Yazma cildi 27 · Sayfa 278

قد حكمت أوهامهم فيهم

فانحاز ذو اللب من الأبله

(المدينة الإنسانية وجنود الحفظ)

واعلم أن عالم الإنسان لما كان مُلكا لله تعالى، كان الحق تعالى مَلِكا لهٰذا المُلك بالتدبير فيه وبالتفصيل؛ ولهٰذا وصف نفسه تعالى بأن ﴿لِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّماواتِ والْأَرْضِ﴾ [الفتح: ٤]، وقال: ﴿وما يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ﴾ [المدثر: ٣١]؛ فهو تعالى حافظ هذه المدينة الإنسانية؛ لكونها حضرته التي وسعته، وهي عين مملكته.

(المنازعة والجنود المتقابلة)

وما وصف نفسه بالجنود والقوة إلا وقد علم أنه تعالى قد سبقت مشيئته في خلقه أن يخلق له منازعا ينازعه في حضرته ويثور عليه في ملكه بنفوذ مشيئته فيه وسابق علمه وكلمته التي لا تتبدل، سماه الحارث، وجعل له خيلا ورجلا وسلطه على هٰذا الإنسان.

فأجلب هٰذا العدو على هٰذا الملك الإنساني بخيله ورجله^[119]، ووعده بالغرور بسفراء خواطره التي تمشي بينه وبين الإنسان، فجعل الله في مقابلة أجناده أجناد ملائكته.

فلما تراءى الجمعان، وهو في قلب جيشه، جعل له ميمنة وميسرة وتقدمة وساقة، وعرفنا الله بذٰلك لنأخذ حذرنا منه من هذه الجهات؛ فقال الله تعالى لنا إنه قال هٰذا العدو: ﴿ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُمْ

Their estimations had ruled over them,

So the possessor of a kernel stood apart from the fool.

(The Human City and the Armies of Preservation)

Know that, since the human world is God's dominion, the Real, exalted is He, is King of this dominion through governing and differentiating within it. Hence He, exalted is He, described Himself by saying, “To God belong the armies of the heavens and earth” [al-Fatḥ 48:4], and, “None knows your Lord's armies except He” [al-Muddaththir 74:31]. He, exalted is He, preserves this human city, for it is His Presence that has encompassed Him, and it is His very kingdom.

(Contention and the Opposing Armies)

He described Himself by armies and strength only because He knew that His Will had already preceded within His creation, that He would create for Himself a contender who would contend with Him within His Presence and revolt against Him in His dominion, through the execution of His Will within him, His prior knowledge, and His Word that does not change. He named him al-Ḥārith, gave him cavalry and infantry, and empowered him against this human being.

This enemy assailed the human dominion with his cavalry and infantry,^[119] promising it delusion through the emissaries of his thoughts that pass between him and the human being. God set the armies of His angels opposite his armies.

When the two hosts saw one another, with him at the heart of his army, he appointed for it a right wing, a left wing, a vanguard, and a rear guard. God made this known to us so that we might be on our guard against him from these directions. God, exalted is He, told us that this enemy said, “Then I shall come to them