subtle it is and how fine! "[Saying:] Worship God" [Q 5:117]: he brought the name "God" [Q 5:117] because of the differences among the worshippers in [their] acts of worship and the differences among the revealed laws. He did not single out one specific name to the exclusion of [another] name; rather, he brought the name that comprehends all [the names]. Then he said, "my Lord and your Lord" [Q 5:117], and it is known that His relation through lordship to one existent is not the very same as His relation to another existent. That is why he made a distinction by his saying "my Lord and your Lord" [Q 5:117], with the two pronouns: the pronoun of the speaker and the pronoun of the one addressed.
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al-Qāshānī
﴿" أَنِ اعْبُدُوا الله " - فجاء باسم الله لاختلاف العباد في العبادات واختلاف الشرائع ولم يعين اسما خاصا دون اسم بل بالاسم الجامع للكل ، ثم قال – " رَبِّي ورَبَّكُمْ " - ومعلوم أن نسبته إلى موجود ما بالربوبية ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر فلذلك فصل بقوله – " رَبِّي ورَبَّكُمْ " - بالكنايتين كناية المتكلم وكناية المخاطب – " إِلَّا ما أَمَرْتَنِي به "- فأثبت نفسه مأمورا وليست﴾
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al-Jandī
﴿« رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ » ومعلوم أنّ نسبته إلى موجود ما بالربوبية ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر . فلذلك فصّل بقوله : « رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ » بالكنايتين : كناية المتكلَّم وكناية المخاطب . « إِلَّا ما أَمَرْتَنِي به » فأثبت نفسه مأمورا وليست سوى عبوديته ، إذ لا يؤمر إلَّا من يتصوّر منه الامتثال وإن لم يفعل ، ولمّا كان الأمر ينزل بحكم المراتب ، لذلك ينصبغ كلّ من ظهر في مرتبة ما بما تعطيه حقيقة تلك المرتبة ، فمرتبة المأمور ، لها حكم يظهر في كل مأمور ، ومرتبة الآمر ، لها حكم يبدو في كل آمر ، فيقول الحق : “ أَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ “ فهو الآمر ، والمكلَّف المأمور . ويقول العبد “ اغْفِرْ لِي “ فهو الآمر ، والحق المأمور ، فما يطلبه الحق من العبد بأمره هو بعينه ما يطلبه العبد من الحق بأمره » يعني الإجابة « ولهذا كان كلّ دعاء مجابا ولا بدّ وإن تأخّر ، كما تتأخّر بعض المكلَّفين ممّن أقيم مخاطبا بإقامة الصلاة ، فلا يصلَّي في وقت فيؤخّر الامتثال ويصلَّي في وقت آخر إن كان متمكَّنا من ذلك ، ولا بدّ من الإجابة ولو بالقصد . كما قال : “ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ “ ، " شَهِيداً ما دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ " لأن الأنبياء شهداء على أممهم ما داموا فيهم . " فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي " أي رفعتني إليك وحجبتهم عنّى وحجبتني عنهم. " كُنْتَ أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ " في غير مادّتي بل في موادّهم ، إذ كنت بصرهم الذي يقتضي المراقبة ، فشهود الإنسان نفسه شهود الحق إيّاه ، وجعله باسم « الرقيب »﴾
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Jāmī
﴿بالاسم «الله» لاختلاف العباد في العبادات واختلاف الشرائع، لم يخص اسما خاصا دون اسم، بل جاء بالاسم الجامع للكل. ثم قال «ربي وربكم»، ومعلوم أن نسبته إلى موجود ما بالربوبية ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر، فلذلك فصل بقوله «ربي وربكم» بالكنايتين كناية المتكلم وكناية المخاطب. «إلا ما أمرتني به» فأثبت نفسه مأمورا وليست سوى عبوديته، إذ لا يؤمر إلا من يتصور منه الامتثال وإن لم يفعل. ولما كان الأمر ينزل بحكم المراتب، لذلك ينصبغ كل من ظهر في مرتبة ما بما تعطيه حقيقة تلك المرتبة: فمرتبة المأمور لها حكم يظهر في كل مأمور، ومرتبة﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿" أَنِ اعْبُدُوا الله " - فجاء باسم الله لاختلاف العباد في العبادات واختلاف الشرائع ولم يعين اسما خاصا دون اسم بل بالاسم الجامع للكل ، ثم قال – " رَبِّي ورَبَّكُمْ " - ومعلوم أن نسبته إلى موجود ما بالربوبية ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر فلذلك فصل بقوله – " رَبِّي ورَبَّكُمْ " - بالكنايتين كناية المتكلم وكناية المخاطب – " إِلَّا ما أَمَرْتَنِي به "- فأثبت نفسه مأمورا وليست﴾
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Bālī Zāde's gloss, printed inside al-Qāshānī's commentary in the ibnalarabi.com text (line 8673); moved here
Words 1–6 · 3 of 5
