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 الحاكم أحمد بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن المروزي، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد ابن إبراهيم الجرجاني، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر عبد الصمد بن يحيى الواسطي، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي المدني، عن عبد الله بن المبارك، عن سفيان الثوري، عن جعفر بن محمد الصادق، عن أبيه، عن جده، عن أبيه، عن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام أنه قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى خلق نور محمد صلى الله عليه وآله قبل أن يخلق السماوات والأرض والعرش والكرسي واللوح و القلم والجنة والنار وقبل أن يخلق آدم ونوحا وإبراهيم وإسماعيل وإسحاق و يعقوب وموسى وعيسى وداود وسليمان وكل من قال الله عز وجل في قوله: " ووهبنا له إسحاق ويعقوب - إلى قوله - وهديناهم إلى صراط مستقيم " وقبل أن خلق الأنبياء كلهم بأربعمائة ألف سنة وأربع وعشرين ألف سنة وخلق عز وجل معه اثنى عشر حجابا: حجاب القدرة، وحجاب العظمة، وحجاب المنة، وحجاب الرحمة، وحجاب السعادة وحجاب الكرامة، وحجاب المنزلة، وحجاب الهداية، وحجاب النبوة، وحجاب الرفعة، وحجاب الهيبة، وحجاب الشفاعة، ثم حبس نور محمد صلى الله عليه وآله في حجاب القدرة اثنى عشر ألف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان ربي الأعلى [وبحمده] ". وفي حجاب العظمة إحدى عشر ألف سنه وهو يقول " سبحان عالم السر ". وفي حجاب المنة عشرة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان من هو قائم لا يلهو ". وفي حجاب الرحمة تسعة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان الرفيع الأعلى ". وفي حجاب السعادة. ثمانية آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان من هو دائم لا يسهو ". وفي حجاب الكرامة سبعة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان من هو غني لا يفتقر " وفي حجاب المنزلة ستة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان العليم الكريم " وفي حجاب الهداية خمسة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان ذي العرش العظيم ". وفي حجاب النبوة أربعة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان رب العزة عما يصفون " وفي حجاب الرفعة ثلاثة آلاف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان ذي الملك والملكوت ". وفي حجاب الهيبة ألفي سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان الله وبحمده ". وفي حجاب الشفاعة ألف سنة وهو يقول: " سبحان ربي العظيم وبحمده ". ثم أظهر اسمه على اللوح فكان على اللوح منورا أربعة آلاف سنة، ثم أظهره على العرش فكان على ساق العرش مثبتا سبعة آلاف سنة إلى أن وضعه الله عز وجل في صلب آدم عليه السلام ثم نقله من صلبآدم إلى صلب نوح عليه السلام ثم من صلب إلى صلب حتى أخرجه الله تعالى من صلب عبد الله بن عبد المطلب فأكرمه بست كرامات: ألبسه قميص الرضا، ورداه برداء الهيبة، وتوجه بتاج الهداية، وألبسه سراويل المعرفة، وجعل تكته تكة المحبة يشد بها سراويله، وجعل نعله نعل الخوف، وناوله عصا المنزلة، ثم قال له: يا محمد اذهب إلى الناس فقل لهم: قولوا: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله، وكان أصل ذلك القميص من ستة أشياء: قامته من الياقوت، و كماه من اللؤلؤ، ودخريصه من البلور الأصفر، وإبطاه من الزبرجد، وجربانه من المرجان الأحمر، وجيبه من نور الرب - جل جلاله - فقبل الله توبة آدم عليه السلام بذلك القميص، ورد خاتم سليمان به، ورد يوسف إلى يعقوب به، ونجى يونس من بطن الحوت به، وكذلك سائر الأنبياء عليهم السلام أنجاهم من المحن به ولم يكن ذلك القميص إلا قميص محمد صلى الله عليه وآله.

1.	We were told by al-Hakim, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abdul-Rahman al-Maruzi, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed ibn Ibrahim al-Jarjani, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Abdul-Samad bin Yahya al-Wasiti, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali al-Madani, from Abdullah bin Mubarak, from Sufyan al-Thawri, from Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Sadiq, from his father, from his grandfather, from his father, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, created the Light of Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, before He created the Heavens, the earth, the Throne, the Chair, the Tablet, the Pen, Paradise and the Fire, and before He created Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim, Isma’eel, Ishaq, Ya’qoub, Musa, Isa, Dawud, Sulayman and everyone about whom Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, mentioned in His saying: «And We gave to him Ishaq and Ya’qoub…» (6:84) - until His saying - «…and We guided them to a straight path» (6:87) and before He created the Prophets, all of them, by four hundred and twenty thousand years. Along with him, He, Exalted and Glorious is He, created twelve Covers: the Cover of Ability; the Cover of Greatness; the Cover of Favor; the Cover of Mercy; the Cover of Happiness; the Cover of Dignity; the Cover of the Rank; the Cover of Guidance; the Cover of Prophethood; the Cover of Loftiness; the Cover of Prestige; and the Cover of Salvation. Then, He restrained the Light of Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, in the Cover of Ability for twelve thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to my Lord, the Highest, and in Praise of Him»; in the Cover of Greatness for eleven thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to the Knower of the Secret»; in the Cover of Favor for ten thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to He who is Subsistent and does not amuse Himself»; in the Cover of Mercy for nine thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be the Lofty, the Highest»; in the Cover of Happiness for eight thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to He who is Everlasting and does not omit»; in the Cover of Dignity for seven thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to He who is Self-Sufficient and does not need»; in the Cover of the Rank for six thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to the All-Knowing, the All-Generous»; in the Cover of Guidance for five thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to the One with the Great Throne»; in the Cover of Prophethood for four thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to the Lord of Might (above) from what they describe»; in the Cover of Loftiness for three thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to the One with Ownership and Kingdom»; in the Cover of Prestige for two thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to Allah, and in Praise of Him»; and in the Cover of Salvation for a thousand years, while it was saying: «Glory be to my Lord, the Great, and in Praise of Him». Then, He made his name appear on the Tablet, and he remained enlightened on the Tablet for four thousand years. Then He made him appear on the Throne, and so, he was by the leg of the Throne, fastened, for seven thousand years until Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, placed him in the backbone of Adam, peace be upon him, and then He transmitted him from the backbone of Adam to the backbone of Nuh, peace be upon him, and then from one backbone to another backbone, until Allah, Exalted is He, took him out of the backbone of Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib. Then, He generously dignified him with six miracles: He made him wear the Shirt of Satisfaction; dressed him with the Garment of Prestige; throned him with the Throne of Guidance; made him wear the Trousers of Conscious Knowledge; made his waistband the Waistband of Love, by which he tightens his trousers; made his sandal the Sandal of Fear; and He handed to him the Staff of the Rank. Then he said to him: O Muhammed, go to the people and say to them: Say: «There is no god but Allah, Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah». The making of that shirt was from six things: its figure was of ruby; its sleeves were of pearl; its patch was of yellow crystal; its underarms was of peridot; its collar was of red corals; and its pocket was of the Light of the Lord, Glorified be His Glory. Allah accepted the repentance of Adam, peace be upon him, by that shirt, returned the ring of Sulayman with it, returned Yusuf to Ya’qoub with it, saved Yunus from the belly of the wale with it, and so with the rest of the Prophets, peace be upon them. He saved them from misfortunes with it, and that shirt was not but the shirt of Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 343