A Rhetorical Point in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: (But it is Allah who united them)
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[A Rhetorical Point in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: (But it is Allah who united them)]
In the Saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Anfal: [Al-Anfal: 63] Is there a rhetorical point in the matter of: [Al-Anfal: 63] and He did not mention their hearts?
That is known from two aspects: The first aspect: Because His saying: [Al-Anfal: 63] is more apparent in terms of reconciliation than saying: (He united your hearts); because if the outward appearances are reconciled, that is evidence of the reconciliation of the inner states, but if the inner states are reconciled, the reconciliation in the outward appearances may differ, so for this reason Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [Al-Anfal: 63] This is one aspect.
And the second aspect: That the focus is on the reconciliation of the hearts, which is a hidden matter that no one can do except Allah, whereas the reconciliation of outward appearances may be achieved by a person from among the people, especially one who has influence in his community, who reconciles two people in a formal way and says: I have reconciled these two men, and brought them together, and made peace between them, but their hearts are hostile, and such reconciliation does not last long, so for this reason He said: [Al-Anfal: 63] .
In the Saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Anfal:
And brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah brought them together
وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَوْ أَنْفَقْتَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً مَا أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْBut it is Allah who united them.
وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْThat is known from two aspects: The first aspect: Because His saying:
But it is Allah who united them.
وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْIf you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah brought them together.
لَوْ أَنْفَقْتَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً مَا أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْAnd the second aspect: That the focus is on the reconciliation of the hearts, which is a hidden matter that no one can do except Allah, whereas the reconciliation of outward appearances may be achieved by a person from among the people, especially one who has influence in his community, who reconciles two people in a formal way and says: I have reconciled these two men, and brought them together, and made peace between them, but their hearts are hostile, and such reconciliation does not last long, so for this reason He said: