Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn: Surat al-Ikhlas

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ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุซูˆุงุจ ุงู„ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู…ุถู‰ ุจู‡ ูŠูˆู… ูˆุงุญุฏ ูุตู„ู‰ ููŠู‡ ุฎู…ุณ ุตู„ูˆุงุช ูˆู„ู… ูŠู‚ุฑุก ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู‚ูŠู„ ู„ู‡: ูŠุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ุณุช ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุตู„ูŠู†

In Thawab al-A`mal: By its isnad from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever does not recite qul huwallahu ahad in the five prayers in a day, it is said to him: O slave of Allah, you are not from those who pray.

ููŠ ู…ุฌู…ุน ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ููŠ ุญุฏูŠุซ ุฃุจูŠ ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุก ุซู„ุซ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆุฃุนุทู‰ ู…ู† ุงู„ุงุฌุฑ ุนุดุฑ ุญุณู†ุงุช ุจุนุฏุฏ ู…ู† ุขู…ู† ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู…ู„ุฆูƒุชู‡ ูˆูƒุชุจู‡ ูˆุฑุณู„ู‡ ูˆุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ

In Majma` al-Bayan: In the hadith of Ubay: Whomever recites it, it is as if he has recited one third of the Qur’an, and he is given ten good deeds for every believer in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day there is.

ูˆุนู† ุงู†ุณ ุจู† ู…ุงู„ูƒ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ุฑุฌู„ุง ู…ู† ุฃุตุญุงุจู‡ ูู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ูู„ุงู† ู‡ู„ ุชุฒูˆุฌุชุŸู‚ุงู„: ู„ุง ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุนู†ุฏูŠ ู…ุง ุฃุชุฒูˆุฌ ุจู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ุฃู„ูŠุณ ู…ุนูƒ ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ “ุŸู‚ุงู„: ุจู„ู‰ุŒ ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุจุน ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ุฃู„ูŠุณ ู…ุนูƒ: ” ู‚ู„ ูŠุง ุฃูŠู‡ุง ุงู„ูƒุงูุฑูˆู† “ุŸู‚ุงู„: ุจู„ู‰ ู‚ุงู„: ุฑุจุน ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ู‚ุงู„: ุฃู„ูŠุณ ู…ุนูƒ ” ุฅุฐุง ุฒู„ุฒู„ุช “ุŸู‚ุงู„: ุจู„ู‰ ู‚ุงู„: ุฑุจุน ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ุซู… ู‚ุงู„: ุชุฒูˆุฌ ุชุฒูˆุฌ ุชุฒูˆุฌ

And from Anas b. Malik.

He said: The Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ asked a man from his companions: O you, have you married? He said: No, I do not have anything (dower) to get married with. He said: Do you not have qul huwallahu ahad? He said: Of course. He said: It is one fourth of the Qur’an. He said: Do you not have qul ya ayyuhal kafirun? He said: Of course. He said: It is one fourth of the Qur’an. Do you not have itha zulzilatu? He said: Of course. He said: It is one fourth of the Qur’an. Then he said: Marry, marry, marry.

ูˆูู‰ ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซ ุงู†ู‡ ูƒุงู† ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ุณูˆุฑุชูŠ ” ู‚ู„ ูŠุง ุฃูŠู‡ุง ุงู„ูƒุงูุฑูˆู†ุŒ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ุงู„ู…ู‚ุดู‚ุดุชุงู†

And in a hadith it is said that qul ya ayyuhal kafirun and qul huwallahu ahad are called “the two dissociating” chapters (i.e. dissociation from polytheism).

ููŠ ุนูŠูˆู† ุงู„ุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุนุฒูŠุฒ ุจู† ุงู„ู…ู‡ุชุฏู‰ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ุช ุงู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ูƒู„ ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ” ูˆุงู…ุฑ ุจู‡ุง ูู‚ุฏ ุนุฑู ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ู‚ู„ุช: ูƒูŠู ูŠู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุงุŸู‚ุงู„: ูƒู…ุง ูŠู‚ุฑุก ุงู„ู†ุงุณุŒ ูˆุฒุงุฏ ููŠู‡: ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰ุŒ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰ุŒ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰

In `Uyun al-Akhbar: In its isnad to `Abd al-Azeez b. al-Muhtadi.

