الكافي AL-KAFI. ج 1 Volume 1 اإلسالم الكليني المتوفى سنة 329 هجرية

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1 الكافي AL-KAFI ج 1 Volume 1 للمحد ث الجليل والعالم الفقيه الشيخ محمد بن يعقوب الكليني المعروف بثقة اإلسالم الكليني المتوفى سنة 329 هجرية Of the majestic narrator and the scholar, the jurist, the Sheykh Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Al-Kulayni Well known as The trustworthy of Al-Islam Al-Kulayni Who died in the year 329 H ك ت اب الت و ح يد The Book of Tawheed (2) (Oneness of Allah azwj ) 1 out of 40

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Book of Tawheed (2) (Oneness of Allah azwj )... 1 Chapter 11 The Forbiddance from (describing Allah azwj ) with the body and the image... 3 Chapter 12 Attributes of the Self... 6 Chapter 13 Another (chapter), and it is from the first chapter... 8 Chapter 14 The Intention (Will), it is from the Attributes of the deed, and the rest of the Attributes of the deed Chapter 15 Occurrence (coming into being) of the Names Chapter 16 The Meaning of the Names and their derivatives Chapter 17 Another Chapter and it is from the first, except that in it is an addition, and it is the difference between the meaning which is beneath the Names of Allah azwj and the names of the creatures Chapter 18 Explanation of Al-Samad Chapter 19 The Motion and the Transformation (Change of state to a state) Regarding the Words of the Exalted [58:7] Nowhere is there a secret counsel occurring between three persons but He is the fourth of them Regarding the Words of the [20:5] The Beneficent is Even upon the Throne Regarding the Words of the Exalted [43:84] And He is That Who is God in the skies and God in the earth (ال ك ر س ي ( Chair and the (ال ع ر ش ( Throne Chapter 20 The Chapter 21 The Spirit out of 40

3 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم الحمد هلل رب العالمين وصلى هللا على سيدنا محمد وآله الطاهرين وسلم تسليما. In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Praise is for Allah azwj Lord azwj of the Worlds, and Blessing be upon our Chief Muhammad saww and his saww Purified Progeny asws, and greetings with abundant greetings. ب اب الن ه ي ع ن ال ج س م و الص ور ة Chapter 11 The Forbiddance from (describing Allah azwj ) with the body and the image أ ح م د ب ن إ د ر يس ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ب د ال ج ب ار ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ ب ي ح م ز ة ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه ج س م ص م د ي ن ور ي م ع ر ف ت ه ض ر ور ة ي م ن ب ه ا ع ل ى م ن ي شاء م ن خ ل ق ه السالم ) س م ع ت ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ي ر و ي ع ن ك م أ ن للا ف ق ال ( عليه السالم ) س ب ح ان م ن ل ي ع ل م أ ح د ك ي ف ه و إ ل ه و ل ي س ك م ث ل ه ش ي ء و ه و الس م يع ال ب ص ير ل ي ح د و ل ي ح س و ل ي ج س و ل ت د ر ك ه ا ل ب ص ار و ل ال ح و اس و ل ي ح يط ب ه ش يء و ل ج س م و ل ص ور ة و ل ت خ ط يط و ل ت ح د يد. Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza who said, I said to Abu Abdullah asws, I heard Hisham Bin Al-Hakam reporting from you asws that Allah azwj is (a physical) body, solid, (Made of) Light. His azwj recognition is a necessity. He azwj Endows with it upon the ones whom He azwj so Desires to from His azwj creatures. So He asws said: Glorious is the One azwj Whom no one knows how He azwj is except that nothing is like Him azwj and He azwj is the Hearing, the Seeing. He azwj can neither be limited, nor felt, nor touched, nor do the visions comprehend Him azwj, nor the senses, nor can He azwj be encompassed by anything, nor a body, nor an image, nor lines, nor boundaries. 1 م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن ح م ز ة ب ن م ح م د ق ال ك ت ب ت إ ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) أ س أ ل ه ع ن ال ج س م و الص ور ة ف ك ت ب س ب ح ان م ن ل ي س ك م ث ل ه ش يء ل ج س م و ل ص ور ة. Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahld Bin Ziyad, from Hamza Bin Muhammad who said, I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan asws asking him asws about the body and the image. So he asws wrote: Glorious is the One azwj, there being nothing like Him azwj, neither a body nor an image. و ر و اه م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا إ ل أ ن ه ل م ي س م الر ج ل. And it is reported by Muhammad Bin Abdu Abdullah, except that he did not name the man. 2 م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ب ن ب ز يع ع ن م ح م د ب ن ز ي د ق ال ج ئ ت إ ل ى الر ض ا ( عليه السالم ) أ س أ ل ه ع ن الت و ح يد ف أ م ل ى ع ل ي ال ح م د ل ل ف اط ر ا ل ش ي اء إ ن ش اء و م ب ت د ع ه ا اب ت د اعا ب ق د ر ت ه و ح ك م ت ه ل م ن ش ي ء ف ي ب ط ل ا ل خ ت ر اع و ل ل ع ل ة ف ال ي ص ح ا ل ب ت د اع خ ل ق م ا ش اء ك ي ف ش اء م ت و ح دا ب ذ ل ك ل ظ ه ار ح ك م ت ه و ح ق يق ة ر ب وب ي ت ه ل ت ض ب ط ه ال ع ق ول و ل ت ب ل غ ه ا ل و ه ام و ل ت د ر ك ه ا ل ب ص ار و ل ي ح يط ب ه م ق د ار ع ج ز ت د ون ه ال ع ب ار ة و ك ل ت د ون ه ا ل ب ص ار و ض ل ف ي ه 1 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 1 2 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 2 3 out of 40

4 ج Alkafi Volume 1 ت ص ار يف الص ف ات اح ت ج ب ب غ ي ر ح ج اب م ح ج وب و اس ت ت ر ب غ ي ر س ت ر م س ت ور ع ر ف ب غ ي ر ر ؤ ي ة و و ص ف ب غ ي ر ص ور ة و ن ع ت ب غ ي ر ج س م ل إ ل ه إ ل للا ال ك ب ير ال م ت ع ال. Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Bin Bazie, from Muhammad Bin Zayd who said, I went over to Al-Reza asws asking him asws about the Tawheed (Oneness). So he asws dictated unto me: The Praise is for Allah azwj, Originator of the things, their Maker and their Initiator. He azwj Initiated these by His azwj Power and His azwj Wisdom. 3 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع م ن ذ ك ر ه ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ع ب اس ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ن ص ر ع ن مح م د ب ن ح ك يم ق ال و ص ف ت ت ع ال ى ل ل ب ي إ ب ر اه يم ( عليه السالم ) ق و ل ه ش ام ب ن س ال م ال ج و ال يق ي و ح ك ي ت ل ه ق و ل ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م أ ن ه ج س م ف ق ال إ ن للا ي ش ب ه ه ش ي ء أ ي ف ح ش أ و خ نا أ ع ظ م م ن ق و ل م ن ي ص ف خ ال ق ا ل ش ي اء ب ج س م أ و ص ور ة أ و ب خ ل ق ة أ و بت ح د يد و أ ع ض اء ت ع ال ى للا ع ن ذ ل ك ع ل و ا ك ب يرا. Muhammad Bi nabu Abdullah, from the one who mentioned it, from Ali Bin Al Abbas, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Muhammad Bin Hakeym who said, I described to Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ), the words of Hisham Bin Salim Al- Jawaliqy, and related to him asws the word of Hisham Bin Al-Hakam that He azwj is a body. So he asws said: Allah azwj the Exalted cannot be resembled by anything. What can be a greater obscenity or betrayal than the words of the one who describes the Creator of the things as being with a body, or an image, or by a creature, or a limitation, or body parts? Exalted is Allah azwj from that, Loftier, Greater. 4 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ر ف ع ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ف ر ج الر خ ج ي ق ال ك ت ب ت إ ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) أ س أ ل ه ع م ا ق ال ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ف ي ال ج س م و ه ش ام ب ن س ال م ف ي الص ور ة ف ك ت ب د ع ع ن ك ح ي ر ة ال ح ي ر ان و اس ت ع ذ ب ا ل ل م ن الش ي ط ان ل ي س ال ق و ل م ا ق ا ل ال ه ش ام ان. Ali Bin Muhammad, raising it, from Muhammad Bin Al Faraj Al Rukhajiyin who said, I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan asws asking him asws about what Hisham Bin Al Hakam said regarding the body, and Hisham Bin Salim (said) regarding the Image. So he asws wrote: Leave from yourself the confusion of the confused ones and seek Refuge with Allah azwj from the Satan la. The words are not what the two Hishams have spoken. 5 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن ب ك ر ب ن ص ال ح ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن س ع يد ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن ال م غ ير ة ع ن م ح م د ب ن ز ي اد ق ال س م ع ت ي ون س ب ن ظ ب ي ان ي ق ول د خ ل ت ع ل ى أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ف ق ل ت ل ه إ ن ه ش ا م ج س م ل ن ا ل ش ي اء ش ي ئ ان ج س م و ف ع ل ال س م ف ال ب ن ال ح ك م ي ق ول ق و ل ع ظ يما إ ل أ ن ي أ خ ت ص ر ل ك م ن ه أ ح ر فا ف ز ع م أ ن للا ي ج وز أ ن ي ك ون الص ان ع ب م ع ن ى ال ف ع ل و ي ج وز أ ن ي ك ون ب م ع ن ى ال ف اع ل Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Husayn Bin Al Hassan, from Bakr Bin Salih, from Al Hassan Bin Saeed, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad who said, I heard Yunus Bin Zabyan saying, I went over to Abu Abdullah asws and said to him asws, Hisham Bin Al-Hakam is saying grievous words. Indeed, I shall summarise 3 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 3 4 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 4 5 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 5 4 out of 40

5 some from it. He is alleging that Allah azwj is a body, because the things are two things, body and deed of the body. Thus, it is not permissible that the Maker could happen to be in the meaning of the deed, and it is permissible that He azwj could happen to the in the meaning of the performer. ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) و ي ح ه أ م ا ع ل م أ ن ال ج س م م ح د ود م ت ن اه و الص ور ة م ح د ود ة م ت ن اه ي ة ف إ ذ ا اح ت م ل ال ح د اح ت م ل الز ي اد ة و الن ق ص ان و إ ذ ا اح ت م ل الز ي اد ة و الن ق ص ان ك ان م خ ل وقا So Abu Abdullah asws said: Weo be unto him! Does he not know that the body is limited to its end-points, and the image is limited to its end-points? So when it carries the limitation, it would carry the increase and the decrease. And when it carries the increase and the decrease, it would be a creation. ق ال ق ل ت ف م ا أ ق ول ق ال ل ج س م و ل ص ور ة و ه و م ج س م ا ل ج س ام و م ص و ر الص و ر ل م ي ت ج ز أ و ل م ي ت ن اه و ل م ي ت ز اي د و ل م ي ت ن اق ص ل و ك ان ك م ا ي ق ول ون ل م ي ك ن ب ي ن ال خ ال ق و ال م خ ل وق ف ر ق و ل ب ي ن ال م ن ش ئ و ال م ن ش إ ل ك ن ه و ال م ن ش ئ ف ر ق ب ي ن م ن ج س م ه و ص و ر ه و أ ن ش أ ه إ ذ ك ان ل ي ش ب ه ه ش ي ء و ل ي ش ب ه هو ش ي ئا. He (the narrator) said, I said, So what should I be saying? He asws said: Neither a body, nor an image, and He azwj is the Sculptor of the bodies and the Artist of the images. He azwj cannot be divided, and cannot have boundaries, and cannot be increased, and cannot be decreased. Had it been as they are saying, there would not be any difference between the Creator and the created, nor between the Constructor and the constructed. But He azwj is the Constructor. There is a difference between the One azwj Who Sculpts it and Images it and Constructs it, when it was so than there is nothing resembling Him azwj, nor does He azwj resemble anything. 6 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ال ع ب اس ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ع ب د الر ح م ن ال ح م ان ي ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ج س م ل ي س ك م ث ل ه ش يء ع ال م س م يع ب ص ير ق اد ر ال ح س ن م وس ى ب ن ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) إ ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ز ع م أ ن للا م ت ك ل م ن اط ق و ال ك ال م و ال ق د ر ة و ال ع ل م ي ج ر ي م ج ر ى و اح د ل ي س ش ي ء م ن ه ا م خ ل وقا Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Ali Bin Al Abbas, from Al Hassan Bin Abdul Rahman Al Himmany who said, I said to Abu Al-Hassan Musa Bin Ja far asws that Hisham Bin Al-Hakam is alleging that Allah azwj is a body. There is nothing resembling Him azwj. All-knowing, Hearing, Seeing, Powerful. A Speaker speaking, and the Speech, and the Power, and the Knowledge, (all) flowing as one flow, there being nothing from it being Created. ف ق ال ق ات ل ه للا أ م ا ع ل م أ ن ال ج س م م ح د ود و ال ك ال م غ ي ر ال م ت ك ل م م ع اذ للا و أ ب ر أ إ ل ى للا م ن ه ذ ا ال ق و ل ل ج س م و ل ص ور ة و ل ت ح د يد و ك ل ش ي ء س و اه م خ ل وق إ ن م ا ت كو ن ا ل ش ي اء ب إ ر اد ت ه و م ش يئ ت ه م ن غ ي ر ك ال م و ل ت ر د د ف ي ن ف س و ل ن ط ق ب ل س ان. So he asws said: May Allah azwj Kill him! Does he not know that the body is limited, and the speech is other than the speaker? I asws seek Refuge of Allah azwj and for Allah azwj I keep away from this speech. There is neither a body, nor an image, nor a limitation, and everything Besides Him azwj is a creation. But rather, the things came to be by His azwj Will, and His azwj Desire from without a speech, or hesitation in Himself azwj, or speaking by a tongue. 7 6 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 6 7 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 7 5 out of 40

6 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ي ون س ع ن م ح م د ب ن ح ك يم ق ال و ص ف ت ل ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) ق و ل ه ش ا م ل ي ش ب ه ه ش يء. ال ج و ال يق ي و م ا ي ق ول ف ي الش اب ال م و ف ق و و ص ف ت ل ه ق و ل ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ف ق ال إ ن للا Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Muhammad Bin Hakeym who said, I described to Abu Al-Hassan asws the words of Hisham Al-Jawaliqy and what he is saying regarding the fully grown youth, and described to him asws the words of Hisham Bin Al-Hakam. So he asws said: Surely Allah azwj, nothing resembles Him azwj. 8 Chapter 12 Attributes of the Self ب اب ص ف ات الذ ات ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د الط ي ال س ي ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن اب ن م س ك ان ع ن أ ب ي ب ص ير ق ال س م ع ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ي ق ول ل م ي ز ل للا ع ز و ج ل ر ب ن ا و ال ع ل م ذ ات ه و ل م ع ل وم و الس م ع ذ ات ه و ل م س م وع و ال ب ص ر ذ ات ه و ل م ب ص ر و ال ق د ر ة ذ ات ه و ل م ق د ور Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Al Tayalisy, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Baseer who said, I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic never ceased to be our Lord azwj ; and the Knowledge is His azwj Self and (even though) there may be nothing to be known, and the Hearing is His azwj Self and (even though) there may be nothing to be heard, and the Seeing is His azwj Self and (even though) there may be nothing to be seen, and the Power is His azwj Self and (even though) there may be nothing to be empowered upon. ف ل م ا أ ح د ث ا ل ش ي اء و ك ان ال م ع ل وم و ق ع ال ع ل م م ن ه ع ل ى ال م ع ل وم و الس م ع ع ل ى ال م س م وع و ال ب ص ر ع ل ى ال م ب ص ر و ال ق د ر ة ع ل ى ال م ق د ور So when He azwj Created the things, and it was the known (things), the Knowledge Occurred from Him azwj upon the known, and the Hearing upon the heard, and the Seeing upon the seen, and the Power upon the empowered. ق ال ق ل ت ف ل م ي ز ل للا م ت ح ر كا ق ال ف ق ال ت ع ال ى للا ع ن ذ ل ك إ ن ال ح ر ك ة ص ف ة م ح د ث ة ب ال ف ع ل ق ال ق ل ت ف ل م ي ز ل للا م ت ك ل ما ق ا ل ف ق ال إ ن ال ك ال م ص ف ة م ح د ث ة ل ي س ت ب أ ز ل ي ة ك ان للا ع ز و ج ل و ل م ت ك ل م. He (the narrator) said, I said, So Allah azwj does not cease to be moving. So he asws said: Allah azwj is more Exalted from that. The movement is a quality created by the deed. I said, So Allah azwj did not cease to be Speaking. So he asws said: The speech is a created quality, it is not with the eternality. Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic was, and He azwj did not Speak. 9 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن ه ش ام ب ن س ال م ع ن م ح م د ب ن م س ل م ع ن أ ب ي ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ق ال س م ع ت ه ي ق ول ك ان للا ع ز و ج ل و ل ش ي ء غ ي ر ه و ل م ي ز ل ع ال ما ب م ا ي ك ون ف ع ل م ه ب ه ق ب ل ك و ن ه ك ع ل م ه ب ه ب ع د ك و ن ه. 8 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 11 H 8 9 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 1 6 out of 40

