1. Abu Muhammad Ja`far ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad the Jurist a resident of Qum then Ailaf, said: Abu Sa`id `Abdan ibn al-Fadl related to me that Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ya`qub ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Ja`far ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far ibn Abu Talib in the town of Khujandah related to me that Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Shuja’ al-Farghani related to me that Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Hammad al-`Anbari related to mein Mist that Ismai`il ibn `Abd al-Jalil al-Barqi, on the authority of Abu al-Bakhtari Wahab ibn Wahab al-Qarashi, on the authority of Abut `Abd Allah al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad that his father Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted: Say: He Allah is One. Therefore, He said:

Say [qul] means relate to the people what we have revealed to you, and informed you about, regarding the meaning of the letters we have recited to you, so that you may guide those who listen and bear witness. The verse in question is a metonymical expression indication to the unseen One [gha`ib]. The letter [ha’] (in[huwa]) means motionless. The (letter) [waw] means unperceivable by the sense just like the word `this’ [hadha] means witnessed by means of the sense. This is because the unbelievers described their gods by means of perception. Hence, they would say: These are our gods who are sensed and perceived by the eyes. Therefore, O Muhammad, point to your God that you call pon so that we see Him, perceive Him, and be amazed by Him. Thus, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed: Say He Allah is One. Therefore, the [ha] referes to the Motionless while the [waw] refers to the One who is Above Sensual Perception. In fact, He is the creator of the Senses, and He perceives all vision.