✦ A reading path: 15 of the Emir’s 372 mawāqif, “The Emir’s halts: law and light”. Vowels, roots and English: AI; not reviewed by a person; the English was compared with a specialist translation for three of the fifteen only (7, 30, 246; the other twelve have none to check against). How the text was made.

al-Amīr ʿAbd al-Qādir b. Muḥyī al-Dīn al-Jazāʾirī · Kitāb al-Mawāqif fī baʿḍ ishārāt al-Qurʾān ilā al-asrār wa-l-maʿārif

المواقف

The Book of Stations

Mawqif 246 · “Our God and your God is one”
Context: read this station whole. A line taken out of it can reverse its sense, and near its end the author speaks harshly of unbelief and heresy; it is rendered as written.
See the print: Damascus 1966, p. 560, Damascus 1966, p. 561, Damascus 1966, p. 562, Cairo, vol. 1, PDF p. 513, Cairo, vol. 1, PDF p. 514, Cairo, vol. 1, PDF p. 515 (archive.org)
¶ 161
قَالَ تَعَالَى: «وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ».
He, exalted is He, said: "And say: 'We believe in what has been sent down to us and sent down to you; our God and your God is one, and to Him we submit'" (Q 29:46).
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About the vowels: added by AI; uncertain words are underlined
The source of this text, a printed edition or a manuscript, has few or no vowel marks, as is usual for such texts. The vowels shown were added by AI and checked against an independent grammatical analyser; the few words where the two disagree are underlined as uncertain. Choose “Unvowelled” under Aa to read the letters alone.
¶ 162
الْقَوْلُ فِي الْآيَةِ اِشَارَةٌ لَاتَفْسِيرٌ، أَنَّهُ تَعَالَى أَمَرَ الْمُحَمَّدِينَ أَنْ يَقُولُوا لِكُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ طَوَائِفِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ: يَهُودٌ وَنَصَارَى وَصَابِئَةٌ وَغَيْرُهُمْ آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ،
What is said on the verse, by way of allusion and not of exegesis, is this: He, exalted is He, commanded the Muhammadans to say to every one of the communities of the People of the Book (Jews, Christians, Sabians and others): "We believe in what has been sent down",
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¶ 163
أَيْ تَجَلَّى اِلَيْنَا وَهُوَ الْآلَهُ الْمُطْلَقُ عَنْ كُلِّ تَقَيِّدٍ، الْمُنَزَّهُ فِي عَيْنِ تَشْبِيهِهِ، فِي عَيْنِ تَنْزِيهِهِ، وَهُوَ هُوَ الْمُشَبَّهُ فِي الْحَالَتَيْنِ.
that is, manifested Himself to us. He is the God absolute from every delimitation, the One declared incomparable in the very midst of His being likened, in the very midst of His being declared incomparable; and He is He, the One likened, in both states.
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¶ 164
وَأُنْزِلَ أَيْ تَجَلَّى اِلَيْكُمْ فِي صُوَرِ التَّقَيُّدِ وَالتَّشْبِيهِ وَالتَّحْدِيدِ، وَهُوَ هُوَ الْمُتَجَلِّي اِلَيْنَا وَاِلَيْكُمْ،
And "sent down [to you]", that is, He manifested Himself to you in forms of delimitation, likening and limitation; and He is He, the One manifesting Himself to us and to you.
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¶ 165
فَلَيْسَ النُّزُولُ وَالْاِنْزَالُ وَالتَّنْزِيلُ وَالْاِيتَاءُ اِلَاّ ظُهُورَاتٍ وَتَجَلِّيَاتٍ سَوَاءٌ نُسِبَ ذَلِكَ اِلَى الذَّاتِ أَوْ اِلَى كَلَامِهَا، أَوْ اِلَى صِفَةٍ مِنْ صِفَاتِهَا،
So descent, sending down, revelation and bestowal are nothing but appearances and manifestations, whether that is ascribed to the Essence, to Its speech, or to one of Its attributes.