7 Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, Abu Ja far asws, said, I heard him asws saying: Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic was and there was nothing else apart from Him azwj, and He azwj has not ceased to be Knowing with what is going to occur, and He azwj Knew of it before its occurrence, just like His azwj Knowledge of it after its occurrence. 10 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ال ك اه ل ي ق ال ك ت ب ت إ ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) ف ي د ع اء ال ح م د ل ل م ن ت ه ى ع ل م ه ف ك ت ب إ ل ي ل ت ق ول ن م ن ت ه ى ع ل م ه ف ل ي س ل ع ل م ه م ن ت ه ى و ل ك ن ق ل م ن ت ه ى ر ض اه. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Al Kahily who said, I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan asws regarding the supplication The Praise is for Allah azwj the end-point of His azwj Knowledge ( ال ح م د ل ل م ن ت ه ى ع ل م ه.(د ع اء So he asws wrote back: Do not be saying, End-point of His azwj Knowledge, for there is no end-point to His azwj Knowledge. But, say, End-point of His azwj Pleasure (for His azwj creatures). 11 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن س ع د ب ن ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن أ ي وب ب ن ن وح أ ن ه ك ت ب إ ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) ي س أ ل ه ع ن للا ع ز و ج ل أ ك ان ي ع ل م ا ل ش ي اء ق ب ل أ ن خ ل ق ا ل ش ي اء و ك و ن ه ا أ و ل م ي ع ل م ذ ل ك ح ت ى خ ل ق ه ا و أ ر اد خ ل ق ه ا و ت ك و ين ه ا ف ع ل م م ا خ ل ق ع ن د م ا خ ل ق و م ا ك و ن ع ن د م ا ك و ن Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Sa ad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ayoub Bin Nuh, He wrote to Abu Al-Hassan asws asking him asws about Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, Did He azwj Know of the things before He azwj Created the things and their occurrence (coming into being), or did He azwj not Know that until He azwj Created these and Intended their Creation and their coming into being, So He azwj Knew what He azwj Created during what He azwj Created, and what is to come into being during what came into being. ف و ق ع ب خ ط ه ل م ي ز ل للا ع ال ما ب ا ل ش ي اء ق ب ل أ ن ي خ ل ق ا ل ش ي اء ك ع ل م ه ب ا ل ش ي اء ب ع د م ا خ ل ق ا ل ش ي اء. So he asws signed: Allah azwj never ceased to be Knowing of the thing before He azwj Created the things, just like His azwj Knowledge of the things after having Created the things. 12 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن ج ع ف ر ب ن م ح م د ب ن ح م ز ة ق ال ك ت ب ت إ ل ى الر ج ل ( عليه السالم ) أ س أ ل ه أ ن م و ال ي ك اخ ت ل ف وا ف ي ال ع ل م ف ق ال ب ع ض ه م ل م ي ز ل للا ع ال ما ق ب ل ف ع ل ا ل ش ي اء و ق ال ب ع ض ه م ل ن ق و ل ل م ي ز ل للا ع ال ما ل ن م ع ن ى ي ع ل م ي ف ع ل ف إ ن أ ث ب ت ن ا ال ع ل م ف ق د أ ث ب ت ن ا ف ي ا ل ز ل م ع ه ش ي ئا ف إ ن ر أ ي ت ج ع ل ن ي للا ف د اك أ ن ت ع ل م ن ي م ن ذ ل ك م ا أ ق ف ع ل ي ه و ل أ ج وز ه Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja far Bin Muhammad Bin Hamza who said, I wrote to the man asws asking him asws, The ones in your asws Wilayah are differing regarding the Knowledge. So, some of them say, Allah azwj did not cease to be a Knower before He azwj Doing (Creating) the things ; and some of them say, We are 10 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 2 11 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 3 12 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 4 7 out of 40

8 not saying that He azwj did not cease to be a Knower because the meaning of the knowledge is by a deed. So if we prove the Knowledge (as being eternal), so we have proved in the eternality, the things along with it. So what is your asws view, may I be sacrificed for you asws, if you asws could teach me from that what I could pause upon and not exceed it. ف ك ت ب ( عليه السالم ) ب خ ط ه ل م ي ز ل للا ع ال ما ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ذ ك ر ه. So he asws wrote in his asws own handwriting: Allah azwj did not cease to be a Knower. Blessed and High is His azwj Mention. 13 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن س ع يد ع ن ال ق اس م ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع ب د الص م د ب ن ب ش ير ع ن ف ض ي ل ب ن س ك ر ة ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ج ع ل ت ف د اك إ ن ر أ ي ت أ ن ت ع ل م ن ي ه ل ك ان للا ج ل و ج ه ه ي ع ل م ق ب ل أ ن ي خ ل ق ال خ ل ق أ ن ه و ح د ه ف ق د اخ ت ل ف م و ال يك ف ق ال ب ع ض ه م ق د ك ان ي ع ل م ق ب ل أ ن ي خ ل ق ش ي ئا م ن خ ل ق ه و ق ال ب ع ض ه م إ ن م ا م عن ى ي ع ل م ي ف ع ل ف ه و ال ي و م ي ع ل م أ ن ه ل غ ي ر ه ق ب ل ف ع ل ا ل ش ي اء ف ق ال وا إ ن أ ث ب ت ن ا أ ن ه ل م ي ز ل ع ال ما ب أ ن ه ل غ ي ر ه ف ق د أ ث ب ت ن ا م ع ه غ ي ر ه ف ي أ ز ل ي ت ه Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Abdul Samad Bin Bashir, from Fuzayl Bin sukkara who said, I said to Abu Ja far asws, May I be sacrificed for you asws! If you asws see fit, if you asws could teach me, Did Allah azwj, Majestic is His azwj Face, Know before He azwj Created the creation that He azwj is One, for the ones in your asws Wilayah are differing. So, some of them say, He azwj was Knowing before He azwj Creating a thing from His azwj creation, and some of them say, But rather, the meaning of knowing is His azwj Doing, thus today He azwj Knows that He azwj (is One), there being no other, before He Did (Create) the things. So they are saying, It is proved for us that He azwj did not cease to be a Knower that He azwj (is One), there is none other, and so it is proved for us that there was other than Him azwj (i.e., Knowledge), along with Him azwj in His azwj eternality. ف إ ن ر أ ي ت ي ا س ي د ي أ ن ت ع ل م ن ي م ا ل أ ع د وه إ ل ى غ ي ر ه ف ك ت ب ( عليه السالم ) م ا ز ال للا ع ال ما ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ذ ك ر ه. So if you asws see fit, O my Chief asws, if you asws could teach me what I do not leave it to something else. So he asws wrote: Allah azwj did not cease to be a Knower. Blessed and High is His azwj Mention. 14 باب آخ ر و ه و م ن ال ب اب ا ل و ل Chapter 13 Another (chapter), and it is from the first chapter ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ب ن ع ب ي د ع ن ح م اد ع ن ح ر يز ع ن م ح م د ب ن م س ل م ع ن أ ب ي ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) أ ن ه ق ال ف ي ص ف ة ال ق د يم إ ن ه و اح د ص م د أ ح د ي ال م ع ن ى ل ي س ب م ع ان ي ك ث ير ة م خ ت ل ف ة ق ال ق ل ت ج ع ل ت ف د اك ي ز ع م ق و م م ن أ ه ل ال ع ر اق أ ن ه ي س م ع ب غ ي ر ال ذ ي ي ب ص ر و ي ب ص ر ب غ ي ر ال ذ ي ي س م ع Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ubeyd, from Hammad, from Hareyz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, 13 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 5 14 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 12 H 6 8 out of 40

9 (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja far asws having said: Regarding the Attribute of the eternality, He azwj is One, Solid (not hollow), is in one meaning. It is not with many different meanings. I said, May I be sacrificed for you asws! A group from the people of Al-Iraq are alleging that He azwj is Hearing with other than what He azwj is Seeing (with), and He azwj is Seeing with other than what He azwj is Hearing (with)? ق ال ف ق ال ك ذ ب وا و أ ل ح د وا و ش ب ه وا ت ع ال ى للا ع ن ذ ل ك إ ن ه س م يع ب ص ير ي س م ع ب م ا ي ب ص ر و ي ب ص ر ب م ا ي س م ع So he asws said: They are lying! They are limiting and resembling (with Allah azwj ) Exalted is Allah azwj from that. He azwj is Hearing, Seeing. He azwj Hears with what He azwj Sees, and Sees with what He azwj Hears. ق ال ق ل ت ي ز ع م ون أ ن ه ب ص ير ع ل ى م ا ي ع ق ل ون ه ق ال ف ق ال ت ع ال ى للا إ ن م ا ي ع ق ل م ا ك ان ب ص ف ة ال م خ ل و ق و ل ي س للا ك ذ ل ك. He (the narrator) said, I said, They are alleging that He azwj is Seeing upon what they are comprehending (hearing and seeing to be). So he asws said: Exalted is Allah azwj! But rather, they are (trying to) comprehend with that which is a quality of the creatures, and Allah azwj is not like that. 15 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ال ع ب اس ب ن ع م ر و ع ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ق ال ف ي ح د يث الز ن د يق ال ذ ي س أ ل أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) أ ن ه ق ال ل ه أ ت ق ول إ ن ه س م يع ب ص ير ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ه و س م يع ب ص ير س م يع ب غ ي ر ج ار حة و ب ص ير ب غ ي ر لل ة ب ل ذ ي س م ع ب ن ف س ه و ي ب ص ر ب ن ف س ه و ل ي س ق و ل ي إ ن ه س م يع ب ن ف س ه أ ن ه ش يء و الن ف س ش يء لخ ر و ل ك ن ي أ ر د ت ع ب ار ة ع ن ن ف س ي إ ك ن ت م س ئ و ل و إ ف ه اما ل ك إ ذ ك ن ت س ائ ال Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Abbas Bin Amro, (It has been narrated) from Hisham Bin Al-Hakam who said in a Hadeeth of the atheist who asked Abu Abdullah asws that, He said to him asws, Are you asws saying that He azwj is Hearing, Seeing? So Abu Abdullah asws said: He azwj is Hearing, Seeing, Hearing without a body part and seeing without an instrument. But, He azwj Hears by Himself azwj and Sees by Himself azwj ; and it is not my asws saying that He azwj Hears by Himself azwj, that He azwj is one thing and His azwj Self is another thing. But I asws intend it as a lesson from myself asws when I asws was questioned and as an understanding for you when you are the questioner. ف أ ق ول ي س م ع ب ك ل ه ل أ ن ك ل ه ل ه ب ع ض ل ن ال ك ل ل ن ا ل ه ب ع ض و ل ك ن أ ر د ت إ ف ه ام ك و الت ع ب ير ع ن ن ف س ي و ل ي س م ر ج ع ي ف ي ذ ل ك ك ل ه إ ل أ ن ه الس م يع ال ب ص ير ال ع ال م ال خ ب ير ب ال اخ ت ال ف الذ ات و ل اخ ت ال ف م ع ن ى. Thus, I asws am saying, He azwj Hears with All of Him azwj, not that the whole of Him azwj are parts, because the whole for us, there are parts to it. But I asws intend to make you understand and as the lesson from myself asws, and my asws reference regarding that all of Him azwj, is not, except that He azwj is the Hearing, the Seeing, the Knowing, the Aware, without there being any difference of the Self, nor difference of the meaning Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 13 H 1 16 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 13 H 2 9 out of 40

10 ب اب اإل ر اد ة أ ن ه ا م ن ص ف ات ال ف ع ل و س ائ ر ص ف ات ال ف ع ل Chapter 14 The Intention (Will), it is from the Attributes of the deed, and the rest of the Attributes of the deed م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ال ع ط ار ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ا ل ش ع ر ي ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن س ع يد ا ل ه و از ي ع ن الن ض ر ب ن س و ي د ع ن ل ل م ر اد م ع ه ل م ي ز ل ع اص م ب ن ح م ي د ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ق ل ت ل م ي ز ل للا م ر يدا ق ال إ ن ال م ر يد ل ي ك ون إ للا ع ال ما ق اد را ث م أ ر اد. Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Attar, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa Al Ashary, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed Al Ahwazy, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws, said, I said, Allah azwj never ceased to be an Intender? He asws said: The Intender cannot happen to be except with an intention along with him. Allah azwj never ceased to be a Knower, Powerful, then Intended (Willed). 17 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن ب ك ر ب ن ص ال ح ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ال ج ه م ع ن ب ك ي ر ب ن أ ع ي ن ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ل م للا و م ش يئ ت ه ه م ا م خ ت ل ف ان أ و م ت ف ق ان ف ق ال ال ع ل م ل ي س ه و ال م ش يئ ة أ ل ت ر ى أ ن ك ت ق ول س أ ف ع ل ك ذ ا إ ن ش اء للا و ل ت ق ول س أ ف ع ل ك ذ ا إ ن ع ل م للا ف ق و ل ك إ ن ش اء للا د ل يل ع ل ى أ ن ه ل م ي ش أ ف إ ذ ا ش اء ك ان ال ذ ي ش اء ك م ا ش اء و ع ل م للا الس اب ق ل ل م ش يئ ة. Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Husayn Bin Al Hassan, from Bakr Bin Salih, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Al Hassan Bin Al Jahm, from Bukeyr Bin Ayn who said, I said to Abu Abu Abdullah asws, The Knowledge of Allah azwj and His azwj Desire are both creations or co-incidental? So he asws said: The Knowledge, it is not the Desire. Do you not see that you (yourself) are saying, I shall do such if Allah azwj so Desires it, and you are not saying, I shall do such if Allah azwj Knows it? So, your words, If Allah azwj so Desires it is evidence upon that He azwj has not Desired it yet. So when He azwj does Desire it, that which He azwj so Desires, it would occur, that which He azwj so Desires, and Knowledge of Allah azwj is Precedes to the Desire. 18 ر اد ة أ ح م د ب ن إ د ر يس ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ب د ال ج ب ار ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن ا ل ر اد ة م ن ال خ ل ق الض م ير و م ا ي ب د و ل ه م ب ع د ذ ل ك م ن ال ف ع ل و أ م ا م ن للا ت ع ال ى ف إ ر اد ت ه م ن للا و م ن ال خ ل ق ق ال ف ق ال ا ل ق إ ح د اث ه ل غ ي ر ذ ل ك ل ن ه ل ي ر و ي و ل ي ه م و ل ي ت ف ك ر و ه ذ ه الص ف ات م ن ف ي ة ع ن ه و ه ي ص ف ات ال خ ل Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya who said, I said to Abu Al-Hassan asws, Inform me about the Intention (Will) from Allah azwj, and from the creature. So he asws said: The Intention from the creature (people) is the conscience and begins for them after that from the deed, and as for (the Intention) from Allah azwj the Exalted, so His azwj Intention is His azwj Creation and not other than that, because He azwj neither narrates, nor whims, nor thinks, and these Attributes are negated from Him azwj, and these are the attributes of the creatures. ف إ ر اد ة للا ال ف ع ل ل غ ي ر ذ ل ك ي ق ول ل ه ك ن ف ي ك ون ب ال ل ف ظ و ل ن ط ق ب ل س ان و ل ه م ة و ل ت ف ك ر و ل ك ي ف ل ذ ل ك ك م ا أ ن ه ل ك ي ف ل ه. 17 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 1 18 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 2 10 out of 40

11 ل Alkafi Volume 1 So the Intention of Allah azwj is the deed, not other than that. He azwj is Saying to it, Be, so it occurs (comes into being), without a letter spoken by a tongue, nor a whim, nor thinking, nor is there a where for that just as there is no where (qualitative state) for Him azwj. 19 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن ع م ر ب ن أ ذ ي ن ة ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال خ ل ق للا ال م ش يئ ة ب ن ف س ه ا ث م خ ل ق ا ل ش ي اء ب ال م ش يئ ة. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Umar Bin Axina, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: Allah azwj Created the Desire by itself, then Created the things with the Desire. 20 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ال ب ر ق ي ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ال م ش ر ق ي ح م ز ة ب ن ال م ر ت ف ع ع ن ب ع ض أ ص ح اب ن ا ق ا ل ك ن ت ف ي م ج ل س أ ب ي ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) إ ذ د خ ل ع ل ي ه ع م ر و ب ن ع ب ي د ف ق ال ل ه ج ع ل ت ف د اك ق و ل للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى و م ن ق د ي ح ل ل ع ل ي ه غ ض ب ي ف ق د ه وى م ا ذ ل ك ال غ ض ب ف ق ال أ ب و ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ه و ال ع ق اب ي ا ع م ر و إ ن ه م ن ز ع م أ ن للا ت ع ال ى ل ي س ت ف ز ه ش يء ف ي غ ي ر ه. ز ال م ن ش ي ء إ ل ى ش يء ف ق د و ص ف ه ص ف ة م خ ل وق و إ ن للا A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Barqy, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Mashraqy Hamza Bin Al Mutafa a, from one of our companions who said, I was in a gathering of Abu Ja far asws when Amro Bin Ubeyd came over to him asws and said to him asws, May I be sacrificed for you asws! The Words of Allah azwj Blessed and High [20:81], and whomsoever My Anger is due upon so he has perished. What is that Anger? So Abu Ja far asws said: It is the Punishment, O Amro, and he who alleges that Allah azwj has ceased to be from a thing to a thing, so he has described Him azwj with an attribute of a creature, and that Allah azwj the Exalted. Nothing stirs Him azwj, so He azwj would change. 21 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ال ع ب اس ب ن ع م ر و ع ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ف ي ح د يث الز ن د يق ال ذ ي س أ ل أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ف ك ان م ن س ؤ ال ه أ ن ق ال ل ه ف ل ه ر ض ا و س خ ط ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ن ع م و ل ك ن ل ي س ذ ل ك ع ل ى م ا ي وج د م ن ال م خ ل وق ين و ذ ل ك أ ن الر ض ا ح ال ت د خ ل ع ل ي ه ف ت ن ق ل ه م ن ح ال إ ل ى ح ال ل ن ال م خ ل وق أ ج و ف م ع ت م ل م ر ك ب ل ش ي اء ف يه م د خ و خ ال ق ن ا ل م د خ ل ل ش ي اء ف يه ل ن ه و اح د و اح د ي الذ ات و اح د ي ال م ع ن ى ف ر ض اه ث و اب ه و س خ ط ه ع ق اب ه م ن غ ي ر ش يء ي ت د اخ ل ه ف ي ه ي ج ه و ي ن ق ل ه م ن ح ال إ ل ى ح ال ل ن ذ ل ك م ن ص ف ة ال م خ ل وق ين ال ع اج ز ين ال م ح ت اج ين. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Abbas Bin Amro, (It has been narrated) from Hisham Bin Al-Hakam in a Hadeeth of the atheist who questioned Abu Abdullah asws. So, it was from his questions that he said to him asws, So, for Him azwj is Pleasure and Anger? So Abu Abdullah asws said: Yes, but that is not upon what is found from the creatures, and that is because the pleasure is a state entered upon, so you would be transferred from a state into a state, because the creature is hollow, active, compound of the things. In him is an entrance, and our Creator has no entrance for the things in Him azwj, because He azwj is the One azwj. The One azwj in the Self and One in the Meaning. Thus, His azwj Pleasure is His azwj Rewarding, and His azwj Anger is His azwj Punishment from without anything having entered Him azwj, so it would provoke Him azwj and He azwj would change from a state to 19 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 3 20 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 4 21 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 5 11 out of 40

