The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports

The chapter of the meaning of a noun

The chapter of the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem»

Another chapter regarding the meaning of «Bism-il-Laah»

The chapter of the meaning of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He

The chapter of the meaning of the One

The meaning of «al-Samad»

The meaning of the Saying of the Imams, peace be upon them, that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is a Thing

The meaning of «Glorified be Allah»

The meaning of Monotheism and Justice

The meaning of «Allah is Greater»

The chapter of the meaning of the First and the Last

The meaning of terms mentioned in the Book and the Tradition about Monotheism

The meaning of the satisfaction of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and His wrath

The meaning of guidance, aberration, success and abandonment from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He

The meaning of «There is no force nor strength except by Allah»

The meaning of the separated letters at the beginning of the chapters of the Qur’an

The meaning of evening above the Throne

The meaning of the Throne and the Chair

The meaning of the Tablet and the Pen

The meaning of the scales by which the deeds of the servants are measured

The meaning of the Path

The meaning of the letters of the Adhan and Iqamah

The meaning of the letters of the alphabet

The meaning of the letters of sentences

The meaning of the names of the Prophets and Messengers, peace be upon them, and other than that

The meaning of the names of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and his Household, peace be upon them

The meaning of the names of Muhammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams, peace be upon them

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, to Ali, Hasan and Hussain: «You are the ones considered weak after me»

The meaning of terms mentioned about the characteristic of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of Two Weighty Things and the Family

The meaning of aal, ahl, ‘itra  and ummah

The meaning of the Clear Imam

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon that, that he is the Master of the Arabs

The meaning of the marriage of the Light to the Light

The meaning of the one who wrongs himself, the moderate and the forerunner

The meaning of what is narrated with regards to that Fatima shielded her private organ, to which Allah forbade her offspring from the Fire

The meaning of what is narrated with regards Fatima, peace be upon her, that she is the Mistress of the women of all the worlds

The meaning of the Trusts which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, had ordered His servants to deliver to their people

The meaning of the Trusts that were presented upon the Heavens, the earth and the mountains, but which they refused to carry and feared, and which the human being carried

The meaning of the Abandoned Well and the Lofty Palace

The meaning of Tuba

The meaning of the hiding of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, to four within four

The meaning of the column whom the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, saw during the Night of the Ascension, whose origin is of silver, center is of ruby and peridot and top is of red gold

The meaning of Prophethood

The meaning of the sun, the moon, zuhra  and Two farqads

The meaning of the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family

The meaning of the Means

The meaning of Three Sanctities

The meaning of disobedience to parents, fugitivity from masters and the sheep who strayed from the shepherd

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I am the Young Man, son of the Young Man, brother of the Young Man»

The meaning of adolescence and manhood

The meaning of the Father of Sand

The meaning of the Saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «I am Zaid bin Abd-Manaf bin ‘Amer bin Amru bin Mughaira bin Zaid bin Kilab»

The meaning of the Family of Yasin

The meaning of the narration that has been narrated of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Do not antagonize the Days, lest they antagonize you»

The chapter of the meaning of the Tree from which Adam and Hawwa’ ate

The chapter of the meaning of the Words received by Adam from his Lord, after which He accepted his repentance

The meaning of the Word of Godfearness

The meaning of the Words with which Ibrahim was tested by his Lord, which he completed

The chapter of the meaning of the Remaining Word in the descendants of Ibrahim, peace be upon him

The meaning of the Infallibility of the Imam

The meaning of the forbidding of the Fire for the spine that (was a cause to have) ejaculated the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, the belly (that was caring) that carried him and the home that cared for him

The meaning of the words in which Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has gathered all goodness for Adam, peace be upon him

The meaning of the disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism

The meaning of impurity

The meaning of Iblees

The meaning of the kohl of Iblees, the material he licks and his snuffle

The meaning of the Stoned

The meaning of the Treasure of Speech

The meaning of the Concealed Things

The meaning of the Master of Forgiveness-seeking

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «Beware from being benefactors»

The meaning of equivalence and thankfulness

The meaning of the knowledge which ignorance of does not harm, and which knowledge of does not benefit

The meaning of the hypocrite

The meaning of complaint during illness

The meaning of the wind that causes forgetfulness and bestows

The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: «People are two: one who relieves, and another who rests»

The meaning of the secret and what is more hidden

The meaning of the Arabization of the Nabatean, and the Nabateaization of the Arab

The chapter of the meaning of what has been narrated with regards to that a woman has no equal, neither for her good, nor for her bad

The chapter of the meaning of consulting Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He