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¶ 166
فَاِنَّ الْحَقَّ ـ تَعَالَى ـ لَيْسَ فِي جِهَةِ فَوْقٍ لِأَحَدٍ فَيَكُونَ الصُّعُودُ اِلَيْهِ، وَلَا جِهَةَ لِذَاتِ الْحَقِّ ـ تَعَالَى ـ وَكَلَامِهِ وَأَسْمَائِهِ فَيَكُونَ النُّزُولُ مِنْهُ اِلَيْنَا، وَاِنَّمَا النُّزُولُ وَنَحْوُهُ بِاعْتِبَارِ الْمُتَجَلِّي لَهُ وَمَرْتَبَتِهِ.
For the Real, exalted is He, is not in an "above" direction for anyone, such that there would be an ascent to Him. Nor is there any direction for the Essence of the Real, exalted is He, His speech and His names, such that descent would be from Him to us. Descent and the like are only with respect to the one to whom the manifestation is made and his rank.
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¶ 167
فَالْمَرْتَبَةُ هِيَ سَوَّغَتِ التَّعْبِيرَ بِالنُّزُولِ وَنَحْوِهِ.
It is the rank that has made it permissible to speak of descent and the like.
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¶ 168
وَالْمَخْلُوقُ مَرْتَبَتُهُ سَافِلَةٌ نَازِلَةٌ، وَالْحَقُّ ـ تَعَالَى ـ رُتْبَتُهُ عَالِيَةٌ، رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ، فَلَوْلَا هَذَا مَا كَانَ التَّعْبِيرُ بِنُزُولٍ وَلَا اِنْزَالٍ.
The created being's rank is low and descended, while the Real, exalted is He, has a lofty rank, "exalted in degrees"; were it not for this there would be no speaking of descent or sending down,
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¶ 169
وَلَا صُعُودٍ وَلَا عُرُوجٍ.
nor of ascent or rising,
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¶ 170
وَلَا تَدَلٍّ وَلَا تَدَانٍ.
nor of drawing down or drawing near.
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¶ 171
وَاِنَّمَا كَانَ التَّعْبِيرُ بِالنَّبَأِ لِلْمَجْهُولِ، لِأَنَّ التَّجَلِّيَ صَادِرٌ مِنَ الْحَضْرَةِ الْجَامِعَةِ لِجَمِيعِ أَسْمَاءِ الْأُلُوهِيَّةِ،
The expression was put in the passive only because the manifestation issues from the Presence that gathers all the names of Divinity,
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¶ 172
وَلَا يَتَجَلَّى مِنْهَا اِلَاّ حَضْرَةُ الْاِلَهِ وَحَضْرَةُ الرَّبِّ وَحَضْرَةُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالَ: (وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ)،
and from it there manifest only the Presence of God, the Presence of the Lord and the Presence of the All-Merciful. He said: "And your Lord came" (Q 89:22),
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¶ 173
وَقَالَ: «يَنْزِلَ رَبُّنَا» كَمَا وَرَدَ فِي الْخَبَرِ.
and he said, "Our Lord descends", as has come in the report.
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¶ 174
وَقَالَ ـ تَعَالَى ـ أَلَّا اَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ،
And He, exalted is He, said: "[except] that God should come to them" (Q 2:210).
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¶ 175
وَغَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ أَنْ تَتَجَلَّى حَضْرَةٌ مِنَ الْحَضَرَاتِ بِجَمِيعِ مَا اشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْأَسْمَاءِ.
And it is not possible for any one of the Presences to manifest itself with all of the names it contains.
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¶ 176
فَهِيَ دَائِماً تَتَجَلَّى بِالْبَعْضِ وَتَسْتُرُ بِالْبَعْضِ، مِمَّا اشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ، فَافْهَمْ،
So it always manifests itself with some and veils with some of what it contains; so understand.