12 Alkafi Volume 1 a state, because that is from the attributes of the creatures, the frustrated, the needy. 22 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن اب ن أ ذ ي ن ة ع ن م ح م د ب ن م س ل م ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ال م ش يئ ة م ح د ث ة A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The Desire is a creation. 23 Chapter 15 Occurrence (coming into being) of the Names ب اب ح د وث ا ل س م اء ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن ص ال ح ب ن أ ب ي ح م اد ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن ي ز يد ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ع ل ي ب ن أ ب ي ح م ز ة ع ن إ ب ر اه يم ب ن ع م ر ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال إ ن للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى خ ل ق اس ما ب ال ح ر وف غ ي ر م ت ص و ت و ب الل ف ظ غ ي ر م ن ط ق و ب الش خ ص غ ي ر م ج س د و ب الت ش ب يه غ ي ر م و ص وف و ب الل و ن غ ي ر م ص ب وغ م ن ف ي ع ن ه ا ل ق ط ار م ب ع د ع ن ه ال ح دود م ح ج وب ع ن ه ح س ك ل م ت و ه م م س ت ت ر غ ي ر م س ت ور Ali Bin Muhammad, from Salih Bin Abu Hammad, from Al Husayn Bin Yazeed, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Ibrahim Bin Umar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: Allah azwj Blessed and High Created the Names with the Letters without sounds, and with the words without speaking, and with the personality without a body, and with its resemblance without attributes, and with the colour without colouring. The lines are negated from Him azwj. Remote from Him azwj are the limitations, veiled from Him azwj. He azwj Senses every veiled whim without a veil. ف ج ع ل ه ك ل م ة ت ام ة ع ل ى أ ر ب ع ة أ ج ز اء م عا ل ي س م ن ه ا و اح د ق ب ل ا ل خ ر ف أ ظ ه ر م ن ه ا ث ال ث ة أ س م اء ل ف اق ة ال خ ل ق إ ل ي ه ا و ح ج ب م ن ه ا و اح دا و ه و ا ل س م ال م ك ن ون ال م خ ز ون ف ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء ال ت ي ظ ه ر ت ف الظ اه ر ه و للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى و س خ ر س ب ح ان ه ل ك ل اس م م ن ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء أ ر ب ع ة أ ر ك ان ف ذ ل ك اث ن ا ع ش ر ر ك نا So He azwj Made it to be a complete word upon four parts, along with that there is not one from these which is before the other. So He azwj Manifested three Names from these for the desperation of the creatures towards these, and Veiled one of these, and it is the Hidden Name, the Treasured. Thus, these are the Names which are Manifest. So the Manifested is Allah azwj, Blessed, and Exalted. And He azwj the Glorious, Subjected four elements to every Name from these Names. So that (makes it as) twelve elements. ث م خ ل ق ل ك ل ر ك ن م ن ه ا ث ال ث ين اس ما ف ع ال م ن س وبا إ ل ي ه ا ف ه و الر ح م ن الر ح يم ال م ل ك ال ق د وس ال خ ال ق ال ب ار ال م ص و ر ال ح ي ال ق ي وم ل ت أ خ ذ ه س ن ة و ل ن و م ال ع ل يم ال خ ب ير الس م يع ال ب ص ير ال ح ك يم ال ع ز يز ال ج ب ار ال م ت ك ب ر ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ يم ال م ق ت د ر ال ق اد ر الس ال م ث ال م ؤ م ن ال م ه ي م ن ال ب ار ال م ن ش ئ ال ب د يع الر ف يع ال ج ل يل ال ك ر يم الر از ق ال م ح ي ي ال م م يت ال ب ا عث ال و ار Then He azwj Created for every element from these, thirty Names, a deed linked to these. So He azwj is the Beneficent, the Merciful, the King, the Holy, the Creator, the 22 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 6 23 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 14 H 7 12 out of 40

13 Maker, the Fashioner, the Living, the Eternal. Neither does slumber seize Him azwj nor sleep. The Knower, the Aware, the Hearing, the Seeing, the Wise, the Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme, the Exalted, the Magnificent, the Dominant, the Powerful, the Grantor of safety, the Securer, the Controller, the Maker, the Builder, the Initiator, the Lofty, the Majestic, the Benevolent, the Sustainer, the Life-Giver, the Causer of death, the Resurrector, the Inheritor. ف ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء و م ا ك ان م ن ا ل س م اء ال ح س ن ى ح ت ى ت ت م ث ال ث م ائ ة و س ت ين اس ما ف ه ي ن س ب ة ل ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء الث ال ث ة و ه ذ ه و أ ا ل س م اء الث ال ث ة أ ر ك ان و ح ج ب ا ل س م ال و اح د ال م ك ن ون ال م خ ز ون ب ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء الث ال ث ة و ذ ل ك ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى ق ل اد ع وا للا اد ع وا الر ح من أ ي ا ما ت د ع وا ف ل ه ا ل س ماء ال ح س نى. So these are the Names, and whatever was from the Good Names until three hundred and sixty (360) Names are complete. So it is a link to these three Names, and these Names are (of) three elements, and One Name is Veiled, the Hidden, the Treasured by these three Names; and these are the Words of the Exalted [17:110] Say: Call upon Allah or call upon the Beneficent; whichever (Name) you call upon, for Him are the best Names. 24 أ ح م د ب ن إ د ر يس ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ب د للا و م وس ى ب ن ع م ر و ال ح س ن ب ن ع ل ي ب ن ع ث م ان ع ن اب ن س ن ان ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ال ح س ن الر ض ا ( عليه السالم ) ه ل ك ان للا ع ز و ج ل ع ار فا ب ن ف س ه ق ب ل أ ن ي خ ل ق ال خ ل ق ق ال ن ع م Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Al Husayn Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah, and Musa Bin Umar, and Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Usman, from Ibn Sinan who said, I asked Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws, Was it that Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic Aware of Himself azwj before He azwj Created the creation? He asws said: Yes. ق ل ت ي ر اه ا و ي س م ع ه ا ق ال م ا ك ان م ح ت اجا إ ل ى ذ ل ك ل ن ه ل م ي ك ن ي س أ ل ه ا و ل ي ط ل ب م ن ه ا ه و ن ف س ه و ن ف س ه ه و ق د ر ت ه ن اف ذ ة ف ل ي س ي ح ت اج أ ن ي س م ي ن ف س ه و ل ك ن ه اخ ت ار ل ن ف س ه أ س م اء ل غ ي ر ه ي د ع وه ب ه ا ل ن ه إ ذ ا ل م ي د ع ب اس م ه ل م ي ع ر ف I said, He azwj Saw it (His azwj Self) and Heard (Himself azwj )? He asws said: He azwj was not needy to that, because He azwj did not happen to ask it nor seek from it. He azwj is His azwj Self, and His azwj Self is He azwj. He azwj is His azwj Power Implemented. Thus, He azwj is not needy that He azwj Hears Himself azwj, but He azwj Chose Names for others to call Him azwj with these, because He azwj, when not called by His azwj Name, would not be recognised (by the creators). ف أ و ل م ا اخ ت ار ل ن ف س ه ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ يم ل ن ه أ ع ل ى ا ل ش ي اء ك ل ه ا ف م ع ن اه للا و اس م ه ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ يم ه و أ و ل أ س م ائ ه ع ال ع ل ى ك ل ش ي ء. Thus, the first of what He azwj Chose for Himself azwj was the Exalted, the Magnificent because He azwj is Loftier (than) the things, all of them. So its Meaning is (ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ يم ( Allah azwj, and His azwj Name is the Exalted, the Magnificent ( ال ع ظ يم.(ال ع ل ي It is the first of His azwj Names, Loftier upon every thing. 25 و ب ه ذ ا ا ل س ن اد ع ن م ح م د ب ن س ن ان ق ال س أ ل ت ه ع ن ا ل س م م ا ه و ق ال ص ف ة ل م و ص وف. And by this chain, from Muhammad Bin Sinan who said, 24 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 15 H 1 25 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 15 H 2 13 out of 40

14 Alkafi Volume 1 I asked him asws about the Name, What is it? He asws said: An attribute of the described. 26 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن ب ع ض أ ص ح اب ه ع ن ب ك ر ب ن ص ال ح ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ص ال ح ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ب ن ي ز يد ع ن ع ب د ا ل ع ل ى ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال اس م للا غ ي ر ه و ك ل ش يء و ق ع ع ل ي ه اس م ش ي ء ف ه و م خ ل وق م ا خ ال للا Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from one of his companions, from Bakr Bin Salih, from Ali Bin Salih, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid Bin Yazeed, from Abdul A ala, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: A Name of Allah azwj is other than Him azwj, and everything upon which a name occurs, is a thing, so it would be a creature, apart from Allah azwj. ف أ م ا م ا ع ب ر ت ه ا ل ل س ن أ و ع م ل ت ا ل ي د ي ف ه و م خ ل وق و للا غ اي ة م ن غ اي ات ه و ال م غ ي ا غ ي ر ال غ اي ة و ال غ اي ة م و ص وف ة و ك ل م و ص وف م ص ن وع و ص ان ع ا ل ش ي اء غ ي ر م و ص وف ب ح د م س م ى ل م ي ت ك و ن ف ي ع ر ف ك ي ن ون ي ت ه ب ص ن ع غ ي ر ه و ل م ي ت ن اه إ ل ى غ اي ة إ ل ك ان ت غ ي ر ه So, as for what the tongues express, or the hands perform, so it is a creation, and Allah azwj is an end-point from His azwj (Created) end-points, and the end-point without the ending; and the end-point is an attribute, and every attribute is a creation, and the Creator of the things is other than the attribute by the limitation of the named. He azwj did not come into being so His azwj coming into being would be recognised by the creation of someone else, and one would not end up to an end-point except that it would be other than Him azwj. ب ح ج ا ب ل ي ز ل م ن ف ه م ه ذ ا ال ح ك م أ ب دا و ه و الت و ح يد ال خ ال ص ف ار ع و ه و ص د ق وه و ت ف ه م وه ب إ ذ ن للا م ن ز ع م أ ن ه ي ع ر ف للا أ و ب ص ور ة أ و ب م ث ال ف ه و م ش ر ك ل ن ح ج اب ه و م ث ال ه و ص ور ت ه غ ي ر ه و إ ن م ا ه و و اح د م ت و ح د ف ك ي ف ي و ح د ه م ن ز ع م أ ن ه ع ر ف ه ب غ ي ر ه Do not stumble from understanding this rule, and it is the pure Tawheed (Oneness). Therefore, recognise it, and ratify it, and understand it by the Permission of Allah azwj. The one who claims that he recognises Allah azwj by veils, or by an image, or by a resemblance, so he is a Polytheists, because His azwj veil, and His azwj resemblance, and His azwj image, is other than Him azwj, and rather He azwj is One, with Oneness. So how can one consider Him azwj as One azwj, the one who claims that he is recognising Him azwj with something else?. م ن ع ر ف ه ب ا ل ل ف م ن ل م ي ع ر ف ه ب ه ف ل ي س ي ع ر ف ه إ ن م ا ي ع ر ف غ ي ر ه ل ي س ب ي ن ال خ ال ق و ال م خ ل وق ش يء و للا و إ ن م ا ع ر ف للا خ ال ق ا ل ش ي اء ل م ن ش ي ء ك ان و للا ي س م ى ب أ سم ائ ه و ه و غ ي ر أ س م ائ ه و ا ل س م اء غ ي ر ه. And rather, he has recognised Allah azwj, the one who recognises him by Allah azwj. So the one who does not recognise Him azwj by Him azwj, so he has not recognised Him azwj, but he has recognised other than Him azwj. There isn t between the Creator and the Created, a thing, and Allah azwj is the Creator of the things, not from a thing 26 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 15 H 3 14 out of 40

15 which was (beforehand). And Allah azwj is Named with His azwj Names, and He azwj is other than His azwj Names, and the Names are other than Him azwj. 27 ب اب م ع ان ي ا ل س م اء و اش ت ق اق ه ا Chapter 16 The Meaning of the Names and their derivatives ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن ال ق اس م ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ج د ه ال ح س ن ب ن ر اش د ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن س ن ان ق ا ل س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ت ف س ير ب س م للا الر ح من الر ح يم ق ال ال ب اء ب ه اء للا و الس ين س ن اء للا و ال م يم م ج د للا A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al Qasim Bin Yahya, from his grandfather Al Hassan Bin Rashid, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the interpretation of In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. He asws said: He asws said: The Ba is Beauty of Allah azwj, and the Seen is the Sublimity of Allah azwj, and the Meem is Glory of Allah azwj. و ر و ى ب ع ض ه م ال م يم م ل ك للا و للا إ ل ه ك ل ش ي ء الر ح م ن ب ج م يع خ ل ق ه و الر ح يم ب ال م ؤ م ن ين خ اص ة. And some of them reported, (He asws said): The Meem is Kingdom of Allah azwj, and Allah azwj is God of everything, the Beneficent to the entirety of His azwj creatures, and being Merciful with the Momineen in particular. 28 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن الن ض ر ب ن س و ي د ع ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م أ ن ه س أ ل أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن أ س م اء للا و اش ت ق اق ه ا للا م م ا ه و م ش ت ق ف ق ال ي ا ه ش ام للا م ش ت ق م ن إ ل ه و إ ل ه ي ق ت ض ي م أ ل وها و ا ل س م غ ي ر ال م س م ى ف م ن ع ب د ا ل س م د و ن ال م ع ن ى ف ق د ك ف ر و ل م ي ع ب د ش ي ئا و م ن ع ب د ا ل س م و ال م ع ن ى ف ق د أ ش ر ك و ع ب د اث ن ي ن و م ن ع ب د ال م ع ن ى د ون ا ل سم ف ذ ا ك الت و ح يد أ ف ه م ت ي ا ه ش ام Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Hisham Bin Al Hakam, that, He asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Names of Allah azwj and their derivatives of Allah azwj from what He azwj is derived. So he asws said: O Hisham! Allah is derived from God, and God requires its worshipper, and the name is other than the named. So the one who worships the Name besides the Meaning, so he has blasphemed and has not worshipped anything; and the one who worships the Name and the Meaning, so he has associated (committed Shirk) and worship two; and the one who worships the Meaning besides the Name, so that is the Tawheed. Do you understand, O Hisham? م ع ن ى ي د ل ع ل ي ه ق ال ق ل ت ز د ن ي ق ال ل ل ت س ع ة و ت س ع ون اس ما ف ل و ك ان ا ل س م ه و ال م س م ى ل ك ان ك ل اس م م ن ه ا إ ل ها و ل ك ن للا ب ه ذ ه ا ل س م اء و ك ل ه ا غ ي ر ه ي ا ه ش ام ال خ ب ز اس م ل ل م أ ك ول و ال م اء اس م ل ل م ش ر وب و الث و ب اس م ل ل م ل ب وس و الن ار اس م ل ل م ح ر ق أ ف ه م ت ي ا ه ش ام ف ه ما ت د ف ع ب ه و ت ن اض ل ب ه أ ع د اء ن ا ال م ت خ ذ ين م ع للا ع ز و ج ل غ ي ر ه ق ل ت ن ع م He (Hisham) said, I said, Increase for me. He asws said: For Allah azwj there are ninety nine Names. So if it was such that the Name was the Named, then it would be so that every Name from these would be a God. But, Allah azwj is the Meaning, these Names indicate upon, and all of these are other than Him azwj. O Hisham! The bread is a name of the food, and the water is a name of the drink, and the cloth is a name 27 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 15 H 4 28 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 1 15 out of 40

16 of the garment, and the fire is a name of the incinerator. Do you understand, O Hisham? (It is) an understanding you can repulse and fight our asws enemies with and the ones who taking others along with Allah azwj Majestic and Mighty. I said, Yes. ف ق ال ن ف ع ك للا ب ه و ث ب ت ك ي ا ه ش ام He (Hisham) said, So he asws said: May Allah azwj Benefit you with it and Affirm you, O Hisham!. ق ال ف و للا م ا ق ه ر ن ي أ ح د ف ي الت و ح يد ح ت ى ق م ت م ق ام ي ه ذ ا. Hisham said, So, by Allah azwj! No one was able to subdue me regarding the Tawheed (Oneness) until I rose to this status of mine. 29 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ال ب ر ق ي ع ن ال ق اس م ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ج د ه ال ح س ن ب ن ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ق ال س ئ ل ع ن م ع ن ى للا ف ق ال اس ت و ل ى ع ل ى م ا د ق و ج ل. ر اش د ع ن أ ب ي ال ح س ن م وس ى ب ن A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Barqy, from Al Qasim Bin Yahya, from his grandfather Al Hassan Bin Rashid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Musa asws Bin Ja far asws, said, He asws was asked about the Meaning of Allah. So he asws said: The One Who Conquers upon whatever is slight and majestic. 30 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن ي ع ق وب ب ن ي ز يد ع ن ال ع ب اس ب ن ه ال ل ق ال س أ ل ت الر ض ا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا للا ن ور الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض ف ق ال ه اد ل ه ل الس م اء و ه اد ل ه ل ا ل ر ض Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Al Abbas Bin Hilal who said, I asked Al-Reza asws about the Words of Allah azwj [24:35] Allah is Light of the skies and the earth. So he asws said: A Guide for the inhabitants of the sky and a Guide for the inhabitants of the earth. و ف ي ر و اي ة ال ب ر ق ي ه د ى م ن ف ي الس م اء و ه د ى م ن ف ي ا ل ر ض. And in a report of Al-Barqy, (He asws said): A Guidance for the ones in the sky and a Guidance for the ones in the earth. 31 أ ح م د ب ن إ د ر يس ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ب د ال ج ب ار ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ف ض ي ل ب ن ع ث م ان ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ي ع ف ور ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل ه و ا ل و ل و ا ل خ ر و ق ل ت أ م ا ا ل و ل ف ق د ع رف ن اه و أ م ا ا ل خ ر ف ب ي ن ل ن ا ت ف س ير ه Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Fuzayl Bin Usman, from Ibn Abu Yafour who said, 29 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 2 30 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 3 31 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 4 16 out of 40