He said: I asked ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… about monotheism, so he said: Whomever recites qul huwallah and acted by it has recognized monotheism. I said: How should he recite it? He said: Just as the people recite it. And he would add: That is Allah, my Lord; that is Allah, my Lord; that is Allah, my Lord (kadhalik Allahu rabbi).

ูˆูู‰ ุจุงุจ ุฐูƒุฑ ุฃุฎู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆูˆุตู ุนุจุงุฏุชู‡ ูˆูƒุงู† ุฅุฐุง ู‚ุฑุฃ ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ู‚ุงู„: ู‡ูˆ ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ูุฑุบ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ู‚ุงู„: ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู†ุง ุซู„ุงุซุง

And in the chapter on the etiquette of ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… and his description according to his servants: Whenever he would recite qul huwallahu ahad, he would say: “He is Allah, the One.” And whenever he would complete it, he would say: “That is Allah, our Lord” three times.

– ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุนู† ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฑุฃูŠุช ุงู„ุฎุถุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ู…ู†ุงู… ู‚ุจู„ ุจุฏุฑ ุจู„ูŠู„ุฉ ูู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡: ุนู„ู…ู†ูŠ ุดูŠุฆุง ุงู†ุตุฑ ุจู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุนุฏุงุกุŒ ูู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„: ูŠุง ู‡ูˆ ูŠุง ู…ู† ู„ุง ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุง ู‡ูˆุŒ ูู„ู…ุง ุฃุตุจุญุช ู‚ุตุตุชู‡ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูู‚ุงู„ ู„ูŠ: ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠ ุนู„ู…ุช ุงู„ุงุณู… ุงู„ุฃุนุธู…ุŒ ููƒุงู† ุนู„ู‰ ู„ุณุงู†ูŠ ูŠูˆู… ุจุฏุฑ

ูˆุงู† ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู„ู…ุง ูุฑุบ ู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ู‡ูˆ ูŠุง ู…ู† ู„ุง ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุง ู‡ูˆ ุงุบูุฑ ู„ูŠ ูˆุงู†ุตุฑู†ูŠ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู‚ูˆู… ุงู„ูƒุงูุฑูŠู†

In Kitab at-Tawheed: From Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…:

I saw al-Khidr ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… in my dream one night before Badr, so I said to him: Teach me something through which I can prevail over the enemy. So he said: O He, O He besides whom there is no one. So when I awoke, I told the Messenger of Allah ,ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡, and he said to me: O `Ali, you have learned the Greatest Name. So it was upon my tongue on the day of Badr.

And when Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… finished reciting qul huwallahu ahad he said: O He, O He besides whom there is no one, forgive me and support me against the disbelieving people.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุซูˆุงุจ ุงู„ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู…ุถุช ู„ู‡ ุฌู…ุนุฉ ูˆู„ู… ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠู‡ุง ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุซู… ู…ุงุช ู…ุงุช ุนู„ู‰ ุฏูŠู† ุฃุจู‰ ู„ู‡ุจ

In Kitab Thawab al-A`mal: By its isnad from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever allows a Friday to pass without reciting qul huwallahu ahad in it, and then he dies, he dies upon the religion of Abu Lahab.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุงุตุงุจู‡ ู…ุฑุถ ุฃูˆ ุดุฏุฉ ูˆู„ู… ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠ ู…ุฑุถุฉ ุฃูˆ ุดุฏุชู‡ ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุซู… ู…ุงุช ููŠ ู…ุฑุถู‡ ุฃูˆ ููŠ ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ุดุฏุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู†ุฒู„ุช ุจู‡ ูู‡ูˆ ู…ู† ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ

By its isnad from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever is afflicted with an illness or a hardship and he does not recite qul huwallahu ahad during that illness or that hardship, then he is from the people of the Fire.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ูƒุงู† ูŠุคู…ู† ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ ูู„ุง ูŠุฏุน ุงู† ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠ ุฏุจุฑ ุงู„ูุฑูŠุถุฉ ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูุฅู†ู‡ ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุฌู…ุน ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ู‡ ุฎูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุง ูˆุงู„ุงุฎุฑ ูˆุบูุฑ ู„ู‡ ูˆู„ูˆุงู„ุฏูŠู‡

And by its isnad from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not abandon reciting qul huwallahu ahad after his obligatory prayers, for whomever recites it, Allah will gather the good of this world and the Hereafter for him, and forgive him and his parents.