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¶ 177
فَاِلَهُنَا وَاِلَهُ كُلِّ طَائِفَةٍ مِنَ الطَّوَائِفِ الْمُخَالِفَةِ لَنَا وَاحِدٌ وَحْدَةَ حَقِيقَةٍ، كَمَا قَالَ فِي آيٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ، وَقَالَ: «وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ».
Our God and the God of every one of the communities that differ from us is one, with a oneness of reality, as He said in many verses: "And your God is one God" (Q 2:163). And He said: "And there is no god but God" (Q 3:62).
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¶ 178
وَاِنْ تَبَايَنَتْ تَجَلِّيَاتُهُ مَا بَيْنَ اِطْلَاقٍ وَتَقْيِيدٍ وَتَنْزِيهٍ وَتَشْبِيهٍ .
¶ 179
وَتَنَوَّعَتْ ظُهُورَاتُهُ ، فَظَهَرَ لِلْمُحَمَّدِينَ مُطْلَقاً عَنْ كُلِّ صُورَةٍ فِي حَالِ ظُهُورِهِ فِي كُلِّ صُورَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ حُلُولٍ وَلَا اِتِّحَادٍ وَلَا اِمْتِزَاجٍ ،
¶ 180
وَظَهَرَ لِلنَّصَارَى مُقَيَّداً بِالْمَسِيحِ وَالرُّهْبَانِ كَمَا أَخْبَرَ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمْ فِي كِتَابِهِ ، وَلِلْيَهُودِ فِي الْعُزَيْرِ وَالْأَحْبَارِ ، وَلِلْمَجُوسِ فِي النَّارِ .
¶ 181
وَلِلتَّنْوِيهِ فِي النُّورِ وَالظُّلْمَةِ ، وَظَهَرَ لِكُلِّ عَابِدِ شَيْءٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّيْءِ مِنْ حَجَرٍ وَشَجَرٍ وَحَيَوَانٍ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ ،
¶ 182
فَمَا عَبَدَ الْعَابِدُونَ الصُّوَرَ الْمُقَيَّدَةَ لِذَاتِهَا ؛ وَلَكِنْ عَبَدُوا مَا تَجَلَّى لَهُمْ فِي تِلْكَ الصُّورَةِ مِنْ صِفَاتِ الْاِلَهِ الْحَقِّ – تَعَالَى – ،
¶ 183
وَهُوَ الْوَجْهُ الَّذِي لِكُلِّ صُورَةٍ مِنَ الْحَقِّ – تَعَالَى – فَالْمَقْصُودُ بِالْعِبَادَةِ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْعَابِدِينَ .
¶ 184
وَلَكِنْ وَقَعَ الْخَطَأُ فِي تَعَيُّنِهِ .
¶ 185
فَاِلَهُنَا وَاِلَهُ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئَةِ وَجَمِيعِ الْفِرَقِ الضَّالَّةِ وَاحِدٌ ، كَمَا أَخْبَرَ تَعَالَى .
¶ 186
اِلَاّ أَنَّ تَجَلِّيَهُ لَنَا غَيْرُ تَجَلِّيهِ فِي نُزُولِهِ اِلَى النَّصَارَى ، غَيْرُ تَجَلِّيهِ فِي نُزُولِهِ لِلْيَهُودِ ، غَيْرُ تَجَلِّيهِ لِكُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ عَلَى حِدَتِهَا ،
¶ 187
بَلْ تَجَلِّيهِ فِي تَنَزُّلِهِ لِلْاُمَّةِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ مُتَبَايِنٌ مُتَخَالِفٌ ، وَلِذَلِكَ تَعَدَّدَتِ الْفِرَقُ فِيهَا اِلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً ،
¶ 188
وَفِي نَفْسِ هَذِهِ الْفِرَقِ فِرَقٌ بَيْنَهَا تَبَايُنٌ وَتَخَالُفٌ كَمَا لَايَخْفَى عَلَى مَنْ تَوَغَّلَ فِي عِلْمِ الْكَلَامِ .