17 I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [57:3] He is the First and the Last, and I said, As for the First, so we recognise it, and as for the Last, so clarify its interpretation for us. ف ق ال إ ن ه ل ي س ش ي ء إ ل ي ب يد أ و ي ت غ ي ر أ و ي د خ ل ه الت غ ي ر و ال زو ال أ و ي ن ت ق ل م ن ل و ن إ ل ى ل و ن و م ن ه ي ئ ة إ ل ى ه ي ئ ة و م ن ص ف ة إ ل ى ص ف ة و م ن ز ي اد ة إ ل ى ن ق ص ان و م ن ن ق ص ان إ ل ى ز ي اد ة إ ل ر ب ال ع ال م ين ف إ ن ه ل م ي ز ل و ل ي ز ال ب ح ال ة و اح دة ه و ا ل و ل ق ب ل ك ل ش ي ء و ه و ا ل خ ر ع ل ى م ا ل م ي ز ل So he asws said: There is nothing except that it perishes, or changes, or there enters into it the change and the decline, or transfers from a colour to a colour, and from a form to a form, and from an attribute to an attribute, and from an increase to a decrease, and from a decrease to an increase, except for the Lord azwj of the worlds. So He azwj has never ceased to be or will cease to be in one state. He azwj was first before everything and He azwj would be Last for as long as eternity. ن س ان ال ذ ي ي ك ون ت ر ابا م ر ة و م ر ة ل ح ما و د ما و م ر ة و ل ت خ ت ل ف ع ل ي ه الص ف ات و ا ل س م اء ك م ا ت خ ت ل ف ع ل ى غ ي ر ه م ث ل ا ل ر ف اتا و ر م يما و ك ال ب س ر ال ذ ي ي ك ون م ر ة ب ل حا و م ر ة ب س را و م ر ة ر ط با و م ر ة ت م را ف ت ت ب د ل ع ل ي ه ا ل س م اء و الص ف ات و للا ج ل و ع ز ب خ ال ف ذ ل ك. The attributes and the Names are not different upon Him azwj just as they would be upon others, like the human being who happened to be dust one time, and flesh and blood at one time, and one time would be decaying and bones, and like the date which happens to be raw, and one time ripe, and one time mature, and one time dried up. Thus, the names and the attributes change upon it and Allah azwj Majestic and Mighty is opposite to that. 32 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن اب ن أ ذ ي ن ة ع ن م ح م د ب ن ح ك يم ع ن م ي م ون ال ب ان ق ال س م ع ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) و ق د س ئ ل ع ن ا ل و ل و ا ل خ ر ف ق ال ا ل و ل ل ع ن أ و ل ق ب ل ه و ل ع ن ب د ء س ب ق ه و ا ل خ ر ل ع ن ن ه اي ة ك م ا ي ع ق ل م ن ص ف ة ال م خ ل وق ين و ل ك ن ق د يم أ و ل لخ ر ل م ي ز ل و ل ي ز ول ب ال ب د ء و ل ن ه اي ة ل ي ق ع ع ل ي ه ال ح د وث و ل ي حول م ن ح ا ل إ ل ى ح ال خ ال ق ك ل ش ي ء. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, from Muhammad Bin Hakeym, from Maymoun Alban who said, I heard Abu Abdullah asws, and he asws had been asked about the First and the Last. So he asws said: The First is neither from a first before Him azwj nor from a beginning preceding Him azwj ; and the Last is not from an end-point just as it is said of an attribute of the creatures, but, He azwj is eternally First, Last, not from a non-existence nor will be non-existent, without a beginning and without an end. The occurrences do not befall Him azwj, nor does He azwj Change from a state to a state. (He azwj ) is the Creator of all things. 33 م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ر ف ع ه إ ل ى أ ب ي ه اش م ال ج ع ف ر ي ق ال ك ن ت ع ن د أ ب ي ج ع ف ر الث ان ي ( عليه السالم ) ف س أ ل ه ر ج ل ف ق ا ل أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن الر ب ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ل ه أ س م اء و ص ف ات ف ي ك ت اب ه و أ س م اؤ ه و ص ف ات ه ه ي ه و Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, raising it to Abu Hashim Al Ja fary who said, 32 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 5 33 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 6 17 out of 40

18 I was in the presence of Abu Ja far asws the 2 nd, so a man asked him asws saying, Inform me about the Lord azwj, Blessed and High. There are Names and Attributes for Him azwj in His azwj Book, and His azwj Names and His azwj Attributes, are these Him azwj? ف ق ال أ ب و ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) إ ن ل ه ذ ا ال ك ال م و ج ه ي ن إ ن ك ن ت ت ق ول ه ي ه و أ ي إ ن ه ذ و ع د د و ك ث ر ة ف ت ع ال ى للا ع ن ذ ل ك و إ ن ك ن ت ت ق ول ه ذ ه الص ف ات و ا ل س م اء ل م ت ز ل ف إ ن ل م ت ز ل م ح ت م ل م ع ن ي ي ن ف إ ن ق ل ت ل م ت ز ل ع ن د ه ف ي ع ل م ه و ه و م س ت ح ق ه ا ف ن ع م و إ ن ك ن ت ت ق ول ل م ي ز ل ت ص و ير ه ا و ه ج اؤ ه ا و ت ق ط يع ح ر وف ه ا ف م ع اذ للا أ ن ي ك ون م ع ه ش يء غ ي ر ه So Abu Ja far asws said: For this speech, there are two aspects. If you are saying, these (Names) are Him azwj, i.e., He azwj is with a number and multiplicity, so Exalted is Allah azwj from that; and if you are saying these are Attributes, and the Names would never cease to be, so never cease to be carries two meaning. So if you say, They will not cease to be in His azwj Presence in His azwj Knowledge and He azwj is Rightful, so yes; but if you are saying these will not cease to be, their images, and their spellings, and their syllables, and their letters, then we asws seek Refuge with Allah azwj that there happens to be with Him azwj, something other than Him azwj. ب ل ك ان للا و ل خ ل ق ث م خ ل ق ه ا و س يل ة ب ي ن ه و ب ي ن خ ل ق ه ي ت ض ر ع ون ب ه ا إ ل ي ه و ي ع ب د ون ه و ه ي ذ ك ر ه و ك ان للا و ل ذ ك ر و ال م ذ ك ور ب الذ ك ر ه و للا ال ق د يم ال ذ ي ل م ي ز ل و ا ل س م اء و الص ف ات م خ ل وق ات و ال م ع ان ي و ال م ع ن ي ب ه ا ه و للا ال ذ ي ل ي ل يق ب ه ا ل خ ت ال ف و ل ا ل ئ ت ال ف و إ ن م ا ي خ ت ل ف و ي أ ت ل ف ال م ت ج ز But, Allah azwj was and had not Created. Then He azwj Created these as a means between Him azwj and His azwj creatures - being desperately (dependant) upon Him azwj, and they are worshipping Him azwj, and these are His azwj Mention. And Allah azwj was and there was no Mention, and the Mentioned One azwj is with the Mention. He azwj is Allah azwj, the eternal Who does not cease to be; and the Names and the Attributes are creations, and the Meaning Meant by these, He azwj is Allah azwj with Whom neither befits the variances nor the combinations, and rather (that) variates and combines, (which is) fragmented. ف ال ي ق ال للا م ؤ ت ل ف و ل للا ق ل يل و ل ك ث ير و ل ك ن ه ال ق د يم ف ي ذ ات ه ل ن م ا س و ى ال و اح د م ت ج ز و للا و اح د ل م ت ج ز و ل م ت و ه م ب ال ق ل ة و ال ك ث ر ة و ك ل م ت ج ز أ و م ت و ه م ب ال ق ل ة و ال ك ث ر ة ف ه و م خ ل وق د ال ع ل ى خ ال ق ل ه So Allah azwj will not be said to be combined, nor Allah azwj as little nor more, but the eternality is regarding His azwj Self, because whatever is besides the One azwj, is a fragment, and Allah azwj is the One azwj, not fragmented, nor can He azwj be imagined with the less and the more, and everything which is fragmented or imagined with the less and the more, so it is a creation evidencing upon its Creator. ق د ير خ ب ر ت أ ن ه ل ي ع ج ز ه ش ي ء ف ن ف ي ت ب ال ك ل م ة ال ع ج ز و ج ع ل ت ال ع ج ز س و اه و ك ذ ل ك ق و ل ك ع ال م إ ن م ا ن ف ي ت ف ق و ل ك إ ن للا ب ال ك ل م ة ال ج ه ل و ج ع ل ت ال ج ه ل س و اه و إ ذ ا أ ف ن ى للا ا ل ش ي اء أ ف ن ى الص ور ة و ال ه ج اء و الت ق ط يع و ل ي ز ال م ن ل م ي ز ل ع ال ما So, your words that Allah azwj is Powerful, informs you that He azwj is not frustrated by anything. Thus you, negate the frustration by the speech and make the frustration to be other than Him azwj. And similar to that are your words, Knower. But rather the ignorance is negated by the speech, and the ignorance is made to be besides Him azwj. And when Allah azwj Annihilates the things, the image, and the spelling, and the syllables get annihilated, and He azwj does not cease to be, the One azwj who will not cease to be a Knower. 18 out of 40

19 ف ق ال الر ج ل ف ك ي ف س م ي ن ا ر ب ن ا س م يعا ف ق ال ل ن ه ل ي خ ف ى ع ل ي ه م ا ي د ر ك ب ا ل س م اع و ل م ن ص ف ه ب الس م ع ال م ع ق ول ف ي الر أ س و ك ذ ل ك س م ي ن اه ب ص يرا ل ن ه ل ي خ ف ى ع ل ي ه م ا ي د ر ك ب ا ل ب ص ار م ن ل و ن أ و ش خ ص أ و غ ي ر ذ ل ك و ل م ن ص ف ه ب ب ص ر ل ح ظ ة ال ع ي ن So the man said, So how come we are Naming our Lord azwj as All-Hearing? So he asws said: Because it is not Hidden upon Him azwj whatever is being comprehended by the ears, and we asws do not describe Him azwj with the Hearing situated in the head. Like that, we asws Name Him azwj as All-Seeing, because it is not Hidden upon Him azwj whatever is comprehended by the visions, from the colour or persons or other than that; and we asws do not describe Him azwj with the vision of the movement of the eye. و ك ذ ل ك س م ي ن اه ل ط يفا ل ع ل م ه ب الش يء الل ط يف م ث ل ال ب ع وض ة و أ خ ف ى م ن ذ ل ك And similar to that we asws Name Him azwj as the Aware of subtleties due to His azwj Knowledge of the subtle things, like the mosquito, and (things) more concealed than that. و م و ض ع الن ش وء م ن ه ا و ال ع ق ل و الش ه و ة ل لس ف اد و ال ح د ب ع ل ى ن س ل ه ا و إ ق ام ب ع ض ه ا ع ل ى ب ع ض و ن ق ل ه ا الط ع ام و الش ر ا ب إ ل ى أ و ل د ه ا ف ي ال ج ب ال و ال م ف او ز و ا ل و د ي ة و ال ق ف ار ف ع ل م ن ا أ ن خ ال ق ه ا ل ط يف ب ال ك ي ف و إ ن م ا ال ك ي ف ي ة ل ل م خ ل وق ال م كي ف And the subject of the growth is from these, and the intelligence, and the desires for the marital relations, and the leniency upon their offspring, and their watching out for each other, and their transference of the food and the drink to their children in the mountains, and wilderness, and the valleys, and the wastelands. Thus, we know that their Creator is Aware of the subtleties without a how, and rather the how is for the creations, the ones subject to how. و ك ذ ل ك س م ي ن ا ر ب ن ا ق و ي ا ل ب ق و ة ال ب ط ش ال م ع ر وف م ن ال م خ ل وق و ل و ك ان ت ق و ت ه ق و ة ال ب ط ش ال م ع ر وف م ن ال م خ ل وق ل و ق ع الت ش ب يه و ل ح ت م ل الز ي اد ة و م ا اح ت م ل الز ي اد ة اح ت م ل الن ق ص ان و م ا ك ان ن اق صا ك ان غ ي ر ق د يم و م ا ك ان غ ي ر ق د يم ك ا ن ع اج زا And similar to that, we Name our Lord azwj as Strong, not due to the strength of the violence well-known from the creatures. And if it was so that His azwj Strength was the strength of the well-known violence from the creatures, a resemblance would occur for Him azwj and an increase would be tolerated. And whatever tolerates the increase, would tolerate the decrease; and whatever was deficient would be without eternity; and whatever was without eternity would be frustrated. ف ر ب ن ا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ل ش ب ه ل ه و ل ض د و ل ن د و ل ك ي ف و ل ن ه اي ة و ل ت ب ص ار ب ص ر و م ح ر م ع ل ى ال ق ل وب أ ن ت م ث ل ه و ع ل ى ا ل و ه ام أ ن ت ح د ه و ع ل ى الض م ائ ر أ ن ت ك و ن ه ج ل و ع ز ع ن أ د اة خ ل ق ه و س م ات ب ر ي ت ه و ت ع ال ى ع ن ذ ل ك ع ل و ا ك ب يرا. So our Lord azwj, Blessed and High, there is neither a resemblance for Him azwj, nor an opposite, nor a match, nor a how, nor an end-point, nor can be envisaged by visions. And it is Prohibited unto the hearts to conceive His azwj resemblance, and upon the imaginations that they limit Him azwj, and upon the consciences that they form Him azwj. Majestic and Mighty is He azwj from the instruments of His azwj creatures, and features of His azwj Created beings; and Exalted is He azwj from that, Loftier, Greater Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 7 19 out of 40

20 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن اب ن م ح ب وب ع م ن ذ ك ر ه ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ق ال ر ج ل ع ن د ه للا أ ك ب ر ف ق ال للا أ ك ب ر م ن أ ي ش ي ء ف ق ال م ن ك ل ش يء ف ق ال أ بو ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ح د د ت ه ف ق ال الر ج ل ك ي ف أ ق ول ق ال ق ل للا أ ك ب ر م ن أ ن ي وص ف. Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahboub, from the one who mentioned it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws, said, A man in his asws presence said, Allah azwj is the Greatest!. So he asws said: Allah azwj is Greater than which thing? So he said, From everything. So Abu Abdullah asws said: You have limited Him azwj. So the man said, How should I be saying it? He asws said: Say, Allah azwj is Greatest, beyond description. 35 و ر و اه م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن م ر و ك ب ن ع ب ي د ع ن ج م ي ع ب ن ع م ي ر ق ال ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) أ ي ش ي ء للا أ ك ب ر ف ق ل ت للا أ ك ب ر م ن ك ل ش ي ء ف ق ال و ك ان ث م ش يء ف ي ك ون أ ك ب ر م ن ه ف ق ل ت و م ا ه و ق ال للا أ ك ب ر م ن أ ن ي وص ف. And it is reported by Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Marwak Bin Ubeyd, from Jumie Bin Umeyr who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: Which thing is Allah azwj Greater than? So I said, Allah azwj is Greater than everything. So he asws said: He azwj was, then there was a thing, so He azwj came to be Greater than it? So I said, And what is it (which is correct to say)? He asws : Allah azwj is Greatest, beyond description. 36 ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ب ن ع ب ي د ع ن ي ون س ع ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن س ب ح ان للا ف ق ال أ ن ف ة ل ل. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Hisham Bin Al Hakam who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about Glorious is Allah azwj. So he asws said: Respect of Allah azwj. 37 أ ح م د ب ن م ه ر ان ع ن ع ب د ال ع ظ يم ب ن ع ب د للا ال ح س ن ي ع ن ع ل ي ب ن أ س ب اط ع ن س ل ي م ان م و ل ى ط ر ب ال ع ن ه ش ام ال ج و ال يق ي ق ا ل س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل س ب حان للا م ا ي ع ن ى ب ه ق ال ت ن ز يه ه. Ahmad Bin Mihran, from Abdul Azeem Bin Abdullah Al Hasany, from Ali Bin Asbat, from Suleyman, a slave of Tirbal, from Hisham Al Jawaliqy who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [23:91] Glory be to Allah, what is the Meaning of it? He asws said: His azwj Transcendence. 38 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د و م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد و م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ج م يعا ع ن أ ب ي ه اش م ال ج ع ف ر ي ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ج ع ف ر الث ان ي ( عليه السالم ) م ا م ع ن ى ال و اح د ف ق ال إ ج م اع ا ل ل س ن ع ل ي ه ب ال و ح د ان ي ة ك ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى و ل ئ ن س أ ل ت ه م م ن خ ل ق ه م ل ي ق ول ن للا. 35 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 8 36 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H 9 37 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H out of 40

21 Ali Bin Muhammad and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, altogether from Abu Hashim Al Ja fary who said, I asked Abu Ja far asws the 2 nd, What is the meaning of The One? So he asws said: The consensus of the tongues upon Him azwj with the Oneness like His azwj Words, the Exalted [43:87] And if you should ask them who Created them, they would certainly say: Allah. 39 باب آخ ر و ه و م ن ال ب اب ا ل و ل إ ل أ ن ف يه ز ي اد ة و ه و ال ف ر ق م ا ب ي ن ال م ع ان ي ال ت ي ت ح ت أ س م اء هللا و أ س م اء ال م خ ل وق ي ن Chapter 17 Another Chapter and it is from the first, except that in it is an addition, and it is the difference between the meaning which is beneath the Names of Allah azwj and the names of the creatures ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن ال م خ ت ار ب ن م ح م د ب ن ال م خ ت ار ال ه م د ان ي و م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن ال ح س ن ال ع ل و ي ج م يعا ع ن ال ف ت ح ب ن ي ز يد ال ج ر ج ان ي ع ن أ ب ي ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) ق ال س م ع ت ه ي ق ول و ه و الل ط يف ال خ ب ير الس م يع ال ب ص ير ال و اح د ا ل ح د الص م د ل م ي ل د و ل م ي ول د و ل م ي ك ن ل ه ك ف وا أ ح د ل و ك ان ك م ا ي ق ول ال م ش ب ه ة ل م ي ع ر ف ال خ ال ق م ن ال م خ ل و ق و ل ال م ن ش ئ م ن ال م ن ش إ ل ك ن ه ال م ن ش ئ ف ر ق ب ي ن م ن ج س م ه و ص و ر ه و أ ن ش أ ه إ ذ ك ان ل ي ش ب ه ه ش يء و ل ي ش ب ه ه و ش ي ئا Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Al Mukhtar Bin Muhammad Bin Al Mukhtar Al Hamdany and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Abdullah Bin Al Hassan Al Alawy, altogether from Al Fatah Bin Yazeed Al Jurjany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws, said, I heard him asws saying: And He azwj is Aware of the subtleties, the Aware, the Hearing, the Seeing, the One, the First, the Solid (not hollow), not begetting and not being begotten and there not being anyone a match for Him azwj. Had He azwj been just as the resemblers are saying, the Creator would not be recognised from the Created, nor the Builder from the Built. But He azwj is the Builder. There is (certainly) a difference between the One azwj Who Shapes it, and Images it, and Builds it, when it was so that nothing resembles Him azwj, nor does He azwj resemble anything. ق ل ت أ ج ل ج ع ل ن ي للا ف د اك ل ك ن ك ق ل ت ا ل ح د الص م د و ق ل ت ل ي ش ب ه ه ش ي ء و للا و اح د و ا ل ال و ح د ان ي ة ن س ان و اح د أ ل ي س ق د ت ش اب ه ت I said, Certainly, may I be sacrificed for you asws! But, you asws said, The First, the Solid (not hollow), and you asws said, Nothing resembles Him azwj ; and Allah azwj is the One, and the human being is one. Isn t there a resemblance of the oneness? ن س ا ن ق ال ي ا ف ت ح أ ح ل ت ث ب ت ك للا إ ن م ا الت ش ب يه ف ي ال م ع ان ي ف أ م ا ف ي ا ل س م اء ف ه ي و اح د ة و ه ي د ال ة ع ل ى ال م س م ى و ذ ل ك أ ن ا ل ن س ان ن ف س ه ل ي س ب و اح د ل ن أ ع ض اء ه م خ تل ف ة و أ ل و ان ه م خ ت ل ف ة و و إ ن ق يل و اح د ف إ ن ه ي خ ب ر أ ن ه ج ث ة و اح د ة و ل ي س ب اث ن ي ن و ا ل م ن أ ل و ان ه م خ ت ل ف ة غ ي ر و اح د و ه و أ ج ز اء م ج ز اة ل ي س ت ب س و اء د م ه غ ي ر ل ح م ه و ل ح م ه غ ي ر د م ه و ع ص ب ه غ ي ر ع ر وق ه و ش ع ر ه غ ي ر ب ش ر ه و س و اد ه غ ي ر ب ي اض ه و ك ذ ل ك س ائ ر ج م يع ال خ ل ق He asws said: O Fatah! You (have spoken an) impossibility, may Allah azwj Affirm you! But rather, the resemblance is in the meaning. So, as for regarding the Names, so these are One, and they Indicate upon the Named, and that is because the human being, if he is said to be one, so he knows that he is one individual, and is not with two, and the human being himself is not with one, because his body parts are 39 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 16 H out of 40

