28-32 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hikam, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Abi Basir that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said,

“There was a booklet in the cover of the sword of God’s Prophet (MGB).”Abi Basir asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “What was written in that booklet?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “There were letters each of which opened up to one-thousand letters.”Abi Basir added, “Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Only the interpretation of two of those letters has become clear up until now.”