¶ 189
وَمَا ذَلِكَ اِلَاّ لِتَنَوُّعِ التَّجَلِّي بِحَسَبِ الْمُتَجَلَّى لَهُ وَاسْتِعْدَادِهِ وَالْمُتَجَلِّي تَعَالَى وَاحِدٌ فِي كُلِّ تَنَوُّعٍ وَظُهُورٍ مَا تَغَيَّرَ مَنَ الْأَزَلِ اِلَى الْأَبَدِ ،
¶ 190
وَلَكِنَّهُ – تَعَالَى – يَنْزِلُ لِكُلِّ مُدْرِكٍ بِحَسَبِ اِدْرَاكِهِ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ،
¶ 191
فَاتَّفَقَتْ جَمِيعُ الْفِرَقِ فِي الْمَعْنَى الْمَقْصُودِ بِالْعِبَادَةِ، حَيْثُ كَانَتِ الْعِبَادَةُ ذَاتِيَّةً لِلْمَخْلُوقِ وَاِنْ لَمْ يَشْعُرْ بِهَا اِلَاّ الْقَلِيلُ ، مِنْ حَيْثُ الْعِبَادَةُ الْمُطْلَقَةُ ، لَا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَنَّهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا وَاخْتَلَفَتْ فِي تَعَيُّنِهِ ،
¶ 192
فَنَحْنُ لِلْآلَهِ الْكُلُّ مُسْلِمُونَ وَبِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ ، كَمَا أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ .
¶ 193
وَمَا شَقِيَ مَنْ شَقِىَ اِلَاّ بِكَوْنِهِ عَبَدَهُ فِي صُورَةٍ مَحْسُوسَةٍ مَحْصُورَةٍ ،
¶ 194
وَمَا عَرَفَ مَا قُلْنَا اِلَاّ خَوَاصُّ الْمُحَمَّدِيِّينَ دُونَ مَنْ سِوَاهُمْ مِنَ الطَّوَائِفِ ،
¶ 195
فَلَيْسَ فِي الْعَالَمِ جَاحِدٌ لِلْاِلَهِ مُطْلَقاً
¶ 196
مِنْ طَبَائِعِيٍّ وَدَهْرِيٍّ وَغَيْرِهِمَا ، وَاِنْ فُهِمَتْ عِبَارَاتُهُ غَيْرَ هَٰذَا فَاِنَّمَا ذَٰلِكَ لِسُوءِ التَّعْبِيرِ •
¶ 197
فَالْكُفْرُ فِي الْعَالَمِ كُلِّهِ اِذَنْ نِسْبِيٌّ ،
¶ 198
وَهُنَا نُكْتَةٌ اِنْ شَعَرْتَ بِهَا فَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الْحَقَّ – تَعَالَى – الْمَعْبُودَ هَٰذِهِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ عَبَدَ رَبّاً مُقَيَّداً فِي اعْتِقَادِهِ ، مُحَجِّراً عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتَجَلَّى لِأَحَدٍ بِغَيْرِ صُورَةِ اعْتِقَادِ هَٰذَا الْمُعْتَقِدِ وَكَانَ الْمَعْبُودُ الْحَقُّ –تَعَالَى– بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَرْبَابِ ،
¶ 199
وَهَٰذَا مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْاَسْرَارِ الَّتِي يَجِبُ كَتْمُهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِ طَرِيقَتِنَا وَيَكُونُ مُظْهِرُهُ مِنَ الْفَتَّانِينَ لِعِبَادِ اللَّهِ – تَعَالَى – فَالْحَذَرَ الْحَذَرَ ،
¶ 200
وَلَا ذَنْبَ عَلَى مَنْ كَفَّرَ مُظْهِرَهُ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ ، أَوْ نَسَبَهُ اِلَى الزَّنْدَقَةِ حَيْثُ لَاتُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ تَوْبَةٌ ،
¶ 201
وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّبِيلَ •

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