22 different, and his colours are difference, and the one whose colours are difference is without oneness, and he is a fragment of fragmentary bits. He isn t with the equalness. His blood is other than his flesh, and his flesh is other than his blood, his nerves are other than his veins, and his hair is other than his skin, and his blackness is other than his whiteness. And similar to that are the entirety of the creatures. ن س ان و اح د ف ي ا ل س م و ل و اح د ف ي ال م ع ن ى و للا ج ل ج ال ل ه ه و و اح د ل و اح د غ ي ر ه ل اخ تال ف ف يه و ل ت ف او ت و ل ف ا ل ز ي اد ة و ل ن ق ص ان ف أ م ا ا ل ن س ان ال م خ ل وق ال م ص ن وع ال م ؤ ل ف م ن أ ج ز اء م خ ت ل ف ة و ج و اه ر ش ت ى غ ي ر أ ن ه ب ا ل ج ت م اع ش ي ء و اح د So the human being is one in the name and is not one in the meaning; and Allah azwj, Majestic is His azwj Majesty, He azwj is One, not being one of theirs, neither there being any differentials in Him azwj, nor discrepancies, nor an increase, nor a decrease. But, as for the human being, the Created, the Made, the Composed from different parts, and of various body parts, apart from that he is with the gathering of things as one. ق ل ت ج ع ل ت ف د اك ف ر ج ت ع ن ي ف ر ج للا ع ن ك ف ق و ل ك الل ط يف ال خ ب ير ف س ر ه ل ي ك م ا ف س ر ت خ ال ف ل ط ف خ ل ق ه ل ل ف ص ل غ ي ر أ ن ي أ ح ب أ ن ت ش ر ح ذ ل ك ل ي ال و اح د ف إ ن ي أ ع ل م أ ن ل ط ف ه ع ل ى I said, May I be sacrificed for you asws! You have relieved me, may Allah azwj Relieve you asws! So, your asws words, Aware of the subtleties, the Informed, interpret it for me just as you asws interpreted the One, for I know that His azwj being Aware of the subtleties is difference from the awareness of His azwj creatures, apart from that I would love it if you asws could explain that for me. ف ق ال ي ا ف ت ح إ ن م ا ق ل ن ا الل ط يف ل ل خ ل ق الل ط يف و ل ع ل م ه ب الش ي ء الل ط يف أ و ل ت ر ى و ف ق ك للا و ث ب ت ك إ ل ى أ ث ر ص ن ع ه ف ي الن ب ا ت الل ط يف و غ ي ر الل ط يف و م ن ال خ ل ق الل ط يف و م ن ال ح ي و ان الص غ ار و م ن ال ب ع وض و ال ج ر ج س و م ا ه و أ ص غ ر م ن ه ا م ا ل ي ك اد ت س ت ب ين ه ال ع ي ون ب ل ل ي ك اد ي س ت ب ان ل ص غ ر ه الذ ك ر م ن ا ل ن ث ى و ال ح د ث ال م و ل ود م ن ال ق د ي م So he asws said: O Fatah! But rather, we asws say: The Aware of subtleties, is for the subtleties of His azwj creation, and due to His azwj Knowledge of the subtle things. Or, do you not see, may Allah azwj Harmonise you and Affirm you, to the impacts of His azwj Making, regarding the vegetation, the delicate and non-delicate, and from the delicate creatures, and from the small beasts, and from the mosquito, and the bird, and what is smaller than these what is almost not clear to the eyes, and is almost not clear due to its smallness, the male from the female, and the new born from the old. ف ل م ا ر أ ي ن ا ص غ ر ذ ل ك ف ي ل ط ف ه و اه ت د اء ه ل لس ف اد و ال ه ر ب م ن ال م و ت و ال ج م ع ل م ا ي ص ل ح ه و م ا ف ي ل ج ج ال ب ح ار و م ا ف ي ل ح اء ا ل ش ج ار و ال م ف او ز و ال ق ف ار و إ ف ه ام ب ع ض ه ا ع ن ب ع ض م ن ط ق ه ا و م ا ي ف ه م ب ه أ و ل د ه ا ع ن ه ا و ن ق ل ه ا ال غ ذ اء إ ل ي ه ا So when we see that smallness in His azwj Awareness of the subtleties, and their desire for the reproduction, and the fleeing from the death, and the gathering to what is correct for it, and what is in the tossing of the seas, and what is in the bark of the trees, and in the wilderness and the wastelands, and their understanding each other, their speaking (communicating) and what their children understand by it from them, and their transferring the meal to them. ث م ت أ ل يف أ ل و ان ه ا ح م ر ة م ع ص ف ر ة و ب ي اض م ع ح م ر ة و أ ن ه م ا ل ت ك اد ع ي ون ن ا ت س ت ب ين ه ل د م ام ة خ ل ق ه ا ل ت ر اه ع ي ون ن ا و ل ت ل م س ه أ ي د ين ا ع ل م ن ا أ ن خ ال ق ه ذ ا ال خ ل ق ل ط يف ل ط ف ب خ ل ق م ا س م ي ن اه ب ال ع ال ج و ل أ د اة و ل لل ة و أ ن ك ل ص ان ع ش يء ف م ن ش ي ء ص ن ع و للا ال خ ال ق الل ط يف ال ج ل يل خ ل ق و ص ن ع ل م ن ش يء. 22 out of 40

23 Then the synthesis of their colours, red along with the yellow, and white along with red, and it is what the eyes can almost not clarify it due to the variance of its creation. Neither have our eyes seen it, nor have our hands touched it. We know that the Creator of these creatures is Aware of the subtleties, the Kind with the creatures what we asws specified, without (Using a) process, nor a tool, nor a machine; and that every maker of a thing, so (he makes it) from a thing, and Allah azwj is the Creator, the Aware of the subtleties, the Majestic Creates and Makes, not from anything. 40 ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ق د يم و ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د م ر س ال ع ن أ ب ي ال ح س ن الر ض ا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ق ال اع ل م ع ل م ك للا ال خ ي ر أ ن للا ال ق د م ص ف ت ه ال ت ي د ل ت ال ع اق ل ع ل ى أ ن ه ل ش يء ق ب ل ه و ل ش يء م ع ه ف ي د ي م وم ي ت ه ف ق د ب ان ل ن ا ب إ ق ر ار ال ع ام ة م ع ج ز ة الص ف ة أ ن ه ل ش ي ء ق ب ل للا و ل ش يء م ع للا ف ي ب ق ائ ه و ب ط ل ق و ل م ن ز ع م أ ن ه ك ان قب ل ه أ و ك ان م ع ه ش ي ء Ali Bin Muhammad, with an unbroken chain, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws having said: Learn! May Allah azwj Teach you the good. Allah azwj Blessed and High is eternal, and the eternality is His azwj Attribute which Indicates the intellectual upon that there was nothing before Him azwj, nor was there a thing with Him azwj in His azwj eternality. So it is clear for us with the acknowledgement with the general Muslims of the miraculous-ness of the Attribute that there was nothing before Allah azwj, nor is there anything with Him azwj during His azwj remaining, and the invalidation of the words of the one who alleges that there was something before Him azwj, or there is something with Him azwj. و ذ ل ك أ ن ه ل و ك ان م ع ه ش ي ء ف ي ب ق ائ ه ل م ي ج ز أ ن ي ك ون خ ال قا ل ه ل ن ه ل م ي ز ل م ع ه ف ك ي ف ي ك ون خ ال قا ل م ن ل م يز ل م ع ه و ل و ك ان ق ب ل ه ش ي ء ك ان ا ل و ل ذ ل ك الش يء ل ه ذ ا و ك ان ا ل و ل أ و ل ى ب أ ن ي ك ون خ ال قا ل و ل And that is because, had there been something with Him azwj during His azwj remaining, it would not be allowed that He azwj would happen to be a Creator of it, because it would have been eternally with Him azwj. So how could He azwj be a Creator of the one who existed eternally with Him azwj. And had there been something before Him azwj, that thing would be first not this, and the first one would be closer of it being a Creator due to it being first. ث م و ص ف ن ف س ه ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ب أ س م اء د ع ا ال خ ل ق إ ذ خ ل ق ه م و ت ع ب د ه م و اب ت ال ه م إ ل ى أ ن ي د ع وه ب ه ا ف س م ى ن ف س ه س م يعا ب ص يرا ق اد را ق ائ ما ن اط قا ظ اه را ب اط نا ل ط يفا خ ب يرا ق و ي ا ع ز يزا ح ك يما ع ل يما و م ا أ ش ب ه ه ذ ه ا ل س م ا ء Then, He azwj the Blessed and High Described Himself azwj with Names the creatures could call with, and Enslaved them and Tried them that they should be supplicating to Him azwj with these. So He azwj Named Himself azwj as Hearing, Seeing, Powerful, Eternal, Speaking, Manifest, Hidden, Aware of subtleties, Informed, Wise, Knower, and what resembles these Names. ف ل م ا ر أ ى ذ ل ك م ن أ س م ائ ه ال ق ال ون ال م ك ذ ب ون و ق د س م ع ون ا ن ح د ث ع ن للا أ ن ه ل ش يء م ث ل ه و ل ش يء م ن ال خ ل ق ف ي ح ال ه ق ال وا أ خ ب ر ون ا إ ذ ا ز ع م ت م أ ن ه ل م ث ل ل ل و ل ش ب ه ل ه ك ي ف ش ار ك ت م وه ف ي أ س م ائ ه ال ح س ن ى ف ت س م ي ت م ب ج م يع ه ا ف إ ن ف ي ذ ل ك د ل ي ال ع ل ى أ ن ك م م ث ل ه ف ي ح ا ل ت ه ك ل ه ا أ و ف ي ب ع ض ه ا د ون ب ع ض إ ذ ج م ع ت م ا ل س م اء الط ي ب ة So when the speakers of the lies saw that from His azwj Names and that we were Naming Him azwj when discussing about Allah azwj that there is nothing like Him azwj, nor 40 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 17 H 1 23 out of 40

24 is there anything from the creatures in His azwj State, they said, Inform us, when you are alleging that there is no likeness for Allah azwj and no resemblance for him, how come you all are participating Him azwj in His azwj Good Names so you are naming (yourselves) with the entirety of these, for in that is evidence upon that you all are like Him azwj regarding all of His azwj States, or in some of these besides the other when you gather the good names? ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى أ ل ز م ال ع ب اد أ س م اء م ن أ س م ائ ه ع ل ى اخ ت ال ف ال م ع ان ي و ذ ل ك ك م ا ي ج م ع ا ل س م ال و اح د م ع ن ي ي ن ق يل ل ه م إ ن للا م خ ت ل ف ي ن و الد ل يل ع ل ى ذ ل ك ق و ل الن اس ال ج ائ ز ع ن د ه م الش ائ ع و ه و ال ذ ي خ اط ب للا ب ه ال خ ل ق ف ك ل م ه م ب م ا ي ع ق ل ون ل ي ك و ن ع ل ي ه م ح ج ة ف ي ت ض ي يع م ا ض ي ع وا It would be said to them, Allah azwj Blessed and High Necessitated the servants with names from His azwj Names upon a difference of the meaning, and that is just as the gathering of two different meanings upon the one name, and the evidence upon that are the words of the people commonly allowed in their presence, and it is which Allah azwj Addressed the creatures with. So He azwj Spoke to them with what they are speaking with in order for it to become an argument upon them regarding the wastage of what they are wasting. ف ق د ي ق ال ل لر ج ل ك ل ب و ح م ار و ث و ر و س ك ر ة و ع ل ق م ة و أ س د ك ل ذ ل ك ع ل ى خ ال ف ه و ح ا ل ت ه ل م ت ق ع ا ل س ام ي ع ل ى م ع ان يه ا ن س ان ل ي س ب أ س د و ل ك ل ب ف اف ه م ذ ل ك ر ح م ك للا و إ ن م ا س م ي للا ت ع ال ى ب ال ع ل م ب غ ي ر ع ل م ح اد ث ال ت ي ك ان ت ب ن ي ت ع ل ي ه ل ن ا ل ع ل م ب ه ا ل ش ي اء اس ت ع ان ب ه ع ل ى ح ف ظ م ا ي س ت ق ب ل م ن أ م ر ه و الر و ي ة ف يم ا ي خ ل ق م ن خ ل ق ه و ي ف س د م ا م ض ى م م ا أ ف ن ى م ن خ ل ق ه ق م م ا ل و ل م ي ح ض ر ه ذ ل ك ال ع ل م و ي غ يب ه ك ان ج اه ال ض ع يفا ك م ا أ ن ا ل و ر أ ي ن ا ع ل م اء ال خ ل So it is said for the man, (he is) a dog, and a donkey, and a bull, and sweet, and bitter, and a lion. All of that is upon different to him and his state. The Name does not fall upon its meaning which it had been built upon, because the human being is neither a lion, nor a dog. Therefore understand that, may Allah azwj have Mercy on you, and rather Allah azwj the Exalted has been Named with the knowledge without any new knowledge He azwj learns being assisted by the things upon the preservation of what is to be in the future from His azwj Commands and the process regarding what He azwj Creates from His azwj creatures. And Spoils from what is past from what perishes from His azwj creatures, from what if that knowledge was not present and was absent, He azwj would have been ignorant, weak, just as us, when we see the knowledgeable ones of the people. إ ن م ا س م وا ب ال ع ل م ل ع ل م ح اد ث إ ذ ك ان وا ف يه ج ه ل ة و ر ب م ا ف ار ق ه م ال ع ل م ب ا ل ش ي اء ف ع اد وا إ ل ى ال جه ل و إ ن م ا س م ي للا ع ال ما ل ن ه ل ي ج ه ل ش ي ئا ف ق د ج م ع ال خ ال ق و ال م خ ل وق اس م ال ع ال م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى ع ل ى م ا ر أ ي ت But rather, they have been named with the knowledge due to the newly occurring knowledge, when they used to be ignorant beforehand. Sometimes the knowledge separates from them and they return back to be ignorance. But rather, Allah azwj is Named as a Knower because He azwj is not ignorant of anything. So the Creator and the Created are gathered upon the name Knower, and the meaning is difference upon what you can see. و س م ي ر ب ن ا س م يعا ل ب خ ر ت ف يه ي س م ع ب ه الص و ت و ل ي ب ص ر ب ه ك م ا أ ن خ ر ت ن ا ال ذ ي ب ه ن س م ع ل ن ق و ى ب ه ع ل ى ال ب ص ر ل ك ن ه أ خ ب ر أ ن ه ل ي خ ف ى ع ل ي ه ش ي ء م ن ا ل ص و ات ل ي س ع ل ى ح د م ا س م ين ا ن ح ن ف ق د ج م ع نا ا ل س م ب الس م ع و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى و 24 out of 40

25 And our Lord azwj is Hearing, not by a perforation in Him azwj Hearing the sounds with it, nor does He azwj See by it, just as we have perforations by which we hear not being strong upon seeing with it. But, He azwj is All-Informed, there being nothing hidden from Him azwj from the sound. He azwj is not bound by a limit of what we can hear. So we are gathered in name with the name, and the meaning is different. ب ص ير ل ي ح ت م ل ش خ صا و ه ك ذ ا ال ب ص ر ل ب خ ر ت م ن ه أ ب ص ر ك م ا أ ن ا ن ب ص ر ب خ ر ت م ن ا ل ن ن ت ف ع ب ه ف ي غ ي ر ه و ل ك ن للا م ن ظ ورا إ ل ي ه ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى And similar to this is the sight. He azwj does not see by a perforation from Him azwj just as we tend to see by a perforation from us, not benefitting by it with something else. But Allah azwj is Seeing, not by looking towards a person. So we are gathered in the name and the meaning is different. و ه و ق ائ م ل ي س ع ل ى م ع ن ى ان ت ص اب و ق ي ام ع ل ى س اق ف ي ك ب د ك م ا ق ام ت ا ل ش ي اء و ل ك ن ق ائ م ي خ ب ر أ ن ه ح اف ظ كق و ل الر ج ل ال ق ائ م ب أ م ر ن ا ف ال ن و للا ه و ال ق ائ م ع ل ى ك ل ن ف س ب م ا ك س ب ت و ال ق ائ م أ ي ضا ف ي ك ال م الن اس ال ب اق ي و ال ق ائ م أ ي ضا ي خ ب ر ع ن ال ك ف اي ة ك ق و ل ك ل لر ج ل ق م ب أ م ر ب ن ي ف ال ن أ ي اك ف ه م و ال ق ائ م م ن ا ق ائ م ع ل ى س اق ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و ل م ن ج م ع ال م ع ن ى And He azwj is Standing, not being upon the meaning of an uprightness and standing upon a leg in the middle just as the things stand. But He azwj Stands Informed, being a Preserver, unlike the words of the man, Standing with our matters over so and so. And Allah azwj, He azwj is the Stander upon every soul with what it has earned. And the standing as well in the speech of the people is the remaining. And the standing as well, informs about the responsibility, like your words to a man, Stand with the matter of the Clan of so and so, i.e., suffice them. And the standing one from us stands upon a leg. So we are gathered in the name, and we are not gathered in the meaning. و أ م ا الل ط يف ف ل ي س ع ل ى ق ل ة و ق ض اف ة و ص غ ر و ل ك ن ذ ل ك ع ل ى الن ف اذ ف ي ا ل ش ي اء و ا ل م ت ن اع م ن أ ن ي د ر ك ك ق و ل ك ل لر ج ل ل ط ف ع ن ي ه ذ ا ا ل م ر و ل ط ف ف ال ن ف ي م ذ ه ب ه و ق و ل ه ي خ ب ر ك أ ن ه غ م ض ف يه ال ع ق ل و ف ات الط ل ب و ع اد م ت ع م قا م ت ل ط فا ل ي د ر ك ه ال و ه م ف ك ذ ل ك ل ط ف للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ع ن أ ن ي د ر ك ب ح د أ و ي ح د ب و ص ف و الل ط اف ة من ا الص غ ر و ال ق ل ة ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى And as for the (Name) Subtle, so is not upon scarceness, and delicateness, and smallness, but that is upon the implementation regarding the things which are hard to perceive, like your words to the man, This matter is delicate upon me, and so and so is subtle in his approach. And his words inform you that intellect is shut with regards to it and the subtleness is lost, as it is so profound, so subtle, that the imagination cannot realise it. So, similar to that is the Subtleness of Allah azwj Blessed and High from being comprehended by a limit, or limited by an attribute. And the subtleness from us is the smallness, and scarcity. Thus, we are gathered in the name but different in the meaning. و أ م ا ال خ ب ير ف ال ذ ي ل ي ع ز ب ع ن ه ش ي ء و ل ي ف وت ه ل ي س ل لت ج ر ب ة و ل ل ال ع ت بار ب ا ل ش ي اء ف ع ن د الت ج ر ب ة و ا ل ع ت ب ار ع ل م ان و ل و ل ه م ا م ا ع ل م ل ن م ن ك ان ك ذ ل ك ك ان ج اه ال و للا ل م ي ز ل خ ب يرا ب م ا ي خ ل ق و ال خ ب ير م ن الن اس ال م س ت خ ب ر ع ن ج ه ل ال م ت ع ل م ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى And as for the Informed (All-Aware), so it is which the thing is recognised from, and nothing is missed out from Him azwj. It is not due to the experimentation, nor by learning of lessons with the things, for during the experimentation and the learning of 25 out of 40