The chapter of the meaning of aggravation

The chapter of the meaning of the most sincere of names and the best of them

The chapter of the meaning of the unseen and the witnessed

The chapter of the meaning of that which deceives the eyes

The chapter of the meaning of the kantar

The meaning of baheera, sa’iba, waseela and haam

The meaning of the cruel and the villainous

The meaning of the drinking of thirsty cattle

The meaning of the two small, the two big and the two guises

The meaning of generosity of the grace

The meaning of the evil-wisher

The meaning of few

Another meaning of few

The meaning of the report which narrated that ill-omen is in three: in a woman, a riding animal and a home

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Any man who leaves two dinars, they are to burn between his eye»

حدثنا صالح بن عيسى العجلي، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن محمد بن علي الفقيه، قال: حدثنا أبو نصر الشعراني في مسجد حميد قال: حدثنا سلمة بن صالح الوضاح عن أبيه، عن أبي إسرائيل، عن أبي إسحاق الهمداني، عن عاصم بن ضمرة، عن الحارث الأعور، قال: بينا أنا أسير مع أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام في الحيرة إذا نحن بديراني يضرب بالناقوس، قال: فقال علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام: يا حارث أتدري ما يقول هذا الناقوس؟ قلت: الله ورسوله وابن عم رسوله أعلم. قال: إنه يضرب الدنيا و خرابها ويقول: " لا إله إلا الله حقا حقا، صدقا صدقا، إن الدنيا قد غرتنا وشغلتنا و استهوتنا واستغوتنا، يا ابن الدنيا مهلا مهلا، يا ابن الدنيا دقا دقا، يا ابن الدنيا جمعا جمعا، تفني الدنيا قرنا قرنا، ما من يوم يمضى عنا إلا وهن   منا ركنا، قد ضيعنا دارا تبقى، واستوطنا دارا تفنى لسنا ندري ما فرطنا فيها إلا لو قدمتنا. قال الحارث: يا أمير المؤمنين النصارى يعلمون ذلك؟ قال: لو علموا ذلك لما اتخذوا المسيح إلها من دون الله عز وجل، قال: فذهبت إلى الديراني فقلت له: بحق المسيح عليك لما ضربت بالناقوس على الجهة التي تضربها. قال: فأخذ يضرب وأنا أقول حرفا حرفا حتى بلغ إلى قوله إلا لو قدمتنا. فقال: بحق نبيكم من أخبرك بهذا. قلت: قال الرجل الذي كان معي أمس، قال: وهل بينه وبين النبي من قرابة؟ قلت: هو ابن عمه، قال: بحق نبيكم أسمع هذا من نبيكم؟ قال: قلت: نعم. فأسلم، ثم قال لي: والله إني وجدت في التوراة أنه يكون في آخر الأنبياء نبي وهو يفسر ما يقول الناقوس.

1.	We were told by Saleh bin Isa al-‘Ajali, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed bin Muhammed bin Ali, the Jurist, that he said: We were told by Abu Nasr al-Shi’rani in the mosque of Hameed, that he said: We were told by Salam bin Saleh al-Waddah, from his father, from Abu Isra’eel, from Abu Ishaq al-Hamdani, from ‘Asem bin Dhamra, from Harith al-A’war, that he said: While I was walking with the Commander of the Believers, Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, in Hira, we were by a monastery hitting the bell. He said: Then Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, said: O Harith, do you know what this bell is saying? I said: Allah, His Messenger and the son of the paternal uncle of His Messenger are more knowledgeable. He said: Indeed, it gives the example of this world and its destruction, and it says: «There is no god but Allah, truly, truly, sincerely, sincerely. Indeed, this world has enticed us, kept us occupied, made us desire and lured us. O son of this world, carefully, carefully. O son of this world, delicately, delicately. O son of this world, collectively, collectively. This world is to perish, century by century. There is no day that passes from us except that a pillar of us is weakened. Certainly, we have lost a Home that is to remain, and we have resided in a home that is to perish. We will not know what we have exaggerated in it except if we were to die.» Harith said: O Commander of the Believers, do the Christians know that? He said: If they knew that, they would not have taken Christ as a god besides Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He. He said: Then I went to the monk and said to him: By Christ upon you, strike the bell in the direction you strike it towards. He said: Then he began to strike whilst I was saying (the recitation) letter by letter, until I reached his saying: « except if we were to die». Then he said: By your Prophet, who informed you of this? I said: It was said by the man who was with me yesterday. He said: And is there any kinship between him and between your Prophet? He said: He is the son of his paternal uncle. He said: By your Prophet, did he hear this from you Prophet? He said: I said: Yes. Then he accepted Islam. Then he said to me: By Allah, indeed, I have found in the Torah that there will be among the last of the Prophets, a Prophet who will interpret what the bell says.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 240