Al-TisʿīniyyaIbn Taimiya

Sixty-first Argument (1):
The Qur’an repeatedly affirms that Allah possesses multiple “words.” He says,

“And the word of your Lord has been perfected in truth and justice; none can alter His words.” (2)

He also says,

“If all the trees on earth were pens and the sea, followed by seven more seas, were ink, the words of Allah would not be exhausted.” (3)

He says further,

“Say: If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would run dry before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought another like it as a supplement.” (4)

And He says,

“So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who believes in Allah and His words.” (5)

The Exalted also says,

“Allah intends to establish the truth by His words and to cut off the very root of the disbelievers,” (6)

and,

“Allah effaces falsehood and establishes the truth by His words; surely He knows well whatever lies within the breasts.” (7)

And He says,

“and she confirmed the words of her Lord and His scriptures.” (8)

Likewise, mass-transmitted reports from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—mention seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah (9). Such passages, and others like them, plainly demonstrate the plurality of His words. How, then, can it be asserted that His speech is nothing but a single meaning with no plurality whatsoever? They have advanced this claim and offered a reply to it.

(1) In ms. S: “the sixty-sixth variant,” which is an error that did not persist, since in the printed edition the subsequent variants for this reading are correctly given in accordance with the original. (2) Sura al-An‘ām (6:115). (3) Sura Luqmān (31:27). (4) Sura al-Kahf (18:109). (5) Sura al-A‘rāf (7:158). (6) Sura al-Anfāl (8:7). In the original it reads wayuridu Allāh (“and Allah intends”), whereas in ms. S and the edition it reads wayahiqqu Allāh al-ḥaqq bi-kalimātih (“and Allah establishes the truth by His words”), which is incorrect. (7) Sura ash-Shūrā (42:24). In ms. S and the edition it reads wayamḥu al-bāṭil (“and He erases falsehood”), which is incorrect. (8) Sura at-Taḥrīm (66:12). (9) Some of the hadiths on this subject were mentioned above (pp. 462–463).
الوجه الحادي والستون (١) : أن القرآن قد نطق بأن لله كلمات في غير موضع من كتابه، كقوله: {وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ} (٢) وقوله: {وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ} (٣) وقال: {قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا} (٤) وقال: {فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمَاتِهِ} (٥) ، وقال تعالى: {وَيُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُحِقَّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْكَافِرِينَ} (٦) وقال تعالى: {وَيَمْحُ اللَّهُ الْبَاطِلَ وَيُحِقُّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ} (٧) ، وقال: {وصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ} (٨) . وكذلك تواتر عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - الاستعاذة بكلمات الله التامات (٩) ، وهذا وأمثاله صريح في تعدد كلماته، فكيف يقال: ليس كلامه إلّا معنى واحد لا عدد فيه أصلًا؟ وهذا قد أوردوه، وذكروا جوابهم عنه.
(١) في س: الوجه السادس والستون. وهو خطأ لم يستمر حيث أثبت الأوجه التالية لهذا الوجه في هذه النسخة بصورة سليمة توافق الأصل، ط. (٢) سورة الأنعام، الآية: ١١٥. (٣) سورة لقمان، الآية: ٢٧. (٤) سورة الكهف، الآية: ١٠٩. (٥) سورة الأعراف، الآية: ١٥٨. (٦) سورة الأنفال، الآية: ٧. وقد ورد في الأصل: ويريد والله. وفي س، ط: ويحق الله الحق بكلماته. وهو خطأ. (٧) سورة الشورى، الآية: ٢٤. وقد ورد في س، ط: ويمحو الباطل. وهو خطأ. (٨) سورة التحريم، الآية: ١٢. (٩) تقدم ذكر بعض الأحاديث في ذلك ص: ٤٦٢، ٤٦٣.

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