26 lessons, are the two pieces of knowledge, and had it not been for the two, it would not be known, because the one who was like that, would have been ignorant, and Allah azwj has not ceased to be Informed with what He azwj Created, and the informed from the people is the choice (chosen) by the ignorant to learn. So we are gathered in the name and the meaning is different. و أ م ا الظ اه ر ف ل ي س م ن أ ج ل أ ن ه ع ال ا ل ش ي اء ب ر ك وب ف و ق ه ا و ق ع ود ع ل ي ه ا و ت س ن م ل ذ ر اه ا و ل ك ن ذ ل ك ل ق ه ر ه و ل غ ل ب ت ه ا ل ش ي ا ء و ق د ر ت ه ع ل ي ه ا ك ق و ل الر ج ل ظ ه ر ت ع ل ى أ ع د ائ ي و أ ظ ه ر ن ي للا ع ل ى خ ص م ي ي خ ب ر ع ن ال ف ل ج و ال غ ل ب ة ف هك ذ ا ظ ه ور للا ع ل ى ا ل ش ي اء And as for the Overcomer, so it is not from a reason that He azwj is upon the things by riding above them, and seated upon these, ascending to their peaks. But, that is due to His azwj Subduing and His azwj Overcoming the things and His azwj Power upon these, like the words of the man, I overcame upon my enemy and Allah azwj Made me overcome upon my adversary, inform about the cleaving and the overcoming. So this is how Allah azwj Overcomes upon the things. و و ج ه لخ ر أ ن ه الظ اه ر ل م ن أ ر اد ه و ل ي خ ف ى ع ل ي ه ش يء و أ ن ه م د ب ر ل ك ل م ا ب ر أ ف أ ي ظ اه ر أ ظ ه ر و أ و ض ح م ن للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ل ن ك ل ت ع د م ص ن ع ت ه ح ي ث م ا ت و ج ه ت و ف يك م ن لث ار ه م ا ي غ ن يك و الظ اه ر م ن ا ال ب ار ز ب ن ف س ه و ال م ع ل وم ب ح د ه ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و ل م ي ج م ع ن ا ال م ع ن ى And another aspect is that He azwj is the Manifest to the one who wants Him azwj and nothing is Hidden from Him azwj, and He azwj is the Designer of everything what He azwj Designed. So which manifestation is more apparent and clear than Allah azwj Blessed and High, because you cannot execute His azwj Making wherever you may divert your face to, and inside you are its effects what makes you independent. And the Manifestation is more than ours, transcendental by Himself azwj, and the known by His azwj Sharpness. So we have gathered in the name and we are not gathered in the meaning. و أ م ا ال ب اط ن ف ل ي س ع ل ى م ع ن ى ا ل س ت ب ط ان ل ش ي اء ب أ ن ي غ ور ف يه ا و ل ك ن ذ ل ك م ن ه ع ل ى اس ت ب ط ان ه ل ش ي اء ع ل ما و ح ف ظا و ت د ب يرا ك ق و ل ال ق ائ ل أ ب ط ن ت ه ي ع ن ي خ ب ر ت ه و ع ل م ت م ك ت وم س ر ه و ال ب اط ن م ن ا ال غ ائ ب ف ي الش يء ال م س ت ت ر و ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى And as for the Hidden (Esoteric), so it is not upon the meaning of the hidden-ness of the things, with being immersed into them, but that from Him azwj is upon the Knowledge of the hidden things, and Preserving these, and their regulation, like the words of the man, I know his inside, meaning I am informed of him and know the concealed secrets of his. And the hidden from us is the absent regarding the things, the veiled, and we are gathered in the name and differ in the meaning. و أ م ا ال ق اه ر ف ل ي س ع ل ى م ع ن ى ع ال ج و ن ص ب و اح ت ي ال و م د ار اة و م ك ر ك م ا ي ق ه ر ال ع ب اد ب ع ض ه م ب ع ضا و ال م ق ه ور م ن ه م ي ع ود ق اه را و ال ق اه ر ي ع ود م ق ه ورا و ل ك ن ذ ل ك م ن للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ع ل ى أ ن ج م يع م ا خ ل ق م ل ب س ب ه الذ ل ل ف اع ل ه و ق ل ة ا ل م ت ن اع ل م ا أ ر اد ب ه ل م ي خ ر ج م ن ه ط ر ف ة ع ي ن أ ن ي ق ول ل ه ك ن ف ي ك ون و ال ق اه ر م ن ا ع ل ى م ا ذ ك ر ت و و ص ف ت ف ق د ج م ع ن ا ا ل س م و اخ ت ل ف ال م ع ن ى And as for the Subduer, so it is not upon the meaning of a process, and establishing hostility, and fraud, and deceit, and plotting, just as the servants would do to subdue each other, and the subdued from them reverts to be the subdue, and the subduer reverts to be a subdued. But that, from Allah azwj Blessed and High is upon the 26 out of 40

27 entirety of what He azwj Created are clothed by the humility to its Performer, and scarcity of the obstacles to whatever He azwj intends with. It does not emerge in even the blink of an eye if He azwj is Saying to it: Be, so it comes into being, while the subdue from us is upon what we asws mentioned and described. So we are gathered in the name, and differ in the meaning. و ه ك ذ ا ج م يع ا ل س م اء و إ ن ك ن ا ل م ن س ت ج م ع ه ا ك ل ه ا ف ق د ي ك ت ف ي ا ل ع ت ب ار ب م ا أ ل ق ي ن ا ت و ف يق ن ا. إ ل ي ك و للا ع و ن ك و ع و ن ن ا ف ي إ ر ش اد ن ا و And like that are the entirety of the Names, and if even though we asws have not gathered all of these, so these would suffice as the lesson with what we asws have cast to you, and Allah azwj would Assist you, and Assist us asws in Guiding us and Harmonising us. 41 Chapter 18 Explanation of Al-Samad ب اب ت أ و يل الص م د ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د و م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال و ل يد و ل ق ب ه ش ب اب الص ي ر ف ي ع ن د او د ب ن ال ق اس م ال ج ع ف ر ي ق ال ق ل ت ل ب ي ج ع ف ر الث ان ي ( عليه السالم ) ج ع ل ت ف د اك م ا الص م د ق ال الس ي د ال م ص م ود إ ل ي ه ف ي ا لق ل يل و ال ك ث ير. Ali Bin Muhammad and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, and his title is The Young exchanger, from Dawood Bin Al Qasim Al Ja fary who said, I said to Abu Ja far asws the 2 nd, May I be sacrificed for you asws! What is Al-Samad? He asws said: The Master of the turners to Him azwj regarding the little and the more. 42 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ي ون س ب ن ع ب د الر ح م ن ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن الس ر ي ع ن ت ب ار ك ت أ س م اؤ ه ال ت ي ي د ع ا ب ه ا ج اب ر ب ن ي ز يد ال ج ع ف ي ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ش ي ء م ن الت و ح يد ف ق ال إ ن للا و ت ع ال ى ف ي ع ل و ك ن ه ه و اح د ت و ح د ب الت و ح يد ف ي ت و ح د ه ث م أ ج ر اه ع ل ى خ ل ق ه ف ه و و اح د ص م د ق د وس ي ع ب د ه ك ل ش يء و ي ص م د إ ل ي ه ك ل ش ي ء و و س ع ك ل ش يء ع ل ما. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus Bin Abdul Rahman, from Al Hassan Bin Al Sarry, from Jabir Bin Yazeed Al Ju fy who said, I asked Abu Ja far asws about something from the Tawheed (Oneness). So he asws said: Allah azwj, Blessed are His azwj Names which He azwj is called with, and Exalted is He azwj, Lofty is His azwj Being. He azwj is Unique by the Oneness in His azwj Uniqueness. Then Flowed it upon His azwj creatures. So He azwj is One, Samad, Holy. Everything worships Him azwj and turns towards Him azwj, and He azwj has Capacious Knowledge of everything Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 17 H 2 42 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 18 H 1 43 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 18 H 2 27 out of 40

28 Alkafi Volume 1 ب اب ال ح ر ك ة و ا ل ن ت ق ال Chapter 19 The Motion and the Transformation (Change of state to a state) م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ال ب ر م ك ي ع ن ع ل ي ب ن ع ب اس ال خ ر اذ ين ي ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ر اش د ع ن ي ع ق وب ب ن ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ي ن ز ل إ ل ى الس م اء الد ن ي ا ج ع ف ر ال ج ع ف ر ي ع ن أ ب ي إ ب ر اه يم ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ذ ك ر ع ن د ه ق و م ي ز ع م ون أ ن للا Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail Al Barmakky, from Ali Bin Abbas Al Kharaziny, from Al Hassan Bin Rashid, from Yaqoub Bin Ja far Al Ja fary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ), said, It was mentioned in his asws presence that a group of people are claiming that Allah azwj Blessed and High azwj Descends to the sky of the earth. ف ق ال إ ن للا ل ي ن ز ل و ل ي ح ت اج إ ل ى أ ن ي ن ز ل إ ن م ا م ن ظ ر ه ف ي ال ق ر ب و ال ب ع د س و اء ل م ي ب ع د م ن ه ق ر يب و ل م ي ق ر ب م ن ه ب ع يد و ل م ي ح ت ج إ ل ى ش ي ء ب ل ي ح ت اج إ ل ي ه و ه و ذ و الط و ل ل إ ل ه إ ل ه و ال ع ز يز ال ح ك ي م So he asws said: Allah azwj does not descend, nor is He azwj needy to that He azwj should descend. But rather His azwj Viewing regarding the near and the far is the same. A close by (thing) is not far from Him azwj, nor is a remote (thing) close to Him, and He azwj is not needy to anything, but He azwj is what (things) are needy to. He azwj is with the Power. There is no god except Him azwj, the Mighty, the Wise. أ م ا ق و ل ال و اص ف ين إ ن ه ي ن ز ل ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ف إ ن م ا ي ق ول ذ ل ك م ن ي ن س ب ه إ ل ى ن ق ص أ و ز ي اد ة و ك ل م ت ح ر ك م ح ت اج إ ل ى م ن ي ح ر ك ه أ و ي ت ح ر ك ب ه ف م ن ظ ن ب ا ل ل الظ ن ون ه ل ك As for the words of the describers, that He azwj the Blessed and High Descends, so rather they are saying that for the one who is linked to the decrease of increase, and every mover is needy to the one who moves it, or moves with it. So the one who thinks of Allah azwj with the conjectures is destroyed. ف اح ذ ر وا ف ي ص ف ات ه م ن أ ن ت ق ف وا ل ه ع ل ى ح د ت ح د ون ه ب ن ق ص أ و ز ي اد ة أ و ت ح ر يك أ و ت ح ر ك أ و ز و ال أ و اس ت ن ز ال أ و ن ه و ض ج ل و ع ز ع ن ص ف ة ال و اص ف ين و ن ع ت الن اع ت ين و ت و ه م ال م ت و ه م ين و ت و ك ل ع ل ى ال ع ز يز الر ح يم ال ذ ي ي ر ا ك أ و ق ع ود ف إ ن للا ح ين ت ق وم و ت ق ل ب ك ف ي الس اج د ين. Therefore, be cautions with regards to His azwj Attributes from that you should be pausing to Him azwj upon a limitation, limiting Him azwj by a decrease or an increase, or moving or being moved, or decline, or descent, or advancement, or failure, for Allah azwj is more Majestic and Mightier than the description of the describers, and characteristics of the characterisers, and the imaginations of the imaginers; and rely upon the Mighty, the Wise who Sees you when you are standing (for the Salat), and your turnings among the prostrators. 44 و ع ن ه ر ف ع ه ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن ر اش د ع ن ي ع ق وب ب ن ج ع ف ر ع ن أ ب ي إ ب ر اه يم ( عليه السالم ) أ ن ه ق ال ل أ ق ول إ ن ه ق ائ م ف أ ز يل ه ع ن م ك ان ه و ل أ ح د ه ب م ك ان ي ك ون ف يه و ل أ ح د ه أ ن ي ت ح ر ك ف ي ش ي ء م ن ا ل ر ك ان و ال ج و ار ح و ل أ ح د ه ب ل ف ظ ش ق ف م و ل ك ن ك م ا ق ال للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ك ن ف ي ك ون ب م ش يئ ت ه م ن غ ي ر ت ر د د ف ي ن ف س ص م دا ف ر دا ل م ي ح ت ج إ ل ى ش ر يك ي ذ ك ر ل ه م ل ك ه و ل ي ف ت ح ل ه أ ب و اب ع ل م ه. 44 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 1 28 out of 40

29 Alkafi Volume 1 And from him, from Al Hassan Bin Rashid, from Yaqoub Bin Ja far, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws that he asws said: I asws am not saying that He azwj is Standing, So I asws decline Him azwj from His azwj place, nor am I asws limiting Him azwj by a place for Him azwj to be in, nor am I asws limiting Him azwj that He azwj moves into something from the elements and the body parts, nor am I limiting Him azwj by words piercing a mouth, but just as Allah azwj Blessed and High Says: Be!, so it comes into being by His azwj Desire, from without a hesitation from Himself azwj. He azwj is Samad, Individual, not needy to an associate to mention His azwj Kingdom to Him azwj not to open for Him azwj the doors of His azwj Knowledge. 45 و ع ن ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ع ن م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن د او د ب ن ع ب د للا ع ن ع م ر و ب ن م ح م د ع ن ع يس ى ب ن ي ون س ق ال ق ال اب ن أ ب ي ال ع و ج اء ل ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ف ي ب ع ض م ا ك ان ي ح او ر ه ذ ك ر ت للا ف أ ح ل ت ع ل ى غ ائ ب ف قال أ ب و ع ب د للا و ي ل ك ك ي ف ي ك ون غ ائ با م ن ه و م ع خ ل ق ه ش اه د و إ ل ي ه م أ ق ر ب م ن ح ب ل ال و ر يد ي س م ع ك ال م ه م و ي ر ى أ ش خ اص ه م و ي ع ل م أ س ر ار ه م And from him, from Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Dawood Bin Abdullah, from Amro Bin Muhammad, from Isa Bin Yunus who said, Ibn Abu Al-Awja a said to Abu Abdullah asws in what was one of his dialogues with him asws, You asws mentioned Allah azwj, so you asws referred to a Hidden. So Abu Abdullah asws said: Woe be unto you asws! How can He azwj happen to be hidden, the One azwj Who is with His azwj creatures as a Witness, and is closer to them than the jugular vein? He azwj Hears their speech and Sees their persons, and Knows their secrets? ف ق ال اب ن أ ب ي ال ع و ج اء أ ه و ف ي ك ل م ك ان أ ل ي س إ ذ ا ك ان ف ي الس م اء ك ي ف ي ك ون ف ي ا ل ر ض ي ك ون ف ي الس م اء و إ ذ ا ك ان ف ي ا ل ر ض ك ي ف So Ibn Abu Al-Awja a said, Is He azwj is in every place? Is it not so that if He azwj was in the sky, how could He azwj happen to be in the earth, and when He azwj was in the earth, how could He azwj happen to be in the sky? ف ق ال أ ب و ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) إ ن م ا و ص ف ت ال م خ ل وق ال ذ ي إ ذ ا ان ت ق ل ع ن م ك ان اش ت غ ل ب ه م ك ان و خ ال م ن ه م ك ان ف ال ي د ر ي ف ي ال م ك ان ال ذ ي ص ار إ ل ي ه م ا ي ح د ث ف ي ال م ك ان ال ذ ي ك ان ف يه ف أ م ا للا ال ع ظ يم الش أ ن ال م ل ك الد ي ان ف ال ي خ ل و م ن ه م ك ان و ل ي ش ت غ ل ب ه م ك ان و ل ي ك ون إ ل ى م ك ان أ ق ر ب م ن ه إ ل ى م ك ان. So Abu Abdullah asws said: But rather, you are describing the created being who, when he transfers from a place, a place is occupied by him and a space is empty from him, so he does not know (when he) is in the place in which he came to be in, what occurs in the place which he was in. But, as for Allah azwj, the Magnificent of Glory, the King, the Judge. So, neither is a place empty from Him azwj nor is a space occupied by Him azwj, nor does He azwj happen to be nearer to a place than to a (another) place. 46 ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ق ال ك ت ب ت إ ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د ( عليه السالم ) ج ع ل ن ي للا ف ي م و ض ع د ون م و ض ع ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت و ى و أ ن ه ي ن ز ل ك ل ل ي ل ة ف ي الن ص ف ا ل خ ير م ن ف د اك ي ا س ي د ي ق د ر و ي ل ن ا أ ن للا الل ي ل إ ل ى الس م اء الد ن ي ا و ر و ي أ ن ه ي ن ز ل ع ش ي ة ع ر ف ة ث م ي ر ج ع إ ل ى م و ض ع ه 45 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 2 46 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 3 29 out of 40

