القدرة إذا وصف بها الإنسان فاسم لهيئة له بها يتمكن من فعل شيء ما، وإذا وصف الله تعالى بها فهي نفي العجز عنه، ومحال أن يوصف غير الله بالقدرة المطلقة معنى وإن أطلق عليه لفظا، بل حقه أن يقال: قادر على كذا، ومتى قيل: هو قادر، فعلى سبيل معنى التقييد، ولهذا لا أحد غير الله يوصف بالقدرة من وجه إلا
قوله تعالى: ﴿وما قدروا الله حق قدره﴾ [الزمر: 67] أي ما عظموه حق تعظيمه ولا عرفوه حق معرفته. قال الراغب: تنبيها أنه كيف يمكنهم أن يدركوا كنهه وهذا وصفه. وهو قوله: ﴿والأرض جميعا قبضته يوم القيامة﴾ [الزمر: 67]؟
God enlarges the sustenance
(Which He gives) to whichever
Of His servants He pleases;
And He (similarly) grants
By (strict) measure, (as He pleases):
For God has full knowledge
Of all things.
There can be no difficulty
To the Prophet in what
God has indicated to him
As a duty. It was
The practice (approved) of God
Amongst those of old
That have passed away.
And the command of God
Is a decree determined.
(Commanding), "Make thou
Coats of mail, balancing well
The rings of chain armour,
And work ye righteousness;
For be sure I see
(Clearly) all that ye do."
Between them and the Cities
On which We had poured
Our blessings, We had placed
Cities in prominent positions,
And between them We had
Appointed stages of journey
In due proportion: "Travel therein,
Secure, by night and by day."
Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges
And restricts the Sustenance
To such of His servants
As He pleases: and nothing
Do ye spend in the least
(In His Cause) but He
Replaces it: for He is
The Best of those who
Grant Sustenance.
No just estimate
Have they made of God,
Such as is due to Him:
On the Day of Judgment
The whole of the earth
Will be but His handful,
And the heavens will be
Rolled up in His right hand:
Glory to Him!
High is He above
The Partners they attribute
To Him!
He set on the (earth),
Mountains standing firm,
High above it,
And bestowed blessings on
The earth, and measured therein
All things to give them
Nourishment in due proportion,
In four Days, in accordance
With (the needs of)
Those who seek (sustenance).
If God were to enlarge
The provision for His Servants,
They would indeed transgress
Beyond all bounds
Through the earth;
But He sends (it) down
In due measure
As He pleases.
For He is with His Servants
Well-acquainted, Watchful.
That sends down
(From time to time)
Rain from the sky
In due measure;—
And We raise to life
Therewith a land that is
Dead; even so will ye
Be raised (from the dead);—
That the People of
The Book may know
That they have no power
Whatever over the Grace
Of God, that (His) Grace
Is (entirely) in his hand,
To bestow it on
Whomsoever He wills.
For God is the Lord.
Of Grace abounding.
And He provides for him
From (sources) he never
Could imagine. And if
Any one puts his trust
In God, sufficient is (God)
For him. For God will
Surely accomplish His purpose:
Verily, for all things
Has God appointed
A due proportion.