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 علي بن أحمد بن عبد الله بن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، قال: حدثني أبي، عن جده أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبيه محمد بن خالد، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عن عمرو بن جميع، قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله عليه السلام مع نفر من أصحابه فسمعته وهو يقول: إن رحم الأئمة عليهم السلام من آل محمد صلى الله عليه وآله لتتعلق بالعرش يوم القيامة وتتعلق بها أرحام المؤمنين تقول: يا رب صل من وصلنا واقطع من قطعنا. قال: ويقول الله تبارك وتعالى: أنا الرحمن وأنت الرحم شققت اسمك من اسمي فمن وصلك وصلته ومن قطعك قطعته، ولذلك قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: الرحم شجنة من الله عز وجل.

1.	We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, that he said: I was told by my father, from his grandfather, Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, Muhammed bin Khalid, from Yunus bin Abdul-Rahman, from Amru bin Jumay’, that he said: I was at the place of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with a group of his companions, and I heard him while he was saying: Indeed, the womb of the Imams, peace be upon him, from the Family of Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, will surely adhere to the Throne on the Day of Resurrection, and onto it will the wombs of the believers adhere, and it will say: «O Lord, connect (us) to those who connected to us, and disconnect (us) from those who disconnected from us.» He said: Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, will say: «I am the Mercifull to all, and you are the womb ; I split your name out of My Name. Hence, the one who connects to you, I will connect him, and the one who disconnects from you, I will disconnect him.» That is why the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family said: The womb is a shujna from Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.

أخبرنا أبو الحسين محمد بن هارون الزنجاني فيما كتب إلي قال: حدثنا علي بن عبد العزيز، قال: سمعت القاسم بن سلام يقول في معنى قول النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: " الرحم شجنة من الله عز وجل ": يعني أنه قرابة مشتبكة كاشتباك العروق. وقول القائل: " الحديث ذو شجون " إنما هو تمسك بعضه ببعض. وقال بعض أهل العلم: يقال: " شجر متشجن " إذا التف بعضه ببعض. ويقال: شجنة وشجنة والشجن كالغصن يكون من الشجرة وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: إن فاطمة شجنة مني يؤذيني ما آذاها ويسرني ما يسرها صلوات الله عليها.

We were informed by Abu’l-Hussain, Muhammed bin Harun al-Zanjani, with regards to what he wrote to me, that hsaid: We were told by Ali bin Abdul-Aziz, that he said: I heard Qasem bin Salam say with regards to the meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «The womb is a shujna from Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He», that he means that it is a common kinship that is entangled like the entangling of veins. The saying of a sayer: «The narration has shujoun [1]» is that some parts of it adhere to other parts. Some from the people of knowledge said: It is said: «Trees that are mutashajjin» if some of them are wrapped around each other. It is also said: Shajna and shijna. Shujn is like a branch  that is from a tree. The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, has said: Indeed, Fatima is a shujna from me; that which hurts her, hurts me, and that which makes her happy, makes me happy. Allah’s blessings be upon her.

حدثنا بذلك أحمد بن الحسن القطان: قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد الكوفي مولى بني هاشم، قال: أخبرنا المنذر بن محمد قراءة، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن سليمان التميمي قال: حدثنا إسماعيل بن مهران، عن عباية، عن ابن عباس، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله [أنه] قال: إن فاطمة شجنة مني يؤذيني ما آذاها ويسرني ما يسرها، وإن الله تبارك وتعالى ليغضب لغضب فاطمة ويرضى لرضاها صلوات الله عليها.

2.	We were told of that by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed al-Kufi, the servant of the sons of Hashim, that he said: We were informed by Mundhir bin Muhammed, by reading, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Sulayman al-Tamimi, that he said: We were told by Isma’eel bin Mahran, from ‘Abaya, from Ibn Abbas, from the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said: Indeed, Fatima is a shujna from me; that which hurts her, hurts me, and that which makes her happy, makes me happy. Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is surely angered for the anger of Fatima, and He is pleased for her satisfaction. Allah’s blessings be upon her.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 338