ย ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฃุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ุญูŠู† ูŠุฃุฎุฐ ู…ุถุฌุนู‡ ุบูุฑ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ู‡ ุฐู†ูˆุจ ุฎู…ุณูŠู† ุณู†ุฉ

By its isnad from Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: The Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: Whomever recites qul huwallahu ahad one hundred times when he goes to bed, Allah will forgive fifty years of his sins.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ู‰ ุณุนุฏ ุจู† ู…ุนุงุฐ ูู‚ุงู„: ู„ู‚ุฏ ูˆุงูู‰ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุงุฆูƒุฉ ุชุณุนูˆู† ุฃู„ู ู…ู„ูƒุŒ ูˆููŠู‡ู… ุฌุจุฑุฆูŠู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠุตู„ูˆู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡: ูŠุง ุฌุจุฑุฆูŠู„ ุจู…ุง ุงุณุชุญู‚ ุตู„ุงุชูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุŸูู‚ุงู„: ุจู‚ุฑุงุกุฉ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏย  ุฃุญุฏ ู‚ุงุฆู…ุง ูˆู‚ุงุนุฏุง ูˆุฑุงูƒุจุง ูˆู…ุงุดูŠุง ูˆุฐุงู‡ุจุง ูˆุฌุงุฆูŠุง

And by this isnad from Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: The Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ prayed over Sa`d b. Mu`adh, so he said: Ninety thousand angels including Gabriel ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… prayed over him, so I said: “O Gabriel, what made him deserve your praying over him?” So he said: “He would read qul huwallahu ahad whenever he stood, sat, rode, walked, went, and came back.”

ย ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุขูˆู‰ ุฅู„ู‰ ูุฑุงุดู‡ ูู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ุนุดุฑ ู…ุฑุฉ ุญูุธ ููŠ ุฏุงุฑู‡ ูˆูู‰ ุฏูˆูŠุฑุงุช ุญูˆู„ู‡

And by this isnad from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whoever goes to his bed and recites qul huwallahu ahad eleven times will be be protected in his house and in the houses around him.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุญูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุนุดุฑุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ููŠ ุฏุจุฑ ุงู„ูุฌุฑ ู„ู… ูŠุชุจุนู‡ ููŠ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุฐู†ุจ ูˆุงู† ุฑุบู… ุฃู†ู ุงู„ุดูŠุทุงู†

And by its isnad from `Abdillah b. Hayy.

He said: I heard Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Whoever recites qul huwallahu ahad eleven times after al-Fajr will not be followed by a wolf that day, and he would have snubbed Satan.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ู…ู‡ุฒู… ุนู† ุฑุฌู„ ุณู…ุน ุฃุจุง ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุจูŠู†ู‡ ูˆุจูŠู† ุฌุจุงุฑ ู…ู†ุนู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ู†ู‡ ุจู‚ุฑุงุกุชู‡ ุจูŠู† ูŠุฏูŠู‡ ูˆู…ู† ุฎู„ูู‡ ูˆุนู† ูŠู…ูŠู†ู‡ ูˆุนู† ุดู…ุงู„ู‡ุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ูุนู„ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฑุฒู‚ู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฎูŠุฑู‡ ูˆู…ู†ุนู‡ ุดุฑู‡

And by its isnad from Ibrahim b. Muhzam from a man who heard Abu’l Hasan ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say:

Whomever recites qul huwallahu ahad, Allah will prevent an oppressor from reaching him from in front, behind, his right, and his left by his recitation. If he does that, Allah will grant him His goodness and protect him from His harm.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุฃูˆุชุฑ ุจุงู„ู…ุนูˆุฐุชูŠู† ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู‚ูŠู„ ู„ู‡: ูŠุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุจุดุฑ ูู‚ุฏ ู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุชุฑูƒ

By its isnad from Abu Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever prays witr with the mu`awadhatayn and qul huwallahu ahad, it is said to him: O slave of Allah, be happy, for Allah has accepted your witr.