فَانْظُرْ إِلَىٰ هَذِهِ التَّنْبِئَةِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ الإِلَهِيَّةِIbn Turka
﴿فانظر إلى هذه التثنية الروحيّة الإلهيّة﴾
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﴿فانظر إلى هذه التثنية الروحيّة الإلهيّة﴾
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Note by the modern editor (al-muḥaqqiq) of the ibnalarabi.com text, not by Ibn Turka
Jāmī
Bālī Zāde
﴿فانظر إلى هذه التنبئة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿الروحية الإلهية﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ما ألطفها … وما أدقها … أن اعبدوا اللّه فجاء﴾
Words 11–27 · 2 of 5
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَجَاءَ بِالْاسْمِ ٱللَّهَ لِاخْتِلَافِ العُبَّادِ فِي العِبَادَاتِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الشَّرَائِعِ لَمْ يَخُصّ …Ibn Turka
﴿" أَنِ اعْبُدُوا الله " فجاء باسم " الله " لاختلاف العباد في العبادات والشرايع ، ولم يخصّ اسما خاصا دون اسم﴾
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Jāmī
﴿أن اعبدوا اللّه ، فجاء بالاسم اللّه﴾
Words 15–28 · 1 of 5
بِالْاسْمِ ٱللَّهَ لِاخْتِلَافِ العُبَّادِ فِي العِبَادَاتِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الشَّرَائِعِ لَمْ يَخُصّ اسْمًا خَاصًّا دُونَ اسْمٍOnly Bālī Zāde comments here.
Bālī Zāde
﴿بالاسم اللّه لاختلاف العباد في العبادات واختلاف الشرائع ولم يخص اسما خاصا دون اسم﴾
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Jāmī
﴿لاختلاف العباد … في العبادات﴾
Jāmī
﴿واختلاف الشرائع﴾
Jāmī
﴿ولم يخص اسما خاصا دون اسم … بل جاء بالاسم اللّه الجامع للكل﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿بل جاء بالاسم الجامع للكل﴾
Words 34–49 · 3 of 5
ثُمَّ قَالَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنْ نِسْبَتَهُ إِلَىٰ مَوْجُودٍ مَّا بِالْرُّبُوبِيَّةِ لَيْسَتْ عَيْنَ نِسْبَتِهِ …Ibn Turka
﴿ثمّ قال " رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ " ومعلوم أن نسبته إلى موجود بالربوبيّة ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر﴾
Jāmī
﴿ثم قال﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ثم قال﴾
Words 36–40 · 2 of 5
رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنْ نِسْبَتَهُJāmī
﴿ربي وربكم ومعلوم أن نسبته﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ربي وربكم ومعلوم أن نسبته﴾
Words 41–50 · 2 of 5
إِلَىٰ مَوْجُودٍ مَّا بِالْرُّبُوبِيَّةِ لَيْسَتْ عَيْنَ نِسْبَتِهِ إِلَىٰ مَوْجُودٍ آخَرَJāmī
﴿إلى موجود ما بالربوبية ليست عين نسبته إلى موجود آخر﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿إلى موجود ما بالربوبية غير نسبة إلى موجود آخر﴾
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Words 51–60 · 2 of 5
فَلِذَٰلِكَ فَصَلَ بِقَوْلِهِ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ بِالكِنَايَتَيْنِ كِنَايَةُ المُتَكَلِّمِ وَكِنَايَةُ المُخَاطَبِIbn Turka
﴿فلذلك فصّل بقوله : "رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ " بالكنايتين : كناية المتكلم وكناية المخاطب﴾
Jāmī
﴿فلذلك فصل﴾
Words 53–80 · 2 of 5
بِقَوْلِهِ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ بِالكِنَايَتَيْنِ كِنَايَةُ المُتَكَلِّمِ وَكِنَايَةُ المُخَاطَبِJāmī
﴿بقوله : ربي وربكم بالكنايتين : كناية المتكلم وكناية المخاطب﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿بقوله رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ بالكنايتين كناية المتكلم به وكناية المخاطب إِلَّا ما أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ فأثبت نفسه مأمورا وليست نفسه سوى عبوديته إذ لا يؤمر إلا من يتصور منه الامتثال﴾
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- ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī (d. 730/1330), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Muʾayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī (d. c. 691/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī (d. 690/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Ṣāʾin al-Dīn Ibn Turka (d. 835/1432), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898/1492), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Muṣṭafā b. Sulaymān Bālī Zāde (d. 1073/1663), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (d. 673/1274), al-Fukūk fī asrār mustanadāt ḥikam al-Fuṣūṣ
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