Al-Tisʿīniyya - Ibn Taimiya - (2/470)

Al-TisʿīniyyaIbn Taimiya

able to slip beyond (1) Allah’s knowledge, or to do anything that Allah has known he would not do.

They acknowledged that there is no Creator except Allah (2), that the actions of the servants are created by Allah Most High, and that the servants are incapable of creating anything themselves.

They held that Allah granted the believers success in obeying Him, forsook the disbelievers, was gracious to the believers (3), looked after them (4), reformed them and guided them; whereas He did not show such grace to the disbelievers (5), nor reform them, nor guide them. Had He reformed them they would have been righteous, and had He guided them they would have been rightly guided.

They affirmed that Allah is able to reform the disbelievers (6) and to be gracious to them (7) so that they might become believers, but He willed that they remain disbelievers, just as He knew; so He abandoned them, did not reform them (8), and sealed their hearts.

They believed that good and evil occur by Allah’s decree and predestination, and they believe in Allah’s decree and predestination—its good and its evil, its sweetness and its bitterness. They believe that they possess no power to bring benefit or harm to themselves except what Allah wills, as He has said. They consign their affairs to Allah, affirm their need of Him at every moment, and acknowledge their poverty before Him in every condition.

And they say: “The Quran is the speech of Allah, uncreated,” and that the discussion concerning suspension (9)

(1) In manuscript S the preposition “an” is repeated. (2) In al-Maqalāt, after the Divine Name appears: “and that the evil deeds of the servants are created by Allah.” (3) In the original, manuscript S reads “lil-mu’minīn” (for the believers), a reading confirmed by the printed edition and by al-Maqalāt. (4) The text between quotation marks is an addition from al-Maqalāt. (5) In the original, manuscript S reads “lil-kāfirīn” (for the disbelievers), a reading confirmed by the printed edition and by al-Maqalāt. (6) In the original, manuscript S reads “lil-kāfirīn” (for the disbelievers), a reading confirmed by the printed edition and by al-Maqalāt. (7) In the original, manuscript S reads “lahum” (for them), a reading confirmed by the printed edition and by al-Maqalāt. (8) In al-Maqalāt the reading is “wa-adallahum” (and He led them astray). (9) The conjunction “wa” (and) is omitted in the printed edition. The phrase “al-kalam fi al-waqf wa al-lafz” (Discussion on pausing and pronunciation) appears to be the heading for the text that follows.

أحد يقدر أن يخرج عن (١) علم الله، أو أن يفعل شيئًا علم الله أنه لا يفعله. وأقروا أنه لا خالق إلّا الله (٢) ، وأن أعمال العباد يخلقها الله تعالى وأن العباد لا يقدرون أن يخلقوا شيئًا. وأن الله وفق المؤمنين لطاعته، وخذل الكافرين، ولطف بالمؤمنين (٣) ونظر [لهم] (٤) وأصلحهم وهداهم، ولم يلطف بالكافرين (٥) ، ولا أصلحهم ولا هداهم، ولو أصلحهم لكانوا صالحين، ولو هداهم لكانوا مهتدين. وأن الله يقدر أن يصلح الكافرين (٦) ، ويلطف بهم (٧) حتى يكونوا مؤمنين ولكنه أراد أن يكونوا كافرين كما علم، وخذلهم، ولم يصلحهم (٨) ، وطبع على قلوبهم. وأن الخير والشر بقضاء الله وقدره، ويؤمنون بقضاء الله وقدره خيره وشره حلوه ومره، ويؤمنون أنهم لا يملكون لأنفسهم نفعًا ولا ضرًّا إلا ما شاء الله، كما قال، ويُلْجئون أمرهم إلى الله، ويثبتون الحاجة إلى الله في كل وقت، والفقر إلى الله في كل حال. ويقولون: إن القرآن كلام الله غير مخلوق، و (٩) الكلام في الوقف

(١) عن: كررت في: س. (٢) بعد لفظ الجلالة ورد في المقالات: وأن سيئات العباد يخلقها الله. (٣) في الأصل، س: للمؤمنين. والمثبت من: ط، والمقالات. (٤) ما بين المعقوفتين زيادة من: المقالات. (٥) في الأصل، س: للكافرين. والمثبت من: ط، والمقالات. (٦) في الأصل، س: للكافرين. والمثبت من: ط، والمقالات. (٧) في الأصل، س: لهم. والمثبت من: ط، والمقالات. (٨) في المقالات: وأضلهم. (٩) الواو ساقطة من: ط. ويظهر أن العبارة: -الكلام في الوقف واللفظ- عنوان لما بعدها.