ﻓﺘﻮﻧﻊ ﻟﻮﻗﺘﻬﺎ ،ﰒﹼ ﺗﻨﻔﺾ ﻋﺪﺩﺍﹰ ﻻ ﳛﺼﻴﻪ ﺇﻻﹼ ﺍﷲ ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻨﺸﻖ ﻛﻞﱡ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓٍ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺭﺑﻊ ﺟﻮﺍ ﺭٍ ﻳﺮﻗﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺋﲔ ،ﳑﻦ ﻗﺮﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﺋﲔ،ﻳﺮﻗﺼﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﳌﻨﺴﻮﺑﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ ،ﻭﺃﻭﳍﺎ: ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻁ ﺘﺼﺩﻉ
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ﻓﺘﻬﺘﺰ ﺃﺭﺟﺎﺀ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ،ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ ،ﻻ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺎﹰ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺪﺍﺩ :ﳌﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺎﺕ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ: ﻻ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ :ﺇﻧﺎ ﻛﻨﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺟﻠﺔ ﻧﺮﻭﻱ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺎﺕ ﻟﻚ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ :ﻻ ﺃﺫﻛﺮ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﳚﻮﺯ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻗﻴﻞ ﺣﻘﱠﺎﹰ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ :ﺃﻓﻨﺴﻴﺖ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻭﺃﻧﺖ ﺃﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﰲ ﻋﺼﺮﻙ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ :ﺇﻥﹼ ﻋﺒﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺍﻁ ﻳﻨﻔﺾ ﺍﳋﻠﺪ ﳑﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻮﺩﻉ .ﻭﳜﻄﺮ ﻟﻪ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﱠﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﳋﺎﺩﻋﺔ ،ﻓﻴﺠﺮﻱ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻘﺪﺭﺗﻪ ﺃﺎﺭﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻘﱠﺎﻉٍ ،ﺍﳉﺮﻋﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻮ ﻋﺪﻟﺖ ﺑﻠﺬﱠﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻧﻴﺔ ،ﻣﻨﺬ ﺧﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡٍ ﺗﻄﻮﻱ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﻵﺧﺮﺓ ،ﻟﻜﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﻭﺃﺷﻒ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ :ﻗﺪ ﻋﻠﻤﺖ ﺃﻥﱠ ﺍﷲ ﻗﺪﻳﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﺭﻳﺪ ،ﳓﻮ ﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺃﺭﺍﻩ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟ ﻄﱠﻮﺍﻓﲔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﻫﺒﺔ .ﻓﻼ ﺗﻜﻤﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﻘﺎﻟﺔ ،ﺣﱴ ﳚﻤﻊ ﺍﷲ ﻛﻞﱠ ﻓﻘﱠﺎﻋﻲٍّ ﰲ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺍﻕ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ ﻭﻏﲑﳘﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ ،ﺑﲔ ﺃﻳﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪﺍﻥ ﺍﳌﺨﻠﱠﺪﻭﻥ ﳛﻤﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻝ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻠﺲ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ،ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻷﺩﺏ ﺣﻮﺑﺎﺀﻩ ،ﳌﻦ ﺣﻀﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ :ﻣﺎ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟ ﻓﲑﻣﻮﻥ ﺃﻱ ﻳﺴﻜﺘﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ :ﻫﺬﻩ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍﺳﻦ، ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﻨﺔﹲ ،ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻗﺎﺋﻞﹲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﺎﺿﺮﻳﻦ :ﻣﻦ ﺫﻛﺮ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ،ﻻ ﺍﻧﻔﻜﱠﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺍﺋﺪ ﻭﺍﺻﻠﺔﹰ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳉﻠﺴﺎﺀ :ﻗﺪ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺩﺭﺳﺘﻮﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻮﻣﺌﺬٍ ﰲ ﺍﳊﻀﺮﺓ .ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ :ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺟﺌﺖ ﺬﺍ ﺍﳊﺮﻑ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺩﺭﺳﺘﻮﻳﺔ :ﻭﺟﺪﺗﻪ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺐ ﺍﻟﻨﻀﺮ ﺑﻦ ﴰﻴﻞ :ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﻞ :ﺃﲢﻖ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻳﺎ ﻧﻀﺮ ،ﻓﺄﻧﺖ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺜﹼﻘﺔ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﻀﺮ :ﻗﺪ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﺲ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ،ﻭﱂ ﳛﻚ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ،ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ ،ﺇﻻﱠ ﺣﻘﹼﺎﹰ . ﻭﻳﻌﱪ ﺑﲔ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻷﻛﺮﺍﺱ ﺃﻱ ﺍﳉﻤﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻃﺎﻭﻭﺱ ﻣﻦ ﻃﻮﺍﻭﻳﺲ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻳﺮﻭﻕ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺁﻩ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻴﺸﺘﻬﻴﻪ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﻴﺪﺓ ﻣﺼﻮﺻﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻴﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺻﻔﺤﺔٍ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻫﺐ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻗﻀﻲ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﺮ ،ﺍﻧﻀﻤﺖ ﻋﻈﺎﻣﻪ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺑﻌﺾٍ ،ﰒﱠ ﺗﺼﲑ ﻃﺎﻭﻭﺳﺎﹰ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﺪﺃ .ﻓﺘﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﳉﻤﺎﻋﺔ :ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﳛﲕ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﺎﻡ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺭﻣﻴﻢ .ﻫﺬﺍ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺟﺎﺀ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﱘ" :ﻭﺇﺫ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﺭﺏ ﺃﺭﱐ ﻛﻴﻒ ﲢﻴﻲ ﺍﳌﻮﺗﻰ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺨﺬ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮ ﻓﺼﺮﻫﻦ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ ﰒﱠ ﺍﺟﻌﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞﱢ ﺟﺒﻞٍ ﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺟﺰﺀﺍﹰ ،ﰒﹼ ﺍﺩﻋﻬﻦ ﻳﺄﺗﻴﻨﻚ ﺳﻌﻴﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥﱠ ﺍﷲ ﻋﺰﻳﺰ ﺣﻜﻴﻢ. 52
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