30 Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Isa who said, I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan Ali asws Bin Muhammad asws, May I be sacrificed for you asws! O my master asws! It has been reported to us that Allah azwj is in a place besides a (another) place, established upon the Throne, and He azwj Descends every night during the latter half from the night to the sky of the world, and it is reported that He azwj Descend on the evening of Arafaat, then He azwj Returns back to His azwj place. ف ق ال ب ع ض م و ال يك ف ي ذ ل ك إ ذ ا ك ان ف ي م و ض ع د ون م و ض ع ف ق د ي ال ق يه ال ه و اء و ي ت ك ن ف ع ل ي ه و ال ه و اء ج س م ر ق يق ي ت ك ن ف ع ل ى ك ل ش ي ء ب ق د ر ه ف ك ي ف ي ت ك ن ف ع ل ي ه ج ل ث ناؤ ه ع ل ى ه ذ ا ال م ث ا ل So, some of the ones in your asws Wilayah said with regards to that, If it was so that He azwj was in a place besides a (another) place, so the atmosphere would have come across Him azwj and would surround upon him, and the atmosphere is a light body surrounding upon everything by its measurement. So how could it surround upon Him azwj, Majestic is His azwj Laudation, upon this example? ف و ق ع ( عليه السالم ) ع ل م ذ ل ك ع ن د ه و ه و ال م ق د ر ل ه ب م ا ه و أ ح س ن ت ق د يرا و اع ل م أ ن ه إ ذ ا ك ان ف ي الس م اء الد ن ي ا ف ه و ك م ا ه و ع ل ى ال ع ر ش و ا ل ش ي اء ك ل ه ا ل ه س و اء ع ل ما و ق د ر ة و م ل كا و إ ح اط ة. So he asws signed: The Knowledge of that is with Him azwj, and He azwj is the Evaluater for it with what is the best of the measurements, and know that when He azwj was in the sky of the world, so He azwj it just as He azwj is upon the Throne, and the thing, all of these are the same to Him azwj in Knowledge, and measurement, and domain, and control. و ع ن ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن ج ع ف ر ال ك وف ي ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى م ث ل ه. And from him, from Muhammad BinJa far Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Isa similar to it. 47 ف ي ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى ما ي ك ون م ن ن ج وى ث الث ة إ ل ه و راب ع ه م. Regarding the Words of the Exalted [58:7] Nowhere is there a secret counsel occurring between three persons but He is the fourth of them ع ن ه ع ن ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن ي ع ق وب ب ن ي ز يد ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن اب ن أ ذ ي ن ة ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ف ي ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى ما ي ك ون م ن ن ج وى ث الث ة إ ل ه و راب ع ه م و ل خ م س ة إ ل ه و ساد س ه م From him, from a number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the Words of the Exalted [58:7] Nowhere is there a secret counsel occurring between three persons but He is the fourth of them, nor (between) five but He is the sixth of them. 47 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 4 30 out of 40

31 ح اط ة و ال ق د ر ة ل ش ر اف و ا ل ف ق ال ه و و اح د و اح د ي الذ ات ب ائ ن م ن خ ل ق ه و ب ذ اك و ص ف ن ف س ه و ه و ب ك ل ش ي ء م ح يط ب ا ل ح اط ة و ال ع لم ل ب الذ ات ل ن ي ع ز ب ع ن ه م ث قال ذ ر ة ف ي الس ماوات و ل ف ي ا ل ر ض و ل أ ص غ ر م ن ذل ك و ل أ ك ب ر ب ا ل ا ل م اك ن م ح د ود ة ت ح و يه ا ح د ود أ ر ب ع ة ف إ ذ ا ك ان ب الذ ات ل ز م ه ا ال ح و اي ة. So he asws said: He azwj is the One, One of the Self separate from His azwj creatures, and with that He azwj Described Himself azwj, and He azwj Encompasses everything by the Supervision, and the Control, and the Power. Nothing escapes from Him azwj, (even if it is) an atom s weight in the skies nor in the earth, nor anything smaller than that, nor bigger, due to the Control. And the Knowledge is not with the Self because the places are limited by the extent of its four limits. So when that was with the Self, the calling would necessitate it. 48 ف ي ق و ل ه الر ح من ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت وى Regarding the Words of the [20:5] The Beneficent is Even upon the Throne ع ل ي ب ن م ح م د و م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن م وس ى ال خ ش اب ع ن ب ع ض ر ج ال ه ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) أ ن ه س ئ ل ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل الر ح من ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت وى ف ق ال اس ت و ى ع ل ى ك ل ش يء ف ل ي س ش يء أ ق ر ب إ ل ي ه م ن ش ي ء. Ali Bin Muhammad and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Musa Al Khashaab, from one of his men, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that he asws was asked about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [20:5] The Beneficent is Even upon the Throne. So he asws said: Even upon everything. So there isn t anything more closer to Him azwj than a (another) thing. 49 س ن اد ع ن س ه ل ع ن ال ح س ن ب ن م ح ب وب ع ن م ح م د ب ن م ار د أ ن أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) س ئ ل ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و و ب ه ذ ا ا ل ج ل الر ح من ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت وى ف ق ال اس ت و ى م ن ك ل ش ي ء ف ل ي س ش يء أ ق ر ب إ ل ي ه م ن ش يء. And by this chain, from Sahl, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Muhamad Bin Marid, Abu Abdullah asws was asked about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [20:5] The Beneficent is Even upon the Throne. So he asws said: Even from everything. So there isn t anything closer to Him azwj than a (another) thing. 50 و ع ن ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ي ن ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن ع ب د الر ح م ن ب ن ال ح ج ا ج ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ت ع ال ى الر ح من ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت وى ف ق ال اس ت و ى ف ي ك ل ش ي ء ف ل ي س ش يء أ ق ر ب إ ل ي ه م ن ش ي ء ل م ي ب ع د م ن ه ب ع يد و ل م ي ق ر ب م ن ه ق ر يب اس ت و ى ف ي ك ل ش ي ء. And from him, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, Abu Abdullah asws was asked about the Words of Allah azwj the Exalted [20:5] The Beneficent is Even upon the Throne. So he asws said: Even with regards to 48 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 5 49 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 6 50 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 7 31 out of 40

32 everything. So there isn t anything closer to Him azwj than a (another) thing. The remote is not far from Him azwj, and the close-by is not closer to Him azwj. He azwj is Even with regards to everything. 51 و ع ن ه ع ن م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن س ع يد ع ن الن ض ر ب ن س و ي د ع ن ع اص م ب ن ح م ي د م ن ش ي ء أ و ف ي ش يء أ و ع ل ى ش يء ف ق د ك ف ر ق ل ت ف س ر ع ن أ ب ي ب ص ير ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال م ن ز ع م أ ن للا ل ي ق ال أ ع ن ي ب ال ح و اي ة م ن الش يء ل ه أ و ب إ م س اك ل ه أ و م ن ش يء س ب ق ه And from him, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The one who claims that Allah azwj is from a thing, or in a thing, or upon a thing, so he has Blasphemed. I said, Explain it to me. He asws said: I asws mean by the emerging from the thing for Him azwj, of by the attachment to it, or from a thing preceding Him azwj. م ن ش ي ء ف ق د ج ع ل ه م ح د ثا و م ن ز ع م أ ن ه ف ي ش يء ف ق د ج ع ل ه م ح ص ورا و م ن ز ع م أ ن ه و ف ي ر و اي ة أ خ ر ى م ن ز ع م أ ن للا ع ل ى ش ي ء ف ق د ج ع ل ه م حم و ل. And in another report, (He asws said): The one who claims that Allah azwj is from a thing, so he has Made Him azwj as an occurrence; and the one who claims that He azwj is in a thing, so he has Made Him azwj as contained; and the one who claims that He azwj is upon a thing, so he has Made Him azwj to be a Carried One. 52 ف ي ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى و ه و ال ذ ي ف ي الس ماء إ له و ف ي ا ل ر ض إ له Regarding the Words of the Exalted [43:84] And He is That Who is God in the skies and God in the earth ع ل ي ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ع ن أ ب يه ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن ه ش ام ب ن ال ح ك م ق ال ق ال أ ب و ش اك ر الد ي صان ي إ ن ف ي ال ق ر لن لي ة ه ي ق و ل ن ا ق ل ت م ا ه ي ف ق ال و ه و ال ذ ي ف ي الس ماء إ له و ف ي ا ل ر ض إ له ف ل م أ د ر ب م ا أ ج يب ه Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Al Hakam who said, Abu Shakir Al-Daysani said, In the Quran there is a Verse which is our speech. I said, And what is it? So he said, [43:84] And He is That Who is God in the skies and God in the earth. So I did not know what to answer him with. ف ح ج ج ت ف خ ب ر ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ف ق ال ه ذ ا ك ال م ز ن د يق خ ب يث إ ذ ا ر ج ع ت إ ل ي ه ف ق ل ل ه م ا اس م ك ب ال ك و فة ف إ ن ه ي ق و ل ف ال ن ف ق ل ل ه م ا اس م ك ب ال ب ص ر ة ف إ ن ه ي ق ول ف ال ن ف ق ل ك ذ ل ك للا ر ب ن ا ف ي الس م اء إ ل ه و ف ي ا ل ر ض إ ل ه و ف ي ال ب ح ار إ ل ه و ف ي ال ق ف ار إ ل ه و ف ي ك ل م ك ان إ ل ه So I went for Hajj and informed Abu Abdullah asws. So he asws said: This is a speech of a wicked atheist. When you return to him, so say to him, What is your name in Al- Kufa? So he would be saying, So and so. So say to him, What is your name in Al- Basra? So he would be saying, So and so. So say, Similar to that is Allah azwj, our 51 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 8 52 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H 9 32 out of 40

33 Lord azwj, God azwj in the sky and God azwj in the earth, and God azwj in the oceans, and God azwj in the wilderness, and in every place, God azwj. ق ال ف ق د م ت ف أ ت ي ت أ ب ا ش اك ر ف أ خ ب ر ت ه ف ق ال ه ذ ه ن ق ل ت م ن ال ح ج از. He (the narrator) said, So I proceeded and went over to Abu Shakir and informed him. So he said, This has been transmitted from Al-Hijaz. 53 (ال ك ر س ي ( Chair and the (ال ع ر ش ( Throne Chapter 20 The ب اب ال ع ر ش و ال ك ر س ي ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ال ب ر ق ي ر ف ع ه ق ال س أ ل ال ج اث ل يق أ م ير ال م ؤ م ن ين ( عليه السالم ) ف ق ال أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن للا ع ز و ج ل ي ح م ل ال ع ر ش أ م ال ع ر ش ي ح م ل ه ف ق ال أ م ير ال م ؤ م ن ين ( عليه السالم ) للا ع ز و ج ل ح ام ل ال ع ر ش و ال سم او ات و ي م س ك الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض أ ن ت ز و ل و ل ئ ن زال تا إ ن ا ل ر ض و م ا ف يه م ا و م ا ب ي ن ه م ا و ذ ل ك ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل إ ن للا أ م س ك ه ما م ن أ ح د م ن ب ع د ه إ ن ه كان ح ل يما غ ف ورا A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Barqy, raising it, said, Al-Jasaleyq (The Catholic) asked Amir Al-Momineen asws saying, Inform me about Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, does He azwj carry the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر or does the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر carry Him azwj? So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic is the Carrier of the Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر and the skies and the earth and whatever is between the two, and these are the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [35:41] Surely Allah Upholds the skies and the earth lest they come to naught; and if they should come to naught, there Is none who can uphold them after Him; surely He is the Forbearing, the Forgiving. ق ال ف أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن ق و ل ه و ي ح م ل ع ر ش ر ب ك ف و ق ه م ي و م ئ ذ ث مان ي ة ف ك ي ف ق ال ذ ل ك و ق ل ت ا ل ر ض إ ن ه ي ح م ل ال ع ر ش و الس م او ات و He said, So inform me about His azwj (Words) [69:17] and above them eight shall bear on that Day the Throne of your Lord. So how come He azwj Said that, and you asws said that He azwj Carries the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر and the skies and the earth? ف ق ال أ م ير ال م ؤ م ن ين ( عليه السالم ) إ ن ال ع ر ش خ ل ق ه للا ت ع ال ى م ن أ ن و ار أ ر ب ع ة ن ور أ ح م ر م ن ه اح م ر ت ال حم ر ة و ن و ر أ خ ض ر م ن ه اخ ض ر ت ال خ ض ر ة و ن ور أ ص ف ر م ن ه اص ف ر ت الص ف ر ة و ن ور أ ب ي ض م ن ه اب ي ض ال ب ي اض و ه و ال ع ل م ال ذ ي ح م ل ه للا ال ح م ل ة و ذ ل ك ن ور م ن ع ظ م ت ه So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: The Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر Allah azwj the Exalted Created it from the four Lights the red from it reddens the red, and the green Light from it greens the green, and the yellow from it yellows the yellow, and the white from it whitens the white; and it is the Knowledge which Allah azwj Loaded upon the carriers, and that is a Light from His azwj Magnificence. ف ب ع ظ م ت ه و ن ور ه أ ب ص ر ق ل وب ال م ؤ م ن ين و ب ع ظ م ت ه و ن ور ه ع اد اه ال ج اه ل ون و ب ع ظ م ت ه و ن ور ه اب ت غ ى ا ل ر ض م ن ج م يع خ ال ئ ق ه إ ل ي ه ال و س يل ة ب ا ل ع م ال ال م خ ت ل ف ة و ا ل د ي ان ال م ش ت ب ه ة م ن ف ي الس م او ات و 53 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 19 H out of 40

34 Thus, it is due to His azwj Magnificence and His azwj Light do the hearts of the Momineen see, and due to His azwj Magnificence and His azwj Light the ignorant ones are inimical to Him azwj, and due to His azwj Magnificence and His azwj Light do the ones in the skies and the earth seek the Means to Him azwj, with the different deeds and the mixed Religions. ف ك ل م ح م ول ي ح م ل ه للا ب ن ور ه و ع ظ م ت ه و ق د ر ت ه ل ي س ت ط يع ل ن ف س ه ض ر ا و ل ن ف عا و ل م و تا و ل ح ي اة و ل ن ش ورا ف ك ل ش ي ء م ح م ول و للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى ال م م س ك ل ه م ا أ ن ت ز و ل و ال م ح يط ب ه م ا م ن ش يء و ه و ح ي اة ك ل ش يء و ن ور ك ل ش ي ء س ب ح ان ه و ت ع ال ى ع م ا ي ق ول ون ع ل و ا ك ب يرا Thus, every carried one, Allah azwj Carries it by His azwj Light and His azwj Magnificence and His azwj Power. These have neither a capacity to harm by itself, nor benefit, nor death, nor life, nor Resurrection. So everything is Carried, and Allah azwj Blessed and High is the Grasper of the two (skies and the earth) if they were to decline, and the Encompasser of the two from things, and He azwj is the Life of everything and Light of everything. Glorious is He azwj and Exalted from what they are saying, Loftier, Greater. ق ال ل ه ف أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن للا ع ز و ج ل أ ي ن ه و ف ق ال أ م ير ال م ؤ م ن ين ( عليه السالم ) ه و ه اه ن ا و ه اه ن ا و ف و ق و ت ح ت و م ح ي ط ل ب ن ا و م ع ن ا و ه و ق و ل ه ما ي ك ون م ن ن ج وى ث الث ة إ ل ه و راب ع ه م و ل خ م س ة إ ل ه و ساد س ه م و ل أ د نى م ن ذل ك و ل أ ك ث ر إ ه و م ع ه م أ ي ن ما كان وا He said to him asws, So inform me about Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, where is He azwj? So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: He azwj is over here and over there, and above, and beneath, and surround us, and with us, and [58:7] Nowhere is there a secret counsel between three persons but He is the fourth of them, nor (between) five but He is the sixth of them, nor less than that nor more but He is with them wherever they may be. ف ال ك ر س ي م ح يط ب الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض و م ا ب ي ن ه م ا و م ا ت ح ت الث ر ى و إ ن ت ج ه ر ب ال ق و ل ف إ ن ه ي ع ل م الس ر و أ خ ف ى و ذ ل ك ق و ل ه ت ع ال ى و س ع ك ر س ي ه الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض و ل ي ؤ د ه ح ف ظ ه ما و ه و ال ع ل ي ال ع ظ ي م So the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر encompasses the skies and the earth and what is between the two, and what is beneath the soil; and if you aloud with the speech, so He azwj Knows the secrets and the concealed, and these are the Words of the Exalted [2:255] His Chair extends over the skies and the earth, and the preservation of them both does not tire Him, and He is the Exalted, the Magnificent, and the preservation of them both does not tire Him, and He is the Exalted, the Magnificent. ف ال ذ ين ي ح م ل ون ال ع ر ش ه م ال ع ل م اء ال ذ ين ح م ل ه م للا ع ل م ه و ل ي س ي خ ر ج ع ن ه ذ ه ا ل ر ب ع ة ش يء خ ل ق للا ف ي م ل ك وت ه ال ذ ي أ ر اه للا أ ص ف ي اء ه و أ ر اه خ ل يل ه ( عليه السالم ) ف ق ال و ك ذل ك ن ر ي إ ب راه يم م ل ك وت الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض و ل ي ك ون م ن ال م وق ن ين [40:7] So those who are bearing the Throne, they are the knowledgeable ones asws, those upon whom asws Allah azwj Loaded His azwj Knowledge, and nothing comes out from these four which Allah azwj Created in His azwj Kingdom which Allah azwj Showed to His azwj Elites and Showed it to His azwj Friend (Ibrahim as ), so He azwj Said [6:75] And thus did We Show Ibrahim the Kingdom of the skies and the earth and that he might be of those who are certain. 34 out of 40

