Explanation of the author's statement: (No disaster strikes on earth or in yourselves except that it is in a record before we bring it forth. Indeed, that is easy for Allah) and this
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The Shaykh : ink that replenishes them so that they may be written again, and the pages have been folded, and this is an allusion to the fact that the matter is concluded.
As Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:70] O Prophet, or O addressed one? O addressed one is more general [Al-Hajj 22:70] This is general.
and it is the Preserved Tablet.
and it is not difficult.
And He said:[Al-Hadid 57:22] meaning before we create it, and it is the Preserved Tablet.
The pronoun in "it" in "before we bring it forth" could refer to the disaster, it could refer to the souls, and it could refer to the earth. All of these are correct, so the disaster was written before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, created it, and in the verse [Al-Hadid 57:23] meaning arrogant joy, [Luqman 31:18].
He said: "And this determination, which follows His action, Glorified and Exalted is He, occurs in places - meaning in places other than the Preserved Tablet - both in general and in detail. He has written in the Preserved Tablet what He willed, and when He creates the body of the fetus before the creation of the spirit within it, or after, before the blowing of the breath? Ah, this is the correct one. Before the blowing of the spirit, instead of after the creation, before the blowing of the spirit within it and the like of that" This is another writing, and it is called by the scholars the life-writing, named after the lifespan.
The author, may Allah have mercy on him, says: "and the like of that" The like of that. We have a third determination remaining, which is the annual determination, and that is what occurs on the Night of Decree, for on the Night of Decree is written what will happen in that year, as Allah the Exalted said:[Ad-Dukhan 44:4-5].
As Allah the Exalted said:
Do you not know that Allah knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed, that is in a Record. Indeed that, for Allah, is easy.
أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابٍ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌDo you not know?
ألم تعلمthat Allah knows what is in the heaven and earth
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِIndeed, that is in a record
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابٍIndeed, that - meaning the writing - is easy for Allah
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ - أي الكتابة - عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌAnd He said:
No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being
مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْض وَلا فِي أَنْفُسِكُم إِلَّا فِي كِتَاب مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَهَاThe pronoun in "it" in "before we bring it forth" could refer to the disaster, it could refer to the souls, and it could refer to the earth. All of these are correct, so the disaster was written before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, created it,
Indeed, that is easy for Allah
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌIn order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you
لكي لا تأسوا على ما فاتكم ولا تفرحوا بما آتاكمIndeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.
إن الله لا يحب كل مختال فخورHe said: "And this determination, which follows His action, Glorified and Exalted is He, occurs in places - meaning in places other than the Preserved Tablet - both in general and in detail. He has written in the Preserved Tablet what He willed, and when He creates the body of the fetus before the creation of the spirit within it, or after, before the blowing of the breath? Ah, this is the correct one. Before the blowing of the spirit, instead of after the creation, before the blowing of the spirit within it
He sent to it an angel and commanded him with four words, and it is said to him: Write, his provision, his lifespan, his deeds, and whether he is wretched or happy
بعث إليه ملكاً وأمره بأربع كلمات، فيقال له : اكتب، رزقه، وأجله، وعمله، وشقي أم سعيدThe author, may Allah have mercy on him, says: "and the like of that" The like of that. We have a third determination remaining, which is the annual determination, and that is what occurs on the Night of Decree, for on the Night of Decree is written what will happen in that year, as Allah the Exalted said: