Al-Tāʾiyyah fī al-Qadar - Ibn Taimiya - (152)

and make smooth the way for those who lie deliberately against their Lord—every one who comes (1) brandishing a fabrication; even if their purpose is to lead astray whoever answers their call (2), seeking first to corrupt humankind and then to seize dominion; and plead the case of the accursed Pharaoh when his tyranny overflowed—only for him to be drowned (3) in the sea in vengeance born of wrath (4); and likewise defend every thankless idol-worshipper and any other overbearing tyrant who denies prophethood; such as ʿĀd, Nimrod (5), the people of Ṣāliḥ, the people of Noah, and the companions of the Thicket; and drag Moses into litigation, and after him every other prophet who came to revive the Sacred Law (6); on the pretext that they waged jihad against the people once those people transgressed (7) and inflicted upon the sinner (8) an exemplary (9) punishment.

(1) Manuscript J reads: “min kulli man jaʾ bi-firya” (from everyone who brought a slander). (2) Manuscript J reads: “tastahibbuhum” (you deem them commendable). (3) Manuscript A reads: “fa-gharriq” (so drown), while B, J and H read: “fa-ahlik” (so destroy). (4) In al-Durra al-Bahiyya the reading is “bi-ghussa” (with a pang), whereas al-ʿUqud has “bi-ʿusiyya” (with a small staff). (5) Edition T reads: “Namrud” (Nimrod). (6) Manuscript A adds: “mina l-anbiyaʾ aw muhyiy an-l-shariʿa” (one of the prophets or a reviver of the sacred law). (7) Manuscript A reads: “ʿala kawnihim idha jahadu an-nas an baghaw” (regarding them, for when they fought the people, they acted tyrannically). (8) In Majmuʿ al-Fatawa the wording is: “min al-maʿasi” (from sins). (9) Al-ʿUqud reads: “bulugh” (attainment).

٥٥- وسهِّل سبيل الكاذبين تعَمُّدًا ... على ربهم مِنْ كلِّ جاءٍ (١) بفريةِ ٥٦- وإن قصدوا إضلال من يستجيبهم (٢) ... برومِ فسادِ النوع ثم الرياسةِ ٥٧- وجادل عن الملعونِ فرعونَ إذ طغى ... فأُغْرِق (٣) في اليم انتقامًا بغضبةِ (٤) ٥٨- وكلِّ كفورٍ مشركٍ بإلههِ ... وآخرَ طاغٍ كافرٍ بنبوةِ ٥٩- كعادٍ ونمروذ (٥) وقومٍ لصالح ... وقوم لنوح ثم أصحاب الآيكةِ ٦٠- وخاصم لموسى ثم سائر من أتى ... من الأنبياء محييًا للشريعة (٦) ٦١- على كونهم قد جاهدوا الناس إذ بغوا (٧) ... ونالوا من العاصي (٨) بليغ (٩) العقوبة

(١) في ج: من كل من جا بفرية. (٢) في ج: تستحبهم. (٣) في أ: فغرِّق، وفي ب وج، وهـ: فأهلك. (٤) في الدرة البهية: بغُصِّة، وفي العقود: بعصية. (٥) في ط: نمرود. (٦) في أ: من الأنبيا أو محييًا للشريعة. (٧) في أ: على كونهم إذ جاهدوا الناس أن بغوا. (٨) في مجموع الفتاوى: من المعاصي. (٩) في عقود: بلوغ.