35 و ب ح ي ات ه ح ي ي ت ق ل وب ه م و ب ن ور ه اه ت د و ا إ ل ى م ع ر ف ت ه. و ك ي ف ي ح م ل ح م ل ة ال ع ر ش للا And how can the carriers of the Throne ( ا ل ع ر ش ) carry Allah azwj and their asws hearts are Encompassed by His azwj Life and His azwj Light, being Guided to His azwj recognition. 54 أ ح م د ب ن إ د ر يس ع ن م ح م د ب ن ع ب د ال ج ب ار ع ن ص ف و ان ب ن ي ح ي ى ق ال س أ ل ن ي أ ب و ق ر ة ال م ح د ث أ ن أ د خ ل ه ع ل ى أ ب ي ال ح س ن م ح م و ل الر ض ا ( عليه السالم ) ف اس ت أ ذ ن ت ه ف أ ذ ن ل ي ف د خ ل ف س أ ل ه ع ن ال ح ال ل و ال ح ر ام ث م ق ال ل ه أ ف ت ق ر أ ن للا Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya who said, Abu Qurra the narrator asked me if I could take him to see Abu Al-Hassan Al- Reza asws. So I sought permission for him and he asws permitted it for me. So he came over and asked him asws about the Permissible and the Prohibitions, then said to him asws, So do you asws acknowledge that Allah azwj is carried? ف ق ال أ ب و ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) ك ل م ح م ول م ف ع ول ب ه م ض اف إ ل ى غ ي ر ه م ح ت اج و ال م ح م ول اس م ن ق ص ف ي الل ف ظ و ال ح ام ل ف اع ل و ه و ف ي الل ف ظ م د ح ة و ك ذ ل ك ق و ل ال ق ائ ل ف و ق و ت ح ت و أ ع ل ى و أ س ف ل و ق د ق ال للا و ل ل ا ل س ماء ال ح س نى ف اد ع وه ب ها و ل م ي ق ل ف ي ك ت ب ه إ ن ه ال م ح م ول ب ل ق ال إ ن ه ال ح ام ل ف ي ال ب ر و ال ب ح ر و ال م م س ك الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض أ ن ت ز و ل و ال م ح م و ل م ا س و ى للا و ل م ي س م ع أ ح د لم ن ب ا ل ل و ع ظ م ت ه ق ط ق ال ف ي د ع ائ ه ي ا م ح م ول So Abu Al-Hassan asws said: Every carried is performed with as an addition to something else, needy, and the carried is deficient regarding the word, and the carrier is the performer, and he is praiseworthy regarding the word; and similar to that are the words of the speaker, Above, and Under, and Higher, and Lower ; and Allah azwj has Said [7:180] And Allah's are the Best Names, therefore call on Him by these, and did not Say in His azwj Books that He azwj is the carried One. But He azwj Said that He azwj is the Carrier in the land and the sea and the Upholder of the skies and the earth lest they decline; and the carried is what is besides Allah azwj, and it is not heard from anyone who believes in Allah azwj and His azwj Magnificence at all that he says in his supplication, O Carried One!. ق ال أ ب و ق ر ة ف إ ن ه ق ال و ي ح م ل ع ر ش ر ب ك ف و ق ه م ي و م ئ ذ ث مان ي ة و ق ال ال ذ ين ي ح م ل ون ال ع رش ف ق ال أ ب و ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) و ال ع ر ش اس م ع ل م و ق د ر ة و ع ر ش ف يه ك ل ش ي ء ال ع ر ش ل ي س ه و للا Abu Qurra said, But He azwj Says [69:17] and above them eight shall bear on that Day the Throne of your Lord, and Said [40:7] Those who are bearing the Throne! So Abu Al-Hassan asws said: The Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر it is not Allah azwj, and the Throne is a name of Knowledge and Power, and the Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر in it is everything. ث م أ ض اف ال ح م ل إ ل ى غ ي ر ه خ ل ق م ن خ ل ق ه ل ن ه اس ت ع ب د خ ل ق ه ب ح م ل ع ر ش ه و ه م ح م ل ة ع ل م ه و خ ل قا ي س ب ح ون ح ول ع ر ش ه و ه م ي ع م ل ون ب ع ل م ه و م ال ئ ك ة ي ك ت ب ون أ ع م ال ع ب اد ه و اس ت ع ب د أ ه ل ا ل ر ض ب الط و اف ح و ل ب ي ت ه و للا ع ل ى ال ع ر ش اس ت و ى ك م ا ق ال Then He azwj Supplemented the carriers to others He azwj Created from His azwj,(ال ع ر ش ( Throne creatures because He azwj Enslaved His azwj by the carriers of His azwj and they asws carry His azwj Knowledge, and creatures are Glorifying Him around His azwj Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر and they are performing by His azwj Knowledge, and the Angels are 54 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 1 35 out of 40

36 recording the deeds of His azwj servants, and the people of the earth are worshipping by the Tawaaf around His azwj House (Kabah), and Allah azwj is Even upon the Throne Said. Even just as He azwj,(ال ع ر ش ( و ال ع ر ش و م ن ي ح م ل ه و م ن ح و ل ال ع ر ش و للا ال ح ام ل ل ه م ال ح اف ظ ل ه م ال م م س ك ال ق ائ م ع ل ى ك ل ن ف س و فو ق ك ل ش يء و ع ل ى ك ل ش ي ء و ل ي ق ال م ح م ول و ل أ س ف ل ق و ل م ف ر دا ل ي وص ل ب ش يء ف ي ف سد الل ف ظ و ال م ع ن ى And (as for) the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر and the ones who are carrying it, and the ones around the Throne ( ش,(ال ع ر and Allah azwj is the Carrier of them, the Preserver of them, the Upholder, the Standing One upon every soul, and above everything, and upon everything, and He azwj cannot be called The Carried One, nor by a lower solitary word, nor can He azwj be arrived to anything. So it would spoil the word and the meaning. إ ذ ا غ ض ب إ ن م ا ي ع ر ف غ ض ب ه أ ن ال م ال ئ ك ة ال ذ ين ي ح م ل ون ال ع ر ش ي ج د و ن ق ال أ ب و ق ر ة ف ت ك ذ ب ب الر و اي ة ال ت ي ج اء ت أ ن للا ث ق ل ه ع ل ى ك و اه ل ه م ف ي خ ر ون س ج دا ف إ ذ ا ذ ه ب ال غ ض ب خ ف و ر ج ع وا إ ل ى م و اق ف ه م Abu Qurra said, So you asws are belying the report which have come that Allah azwj, when He azwj is Angry, rather His azwj Anger is recognised. The Angels who are carrying the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر are finding its weight upon their shoulders, so they fall down prostrate. So when the Anger subsides, it becomes lighter, and they return to their places. ف ق ال أ ب و ال ح س ن ( عليه السالم ) أ خ ب ر ن ي ع ن للا ت ب ار ك و ت ع ال ى م ن ذ ل ع ن إ ب ل يس إ ل ى ي و م ك ه ذ ا ه و غ ض ب ان ع ل ي ه ف م ت ى ر ض ي و ه و ف ي ص ف ت ك ل م ي ز ل غ ض ب ان ع ل ي ه و ع ل ى أ و ل ي ائ ه و ع ل ى أ ت ب اع ه ك ي ف ت ج ت ر أ ن ت ص ف ر ب ك ب الت غ ي ير م ن ح ا ل إ ل ى ح ال و أ ن ه ي ج ر ي ع ل ي ه م ا ي ج ر ي ع ل ى ال م خ ل وق ين So Abu Al-Hassan asws said: Inform me asws about Allah azwj Blessed and High, since He azwj Cursed Iblees la up to this day of yours, He azwj is Angry upon him la, so when is He azwj Pleased, and He azwj is in your description, does not cease to be Angry upon him la and upon his la followers. How can you be so audacious that you are describing your Lord azwj with the alteration from a state to a state, and that it flows upon Him azwj what flows upon the creatures? س ب ح ان ه و ت ع ال ى ل م ي ز ل م ع الز ائ ل ين و ل م ي ت غ ي ر م ع ال م ت غ ي ر ين و ل م ي ت ب د ل م ع ال م ت ب د ل ين و م ن د ون ه ف ي ي د ه و ت د ب ير ه و ك ل ه م إ ل ي ه م ح ت اج و ه و غ ن ي ع م ن س و اه. Glorious is He azwj and Exalted, not declining along with the decliners, and does not alter with the altering ones, and does not change with the changing ones, and the ones besides Him azwj are in His azwj Hands, and His azwj Management, and all of them are needy to Him azwj, and He azwj is Needless from the ones besides Him azwj. 55 م ح م د ب ن إ س م اع يل ع ن ال ف ض ل ب ن ش اذ ان ع ن ح م اد ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ر ب ع ي ب ن ع ب د للا ع ن ال ف ض ي ل ب ن ي سار ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ج ل و ع ز و س ع ك ر س ي ه الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض ف ق ال ي ا ف ض ي ل ك ل ش يء ف ي ال ك ر س ي الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض و ك ل ش ي ء ف ي ال ك ر س ي. Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazan, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabie Bin Abdullah, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar who said, 55 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 2 36 out of 40

37 I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Majestic and Mighty [2:255] His Chair extends over the skies and the earth. So he asws said: O Fuzayl! Everything is in the Chair ( س ي.(ال ك ر The skies, and the earth and everything, is in the 56. (ال ك ر س ي ( Chair م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ال ح ج ال ع ن ث ع ل ب ة ب ن م ي م ون ع ن ز ر ار ة ب ن أ ع ي ن ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ج ل و ع ز و س ع ك ر س ي ه الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض و س ع ن ال ك ر س ي أ م ال ك ر س ي و س ع الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض ف ق ال ب ل ال ك ر س ي و س ع الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض و ال ع ر ش و ك ل ش ي ء و س ع ال ك ر س ي. Muhamad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad in Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Hajjal, from Sa alba Bin Maymoun, from Zurara Bin Ayn who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Majestic and Mighty [2:255] His Chair extends over the skies and the earth, Are the skies and the earth more extensive than the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر or is the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر more extensive than the skies and the earth?. So he asws said: But, the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر is more extensive than the skies and the earth and the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر and everything. The Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر is more extensive. 57 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن ال ح س ي ن ب ن س ع يد ع ن ف ض ال ة ب ن أ ي وب ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن ب ك ي ر ع ن ز ر ار ة ب ن أ ع ي ن ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل و س ع ك ر س ي ه الس ماوات و ا ل ر ض الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض و س ع ن ال ك ر س ي أ و ال ك ر س ي و س ع الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض ف ق ال إ ن ك ل ش ي ء ف ي ال ك ر سي. Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazalat Bin Ayoub, from Abdullah Bin Bukeyr, from Zurara Bin Ayn who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [2:255] His Chair extends over the skies and the earth, Are the skies and the earth more extensive than the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر or is the Chair ( س ي (ال ك ر more extensive than the skies 58. (ال ك ر س ي ( Chair and the earth?. So he asws said: Everything is in the م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن أ ب ي ن ص ر ع ن م ح م د ب ن ال ف ض ي ل ع ن أ ب ي ح م ز ة ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ق ال ح م ل ة ال ع ر ش و ال ع ر ش ال ع ل م ث م ان ي ة أ ر ب ع ة م ن ا و أ ر ب ع ة م م ن ش اء للا. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzayl, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: The carriers of the Throne is the Knowledge, are eight four from us asws and four (ال ع ر ش ( Throne and the,(ال ع ر ش ( from the one Allah azwj so Desires. 59 م ح م د ب ن ال ح س ن ع ن س ه ل ب ن ز ي اد ع ن اب ن م ح ب وب ع ن ع ب د الر ح م ن ب ن ك ث ير ع ن د او د الر ق ي ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل و كان ع ر ش ه ع ل ى ال ماء ف ق ال م ا ي ق ول ون ق ل ت ي ق ول ون إ ن ال ع ر ش ك ان ع ل ى ال م اء و م ح م و ل و و ص ف ه ب ص ف ة ال م خ ل وق و ل ز م ه أ ن الش يء ال ذ ي ي ح م ل ه أ ق و ى الر ب ف و ق ه ف ق ال ك ذ ب وا م ن ز ع م ه ذ ا ف ق د ص ي ر للا م ن ه 56 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 3 57 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 4 58 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 5 59 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 6 37 out of 40

38 Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rahman Bin Kaseer, from Dawood Al Raqqy who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [11:7] and His Throne was upon the water. So he asws said: What are they (people) saying? I said, They are saying that the Throne ( ش (ال ع ر was upon the water and the Lord azwj above it. So he asws said: They are lying! The one who claim this, so he has rendered Allah azwj as a carried One, and described Him azwj by a description of the creatures, and necessitated it that the thing which is carrying Him azwj is stronger than Him azwj. ح م ل د ين ه و ع ل م ه ال م اء ق ب ل أ ن ي ك ون أ ر ض أ و س م اء أ و ج ن أ و إ ن س أ و ش م س أ و ق م ر ق ل ت ب ي ن ل ي ج ع ل ت ف د اك ف ق ال إ ن للا ف ل م ا أ ر اد للا أ ن ي خ ل ق ال خ ل ق ن ث ر ه م ب ي ن ي د ي ه ف ق ال ل ه م م ن ر ب ك م ف أ و ل م ن ن ط ق ر س ول للا ( صلى للا عليه ولله ) و أ م ي ر ال م ؤ م ن ين ( عليه السالم ) و ا ل ئ م ة ص ل و ات للا ع ل ي ه م ف ق ال وا أ ن ت ر ب ن ا I said, Clarify it for me, may I be sacrificed for you asws! So he asws said: Allah azwj Loaded His azwj Religion and His azwj Knowledge upon the water, before the coming into being of the earth, or sky, or Jinn, or humans, or sun, or moon. So when Allah azwj Intended that He azwj Creates the creatures, Scattered them in front of Him azwj, and Said to them: Who is your Lord azwj? So the first one to speak was Rasool-Allah saww and Amir Al-Momineen asws, and the Imams asws, so they said: You azwj are our asws Lord azwj. ف ح م ل ه م ال ع ل م و الد ين ث م ق ال ل ل م ال ئ ك ة ه ؤ ل ء ح م ل ة د ين ي و ع ل م ي و أ م ن ائ ي ف ي خ ل ق ي و ه م ال م س ئ ول و ن So He azwj Loaded the Knowledge and the Religion, then Said to the Angels: They asws are the carriers of My azwj Religion, and My azwj Knowledge, and My azwj Trustees among My azwj creatures, and they would be asked from. ث م ق ال ل ب ن ي لد م أ ق ر وا ل ل ب الر ب وب ي ة و ل ه ؤ ل ء الن ف ر ب ال و ل ي ة و الط اع ة ف ق ال وا ن ع م ر ب ن ا أ ق ر رن ا ف ق ال للا ل ل م ال ئ ك ة اش ه د وا ف ق ال ت ال م ال ئ ك ة ش ه د ن ا ع ل ى أ ن ل ي ق ول وا غ دا إ ن ا ك ن ا ع ن هذا غاف ل ين. Then He azwj Said to the Children of Adam as : Acknowledge to Allah azwj with the Lordship, and to these persons asws with the Wilayah and the obedience! So they said, Yes, our Lord azwj, we acknowledge. So Allah azwj Said to the Angels: Bear witness! So the Angels said: We bear witness upon that they cannot be saying tomorrow that we were ignorant of this. أ و ت ق ول وا إ ن ما أ ش ر ك لباؤ نا م ن ق ب ل و ك ن ا ذ ر ي ة م ن ب ع د ه م أ ف ت ه ل ك نا ب ما ف ع ل ال م ب ط ل ون ي ا د او د و ل ي ت ن ا م ؤ ك د ة ع ل ي ه م ف ي ال م يث اق. Or you should be saying, But rather, it was our fathers who associated (committed Shirk), and we were the offspring from after them, so should we be destroyed with what the false ones did? O Dawood! Our asws Wilayah is confirmed upon them in the Covenant Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 20 H 7 38 out of 40

39 ب اب الر وح Chapter 21 The Spirit ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن اب ن أ ب ي ع م ي ر ع ن اب ن أ ذ ي ن ة ع ن ا ل ح و ل ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن الر وح ال ت ي ف ي لد م ( عليه السالم ) ق و ل ه ف إ ذا س و ي ت ه و ن ف خ ت ف يه م ن ر وح ي ق ال ه ذ ه ر وح م خ ل وق ة و الر و ح ال ت ي ف ي ع يس ى م خ ل وق ة. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, from Al Ahowl who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Spirit which was inside Adam as as per His azwj Words [15:29] So when I have Made him complete and Blown into him from My Spirit. He asws said: This is a Created Spirit, and the Spirit which was inside Isa as, was (also) a Created being. 61 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن ع يس ى ع ن ال ح ج ال ع ن ث ع ل ب ة ع ن ح م ر ان ق ال س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل و ر وح م ن ه ق ال ه ي ر وح للا م خ ل وق ة خ ل ق ه ا للا ف ي لد م و ع يس ى. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Hajjal, from Sa alba, from Humran who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [4:171] and a Spirit from Him. He asws said: It is a Spirit of Allah azwj, a Created being. Allah azwj Created it in Adam as and Isa as. 62 م ح م د ب ن ي ح ي ى ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ع ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن ال ق اس م ب ن ع ر و ة ع ن ع ب د ال ح م يد الط ائ ي ع ن م ح م د ب ن م س ل م ق ا ل س أ ل ت أ ب ا ع ب د للا ( عليه السالم ) ع ن ق و ل للا ع ز و ج ل و ن ف خ ت ف يه م ن ر وح ي ك ي ف ه ذ ا الن ف خ ف ق ال إ ن الر وح م ت ح ر ك ك الر يح و إ ن م ا س م ي ر وحا ل ن ه اش ت ق اس م ه م ن الر يح و إ ن م ا أ خ ر ج ه ع ن ل ف ظ ة الر يح ل ن ا ل ر و اح م ج ان س ة ل لر يح و إ ن م ا أ ض اف ه إ ل ى ن ف س ه ل ن ه اص ط ف اه ع ل ى س ائ ر ا ل ر و اح ك م ا ق ال ل ب ي ت م ن ال ب ي وت ب ي ت ي و ل ر س ول م ن الر س ل خ ل يل ي و أ ش ب اه ذ ل ك و ك ل ذ ل ك م خ ل وق م ص ن وع م ح د ث م ر ب وب م د ب ر. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al Qasim Bin Urwa, from Abdul Hameed Al Taiy, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [15:29] and Blown into him from My Spirit. How was this Blowing? So he asws said: The Spirit (Rooh) moves like the wind (Reeh), and rather it is named as Rooh because it derived its name from the wind (Reeh), and rather it is extracted from the word Reeh, because the spirits (Arwaah) are the genus of the Reeh (wind), and rather He azwj Supplemented it to His azwj Own Self, because He azwj Chose it over the rest of the spirits, just as He azwj Said for a House (Kabah) from the houses, My house, and for a Rasool as from the Rasools as, My azwj Friend, and the likes of that; and all of that is a Created being, newly occurred, Nourished, Regulated. 63 ع د ة م ن أ ص ح اب ن ا ع ن أ ح م د ب ن م ح م د ب ن خ ال د ع ن أ ب يه ع ن ع ب د للا ب ن ب ح ر ع ن أ ب ي أ ي وب ال خ ز از ع ن م ح م د ب ن مس ل م ق ا ل خ ل ق لد م ع ل ى ص ور ت ه ف ق ال ه ي ص ور ة م ح د ث ة م خ ل وق ة و اص ط ف اه ا للا س أ ل ت أ ب ا ج ع ف ر ( عليه السالم ) ع م ا ي ر و ون أ ن للا 61 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 21 H 1 62 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 21 H 2 63 Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 21 H 3 39 out of 40

40 و اخ ت ار ه ا ع ل ى س ائ ر الص و ر ال م خ ت ل ف ة ف أ ض اف ه ا إ ل ى ن ف س ه ك م ا أ ض اف ال ك ع ب ة إ ل ى ن ف س ه و ن ف خ ت ف يه م ن ر وح ي. الر وح إ ل ى ن ف س ه ف ق ال ب ي ت ي و A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Bahr, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz, from Muahammad Bin Muslim who said, I asked Abu Ja far asws about what they (reporters) are reporting, that Allah azwj Created Adam as upon His azwj Image. So he asws said: It was a newly occurring image, Created, and Allah azwj Chose it and Selected it over the rest of the different images. So He azwj Chose it to Himself azwj just as He azwj Supplemented the Kabah to Himself azwj, and the Spirit to Himself azwj, so He azwj Said:[15:29] and Blown into him from My Spirit Al Kafi V 1 The Book Of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah azwj ) CH 21 H 4 40 out of 40