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 أبو العباس محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا عبد العزيز بن يحيى الجلودي، قال: حدثنا هشام بن علي، ومحمد بن زكريا الجوهري، قالا: حدثنا ابن عائشة بإسناد ذكره أن عليا عليه السلام انتهى إليه  أن خيلا لمعاوية وردت الأنبار فقتلوا عاملا له يقال له: " حسان بن حسان " فخرج مغضبا يجر ثوبه حتى أتى النخيلة وأتبعه الناس فرقى رباوة من الأرض فحمد الله وأثنى عليه وصلى على النبي صلى الله عليه وآله ثم قال: أما بعد فإن الجهاد باب من أبواب الجنة [فتحه الله لخاصة أوليائه وهو لباس التقوى ودرع الله الحصينة وجنته الوثيقة] فمن تركه رغبة عنه ألبسه الله ثوب الذل وسيما الخسف وديث الصغار وقد دعوتكم إلى حرب هؤلاء القوم ليلا ونهار وسرا وإعلانا وقلت لكم: اغزوهم من قبل أن يغزوكم فوالذي نفسي بيده ما غزى قوم قط في عقر ديارهم إلا ذ لوا، فتواكلتم وتخاذلتم وثقل عليكم قولي واتخذتموه وراءكم ظهريا حتى شنت عليكم الغارات، هذا أخو غامد قد وردت خيله الأنبار وقتلوا حسان بن حسان ورجالا منهم كثيرا ونساء، والذي نفسي بيده لقد بلغني أنه كان يدخل على المرأة المسلمة والمعاهدة فتنتزع أحجالهما ورعثهما، ثم انصرفوا موفورين، لم يكلم أحد منهم كلما، فلو أن امرءا مسلما مات من دون هذا أسفا ما كان عندي فيه ملوما بل كان عندي به جديرا! يا عجبا كل العجب من تظافر هؤلاء القوم على باطلهم وفشلكم عن حقكم! إذا قلت لكم: اغزوهم في الشتاء قلتم: هذا أوان قر وصر! وإذا قلت لكم: اغزوهم في الصيف قلتم: هذه حمارة القيظ أنظرنا ينصرم الحر عنا! فإذا كنتم من الحر والبرد تفرون فأنتم والله من السيف أفر. يا أشباه الرجال ولا رجال ويا طغام الأحلام  ويا عقول ربات الحجال والله لقد أفسدتم علي رأيي بالعصيان، ولقد ملأتم جوفي غيظا حتى قالت قريش: إن ابن أبي طالب شجاع ولكن لا رأي له في الحرب. لله درهم! ومن ذا يكون أعلم بها وأشد لها مراسا مني؟ فوالله لقد نهضت فيها وما بلغت العشرين ولقد نيفت اليوم على الستين ولكن لا رأي لمن لا يطاع - يقولها ثلاثا - فقام إليه رجل ومعه أخوه فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين أنا وأخي هذا كما قال الله عز وجل حكاية عن موسى: " رب إني لا أملك إلا نفسي وأخي " فمرنا بأمرك فوالله لننتهين إليه ولو حال بينا وبينه جمر الغضا وشوك القتاد. فدعا له بخير، ثم قال: وأين تقعان مما أريد؟! ثم نزل عليه السلام.

1.	We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Aziz bin Yahya al-Jaloudi, that he said: We were told by Hisham bin Ali, and Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that they both said: We were told by Ibn Aisha, with a chain of narrators that he mentioned, that Ali, peace be upon him, was informed that groups of horses (carrying mercenaries belonging) to Mu’awiya reached Anbar and killed a governor in it named Hassaan bin Hassaan. Then he went out, angrily, pulling his robe, until he reached Nakhila, and he was followed by the people. He then went up lofty ground, praised Allah, commended Him and sent blessings upon the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and then said: To proceed, striving is, indeed, a gate from the Gates of Paradise, whom Allah opened to the special ones among His Allies, and that is the garment of godfearness, the protective shield of Allah and His secure tool. Hence, the one who abandons it out of willingness (to something else) away from it, Allah will dress him with the garment of humiliation, the trait of degradation and the coward of the minors. I have, certainly, called you to war against these people, at night and day, in secret and public, and I have said to you: Assault them before they assault you, for by He in whose Hand is my inner self, no people have been assaulted within the core of their homes except that they were humiliated. Then, you did not commit, you drooped, and my saying became heavy upon you, and you took it behind your backs (in neglect), until harries were waged against you. Here is the brother of Ghamid; his horses reached Anbar and they killed Hassaan bin Hassaan, and many men from them, and women. By He in whose Hand is my inner self, it has, certainly, reached me that he would enter into a Muslim and allied (non-Muslim) woman and pull off their anklets and earrings, and then they would leave, having abundance, and none of them would be injured with an injury. If a Muslim individual would die from this out of sorrow, he will not be blameworthy according to me, but rather, he would be worthy of it! How strange, all strangeness, is it of these people to cooperate on their falsehood, and of your failure from (assisting) your truth! If I was to tell you: «Assault them during the winter» you would say: «This is a time of coolness and severe cold», and if I was to tell you: «Assault them during the summer» you would say: «This is (a time of) the severe heat of the summer, so wait for us that the heat might finish from us»! Thus, if you were to flee from heat and cold, then you are, by Allah, more worthy of fleeing from the sword! O you who resemble men, and you are not men, and O masses of boys during puberty, and O you with intellects like those who raise partridges, by Allah, you have, verily, distorted (the reputation of) my ability with your disobedience, and you have, verily, filled my inside with rage, to the extent that Quraish said: «Indeed, the son of Abu Talib is brave, but he has no ability in war». To Allah, how strange are they! And who there is more knowledgeable of it and more intense capability to it than me? For by Allah, I, verily, stood up in it whilst not having reached (the age of) twenty, and today I have become more than sixty. However, there is no opinion (to be executed) for the one who is not obeyed. He said it [1] thrice. Then a man stood up to him, and with him was his brother, and he said: O Commander of the Believers, me and this brother of mine are like what Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said, speaking of Musa: «My Lord, indeed, I do not have other than myself and my brother» (5:25). Hence, command us with your commandment, for by Allah, we shall, verily, adhere to it, even if there was between us and between it (burning) coal of saxaul and thorns of tragacanth. Then he prayed for him for goodness, and then he said: And where are you placed from what I want? Then he, peace be upon him, went down.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 345