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13 – Chapter on a Third Prophetic Tradition Affirming the Hand of Allah, the Creator, the Originator
Allah wrote with His own hand, as a commitment upon Himself, that His mercy prevails over His wrath. The reports we shall mention in this chapter affirm two attributes of our Creator, the Originator, which Allah affirmed for Himself in the Preserved Tablet and the Clear Record. He mentioned both His Self and His Hand, however much the Jahmiyyah may resent it.
١٣ - بَابُ ذِكْرِ سُنَّةٍ ثَالِثَةٍ فِي إِثْبَاتِ الْيَدِ لِلَّهِ الْخَالِقِ الْبَارِئِ وَكَتَبَ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّ رَحْمَتَهُ تَغْلِبُ غَضَبَهُ، وَفِي هَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارِ الَّتِي نَذْكُرُهَا فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ إِثْبَاتُ صِفَتَيْنِ لِخَالِقِنَا الْبَارِئِ، مِمَّا ثَبَتَهَا اللَّهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي اللَّوْحِ الْمَحْفُوظِ وَالْإِمَامِ الْمُبِينِ ذَكَرَ النَّفْسَ وَالْيَدَ جَمِيعًا وَإِنْ رَغَمَتْ أُنُوفُ الْجَهْمِيَّةِ