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 الحسن محمد بن عمر [و] بن علي بن عبد الله البصري، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر عبد الله بن علي الكرخي، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا أبي قال: حدثنا عبد الرزاق الصنعاني، قال: حدثنا معمر، عن الزهري، عن أنس بن مالك قال: صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صلاة الفجر، فلما انفتل من صلاته أقبل علينا بوجهه الكريم على الله عز وجل ثم قال: معاشر الناس من افتقد الشمس فليستمسك بالقمر، ومن افتقد القمر فليستمسك بالزهرة، فمن افتقد الزهرة فليستمسك   بالفرقدين. ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: أنا الشمس، وعلي القمر، وفاطمة الزهرة، والحسن والحسين الفرقدان. وكتاب الله لا يفترقان حتى يردا علي الحوض.

1.	We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Muhammed bin Amru bin Ali bin Abdullah al-Basri, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Abdullah bin Ali al-Karkhi, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Razzaq al-San’ani, that he said: we were told by Mu’ammar, from Zuhri, from Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, performed the dawn prayer, and when he departed his prayer, he approached us with his face, that is dignified for Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and then he said: All people, the one who misses the sun, let him adhere to the moon, and the one who misses the moon, let him adhere to Zuhra [1], and the one who misses Zuhra, let him adhere to the Two Farqads [2]. Then the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, Fatima is the Zuhra and Hasan and Hussain are the two Farqads. So is the Book of Allah; they will not be separated until they come to me at the basin.

حدثنا أبو الحسن محمد بن عمر [و] البصري، قال: حدثنا أبو القاسم نصر بن الحسين الصفار النهاوندي بها، قال: حدثنا أبو الفرج أحمد بن محمد بن خوزي السامري، قال: حدثنا أبو بكر القاسم بن إبراهيم القنطري، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن خالد الحلواني، قال حدثنا محمد بن خلف العسقلاني، قال: حدثنا محمد بن السري، عن محمد بن المنكدر، عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: اقتدوا بالشمس فإذا غابت الشمس فاقتدوا بالقمر، فإذا غاب القمر فاقتدوا بالزهرة فإذا غابت الزهرة فاقتدوا بالفرقدين فقالوا: يا رسول الله فما الشمس؟ وما القمر؟ وما الزهرة؟ وما الفرقدان؟ فقال: أنا الشمس، و علي القمر، والزهرة فاطمة، والفرقدان الحسن والحسين.

2.	We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Muhammed bin Amru al-Basri, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Qasim, Nasr bin Hussain al-Saffar al-Nahawandi, in it [1], that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Faraj, Ahmad bin Muhammed Khouzi al-Samiri, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Qasim bin Ibrahim al-Qantari, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Khalid al-Halwani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Khalaf al-‘Asqalani, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Surri, from Muhammed bin Munkadir, from Jabir bin Abdullah, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Follow the sun, and if the sun is absent, follow the moon, and if the moon is absent, follow the Zuhra, and if the Zuhra is absent, follow the two Farqads. Then they said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the sun? And what is the moon? And what is the Zuhra? And what are the two Farqads? So he said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, the Zuhra is Fatima and the Two Farqads are Hasan and Hussain.

حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن المقري قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن علي بن الحسن بن بندار، قال: حدثنا أبو الحسن بن حيسون، قال: حدثنا القاسم بن إبراهيم، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن خالد الواسطي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن خلف. قال: حدثنا عبد الله ابن السري، عن محمد بن المنكدر، عن جابر بن عبد الله، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أنه قال: " اقتدوا بالشمس.. " - وذكر الحديث مثله سواء -.

3.	We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abdul-Rahman al-Maqarri, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Ali bin Hasan bin Bandar, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Hasan bin Haisoun, that he said: We were told by Qasim bin Ibrahim, that he said: We were Ibrahim bin Khalid al-Wasiti, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Khalaf, that he said: We were told by Abdullah ibn Surri, from Muhammed bin Munkadir, from Jabir bin Abdullah, of the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said: «Follow the sun» and the mentioned narration, the same, equally.

حدثنا أبو علي أحمد بن أبي جعفر البيهقي، قال: حدثنا علي بن جعفرالمديني قال: حدثنا أبو جعفر المحاربي، قال: حدثنا ظهير بن صالح العمري، قال: حدثنا يحيى بن تميم، قال: أخبرنا المعتمر بن سليمان، عن أبيه، عن يزيد الرقاشي، عن أنس بن مالك قال: صلى بنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صلاة الفجر فما انفتل من صلاته أقبل علينا بوجهه الكريم فقال: معاشر الناس من افتقد الشمس فليستمسك بالقمر، ومن افتقد القمر فليستمسك بالزهرة، ومن افتقد الزهرة فليستمسك بالفرقدين. قيل: يا رسول الله ما الشمس والقمر والزهرة والفرقدان؟ قال: أنا الشمس، وعلي القمر، وفاطمة الزهرة، والحسن والحسين الفرقدان، وكتاب الله لا يفترقان حتى يردا علي الحوض.

4.	We were told by Abu Ali, Ahmad bin Abi Ja’far al-Bayhaqi, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ja’far al-Madini, that he said: We were told by Abu Ja’far al-Muharibi, that he said: We were told by Dhaheer bin Saleh al-‘Amri, that he said: We were told by Yahya bin Tamim, that he said: We were informed by Mu’tamir bin Sulayman, from his father, from Yazid al-Raqqashi, from Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, lead us in the dawn prayer, and when he departed from it, he approached us with his generous face and said: All people, the one who misses the sun, let him adhere to the moon, and the one who misses the moon, let him adhere to Zuhra, and the one who misses Zuhra, let him adhere to the Two Farqads. It was said: O Allah’s Messenger, what is the sun, the moon, the Zuhra and the two Farqads? He said: I am the Sun, Ali is the Moon, Fatima is the Zuhra and Hasan and Hussain are the two Farqads. So is the Book of Allah; they will not be separated until they come to me at the basin.

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 48