71ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تعالى ائْتُونِي بِكِتابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ هذا أَوْ أَثارَةٍ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صادِقِينَ قَالَ عَنَى بِالْكِتَابِ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالانْجِيلَ وَأَثَارَةٍ مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَإِنَّمَا عَنَى بِذَلِكَ عِلْمَ أَوْصِيَاءِ الانْبِيَاءِ عليهم السلام. 71. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from abu ‘Ubayda who has said the following. “I asked abu Ja‘far عليه السلام about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . Bring me a Book, revealed before this Quran, or any other proof based on knowledge to support your belief, if indeed you are truthful.” (46:4). The Imam عليه السلام said, “Book refers to Tura and the Gospel and knowledge refers to the knowledge of the executors of the wills of the prophets.”