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 محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثني جعفر بن محمد الحسني، قال: حدثنا محمد بن علي بن خلف، قال: حدثنا سهل بن [إسماعيل بن] عامر، قال: حدثنا زافر بن سليمان، عن شريك، عن أبي إسحاق، قال: قلت لعلي بن الحسين عليهما السلام،: ما معنى قول النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: " من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه "؟ قال: أخبرهم أنه الامام بعده.

1.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Hasani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Khalaf, that he said: We were told by Sahl bin Isma’il bin ‘Amer, that he said: We were told by Zafir bin Sulayman, from Shareek, from Abu Ishaq, that he said: I said to Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both: What is 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? He said: He informed them that he is the Imam after him.

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثني أبو الحسن موسى بن محمد ابن الحسن الثقفي، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن محمد، قال: حدثنا صفوان بن يحيى بياع السابري، عن يعقوب بن شعيب، عن أبان بن تغلب، قال: سألت أبا جعفر محمد بن علي عليهم السلام عن قول النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: " من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه " فقال: يا أبا سعيد تسأل عن مثل هذا؟ علمهم أنه يقوم فيهم مقامه.

2.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abu’l-Hasan, Musa bin Muhammed ibn Hasan al-Thaqafi, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Muhammed, that he said: We were told by Safwan bin Yahya, the seller of fine cloth, from Ya’qoub bin Shu’ayb, from Aban bin Taghlib, that he said: I asked Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali, peace be upon them both, about the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader. Then he said: O Abu Sa’eed, are you asking about a thing such as this?

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثنا أبو عبد الله محمد بن القاسم المحاربي، قال: حدثنا عباد بن يعقوب، قال: حدثنا علي بن هاشم، عن أبيه، قال: ذكر عند زيد بن علي [بن الحسين] عليهما السلام   قول النبي صلى الله عليه وآله " من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه، " قال: نصبه علما ليعرف به حزب الله عز وجل عند الفرقة.

3.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Abu Abdillah, Muhammed bin Qasim al-Muharibi, that he said: We were told by ‘Ubad bin Ya’qoub, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hashim, from his father, that he said: At the presence from Zaid bin Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both, it was mentioned the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader. He said: He assigned him as banner, that the Party of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, might be known with it during the schism.

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي قال حدثنا محمد بن الحارث أبو بكر الواسطي من أصل كتابه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يزيد بن سليم، قال: حدثنا إسماعيل بن أبان، قال: حدثنا أبو مريم، عن عطاء عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: الله ربي ولا أمارة لي معه، وأنا رسول ربي ولا أمارة معي، وعلي [وليي و] ولي من كنت وليه ولا أمارة معه.

4.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Harith, Abu Bakr al-Wasiti, from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Yazid bin Sulaim, that he said: We were told by Isma’il bin Aban, that he said: We were told by Abu Mariam, from ‘Ataa’, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Allah is my Lord, and there is no sign for me with Him, and I am the Messenger of my Lord, and there is no sign with me, and Ali is my Ally and the Ally of whoever I am his Ally, and there is no sign with him.

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبيد اللهالعسكري قال: حدثنا محمد بن علي بن بسام الحراني من أصل كتابه، قال: حدثنا معلل بن نفيل، قال: حدثنا أيوب بن سلمة أخو محمد بن سلمة، عن بسام الصيرفي، عن عطية، عن أبي سعيد، قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: من كنت وليه فعلي وليه، ومن كنت إمامه فعلي إمامه ومن كنت أميره فعلي أميره، ومن كنت نذيره فعلي نذيره، ومن كنت هادية فعلي هادية، ومن كنت وسيلته إلى الله تعالى فعلي وسيلته إلى الله عز وجل فالله سبحانه يحكم بينه و بين عدوه.

5.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ubaidullah al-Askari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Bassam al-Harrani from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Mu’allal bin Nufail, that he said: We were told by Ayoub bin Salam, the brother from Muhammed bin Salama, from Bassam al-Sayrafi, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Whoever I am his Ally, then Ali is his Ally, and whoever I am his Imam, then Ali is his Imam, and whoever I am his Commander, then Ali is his Commander, and whoever I am his Warner, then Ali is his Warner, and whoever I am his Guide, then Ali is his Guide, and whoever I am his Means to Allah, Exalted is He, then Ali is his Means to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, for Allah, Glorified be He, will judge between him and between his enemy.

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثني عبد الله بن محمد بن سعيد بن زياد أبو محمد، قال: حدثنا أبي، قال: حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن قيس، عن عطية، عن أبي سعيد قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: علي إمام كل [مؤ] من بعدي.

6.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed bin Ziyad, Abu Muhammed, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Rahman bin Qais, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Ali is the Imam of every believer after me.

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثني عبد الله بن محمد بن سعيد بن زياد من أصل كتاب أبيه، قال: حدثنا أبي، قال: حدثنا حفص بن عمرالعمري، قال: حدثنا عصام ابن طليق، عن أبي هارون، عن أبي سعيد، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله في قول الله عز وجل: " وقفوهم إنهم مسؤولون   " قال عن ولاية علي، ما صنعوا في أمره؟ وقد أعلمهم الله عز وجل أنه الخليفة بعد رسوله.

7.	We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed bin Ziyad from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Hafs bin Umar al-‘Amri, that he said: We were told by ‘Isam ibn Taleeq, from Abu Harun, from Abu Sa’eed, of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And stop them. Indeed, they are to be questioned.» (37:24) He said: About the Divine Authority of Ali: What did they do with his matter, although Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, had made them aware that he is the Successor after His Messenger?

حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن الحسين بن يوسف البغدادي قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد ابن عنبسة مولى الرشيد قال: حدثنا دارم بن قبيصة قال: حدثنا نعيم بن سالم قال: سمعت أنس بن مالك يقول: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله يقول: يوم غدير خم وهو آخذ بيد علي عليه السلام: ألست أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم؟ قالوا: بلى. قال: فمن كنت مولاه فهذا علي مولاه، اللهم وال من والاه، وعاد من عاداه، وانصر من نصره، واخذل من خذله.

8.	We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Hussain bin Yusuf al-Baghdadi, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed ibn ‘Anbasa, the servant of Rashid, that he said: We were told by Darim bin Qabeesa, that he said: We were told by Na’eem bin Salim, that he said: I heard Anas bin Malik say: I heard Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, say on the Day of Ghadeer Khumm whilst he was holding the hand of Ali, peace be upon him: Do I not have more authority upon the believers than they over themselves? They said: Sure. He said: Hence, whoever I am his Mawla [1], then here, Ali is his Mawla. O Allah, befriend those who befriend, antagonize those who antagonize him, support those who support him and abandon those who abandon him.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 29