Al-TisʿīniyyaIbn Taimiya

that (1) He, exalted be He, is able to bring letters and sounds into existence. As for disputing whether this actually occurs, such a dispute, in our view (2), is impossible; for He, exalted is He, is the producer of all the deeds of His servants, and these letters and sounds are among those deeds. How, then, could we deny that He brings them into being according to their own doctrine, when they themselves affirm (3) this on the basis of revelation?

It is well known that certain knowledge of the occurrence of possible matters that are not perceptible can be derived only from revelation. Accordingly, if what they intend by His being a Speaker is simply that (4) He created these letters and sounds, and they do not, by virtue of His being their Creator, affirm for Him any additional attribute (5), state, or ruling (6) beyond His creating them, then (7) it is clear that no contention with them is possible here. It is therefore established that there is no disagreement between us and them, from the standpoint (8) of meaning, concerning His being a Speaker in the sense they have explained.

As for the dispute over wording, it is said: we do not concede that the term (9) “Speaker” (al-mutakallim) in the Arabic language is coined for one who merely brings speech into existence. Scholars on both sides have waxed exceedingly verbose on this point, yet such prolixity (10) is unwarranted, for the matter is purely linguistic.

(1) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "'an Allah" (lit. "that Allah"). (2) In our copy it is omitted from Nihayat al-Uqul. (3) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "wa-amma 'ala madhhabihim fa-hum yuthabbitun…" ("As for their view, they affirm…"). (4) In the original and in the S manuscript it reads illa annahu ("except that"), which yields no coherent meaning. This phrase occurs in Nihayat al-Uqul as "wa-idha kana la ma'na likawnihi mutakalliman indahum illa annahu…" and the reading established is that of the Ta edition. (5) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "wa-lam yuthabbitu lahu taala min kunihi khaliqan laha sifah" ("and they did not ascribe to Him, Exalted is He, the attribute of being their Creator"). (6) In the S and Ta editions: "wa-hukman" ("and as a rule"). (7) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "wa-qad" ("and indeed"). (8) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "min hayth" ("in terms of"). (9) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "lafz" ("word"). (10) In Nihayat al-Uqul: "huwa" ("he/it is").
أنه (١) تعالى يصح منه إيجاد الحروف والأصوات، أما في الوقوع فذلك عندنا (٢) غير ممكن؛ لأنه تعالى موجد لجميع أفعال العباد، ومنها هذه الحروف والأصوات، فكيف يمكننا إنكار كونه موجدًا لها على مذهبهم وهم يثبتون (٣) ذلك بالسمع. ومعلوم أن الجزم بوقوع الجائزات التي لا تكون محسوسة لا يستفاد إلا من السمع، فإذا كان المعنى بكونه متكلمًا عندهم أنه (٤) خلق هذه الحروف والأصوات، ولم يثبتوا له من كونه تعالى خالقًا صفة (٥) أو حالة أو حكمًا (٦) أزيد من كونه خالقًا لها، فقد (٧) تعين أنه لا يمكن منازعتهم في ذلك ثبت أنه لا نزاع بيننا وبينهم من جهة (٨) المعنى في كونه متكلمًا بالتفسير الذي قالوه. وأما النزاع من جهة اللفظ فهو أن يقال: لا نسلم أن لفظة (٩) المتكلم في اللغة موضوعة لموجد الكلام، والناس قد أطنبوا من الجانبين في هذا المقام، وليس ذلك (١٠) مما يستحق الإطناب، لأنه بحث لغوي
(١) في نهاية العقول: أن الله. (٢) عندنا: ساقطة من: نهاية العقول. (٣) في نهاية العقول: وأما على مذهبهم فهم يثبتون. . . . (٤) في الأصل، س: إلا أنه. ولا يستقيم المعنى بذلك. وقد وردت العبارة في نهاية العقول: "وإذا كان لا معنى لكونه متكلمًا عندهم إلا أنه. . " والمثبت من: ط. (٥) في نهاية العقول: ولم يثبتوا له تعالى من كونه خالقًا لها صفة. . (٦) في س، ط: وحكمًا. (٧) في نهاية العقول: وقد. (٨) في نهاية العقول: من حيث. (٩) في نهاية العقول: لفظ. (١٠) في نهاية العقول: هو.

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