ย ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ุจู† ุฎุงู„ุฏ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ู…ุถุช ุจู‡ ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃูŠุงู… ู„ู… ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠู‡ุง ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูู‚ุฏ ุฎุฐู„ ูˆู†ุฒุน ุฑุจู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุงูŠู…ุงู† ู…ู† ุนู†ู‚ู‡ุŒ ูุงู† ู…ุงุช ููŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃูŠุงู… ูƒุงู† ูƒุงูุฑุง ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุนุธูŠู…

And by its isnad to Sulayman b. Khalid.

He said: I heard Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Whomever allows three days to pass without reciting qul huwallahu ahad in them, he has betrayed and removed the yoke of faith from his neck. If he dies in these three days, he will be a disbeliever in Allah the Greatest.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุจู† ุญุตูŠู† ุงู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ุจุนุซ ุณุฑูŠุฉ ูˆ ุงุณุชุนู…ู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุง ุนู„ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูู„ู…ุง ุฑุฌุนูˆุง ุณุฃู„ู‡ู… ูู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ูƒู„ ุฎูŠุฑ ุบูŠุฑ ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุฑุฃ ุจู†ุง ููŠ ูƒู„ ุงู„ุตู„ุงุฉ ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠ ู„ู… ูุนู„ุช ู‡ุฐุงุŸูู‚ุงู„: ู„ุญุจูŠ ู„ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: ู…ุง ุฃุญุจุจุชู‡ุง ุญุชู‰ ุฃุญุจุจูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„

In Kitab at-Tawheed: By its isnad to `Amr b. Hussayn.

The Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ sent an expedition and appointed `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ย to lead it. So when he returned, he asked them, so they said: Everything was fine, except he would only recite qul huwallahu ahad in every prayer that he led us in. So he said: O `Ali, why did you do this? So he said: Due to my love for qul huwallahu ahad. So the Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: You did not love it until Allahย ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ loved you.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุจูŠ ุจุตูŠุฑ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุง ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฑุฉ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุฃ ุซู„ุซ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆุซู„ุซ ุงู„ุชูˆุฑุงุฉุŒ ูˆุซู„ุซ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌูŠู„ุŒ ูˆุซู„ุซ ุงู„ุฒุจูˆุฑ

By its isnad to Abu Baseer frm Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever recites qul huwallah ahad one time, it is as if he has recited one third of the Qur’an, one third of the Torah, one third of the Gospel, and one third of the Psalms.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุฎุตุงู„ ููŠ ู…ู†ุงู‚ุจ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ูˆุชุนุฏุงุฏู‡ุง ู‚ุงู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ูˆุงู…ุง ุงู„ุญุงุฏูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณุชูˆู† ูุงู†ู‰ ุณู…ุนุช ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠ ู…ุซู„ูƒ ู…ุซู„ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ู† ุฃุญุจูƒ ุจู‚ู„ุจู‡ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุง ุซู„ุซ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฃุญุจูƒ ุจู‚ู„ุจู‡ ูˆุฃุนุงู†ูƒ ุจู„ุณุงู†ู‡ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุง ุซู„ุซูŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฃุญุจูƒ ุจู‚ู„ุจู‡ ูˆุฃุนุงู†ูƒ ุจู„ุณุงู†ู‡ ูˆู†ุตุฑูƒ ุจูŠุฏู‡ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุง ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูƒู„ู‡

In Kitab al-Khisal, in the Virtues of Amir al-Mu’mineen and its numbering:

He ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: As for sixty-one, I heard the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ say: O `Ali, your example is like that of qul huwallahu ahad, whomever loves you in his heart, it is as if he has recited one third of the Qur’an. Whomever loves you in his heart and bears you upon his tongue, it is as if he has recited two thirds of the Qur’an. Whomever loves you in his heart, bears you upon his tongue, and supports you with his hands, it is as if he has recited the entire Qur’an.

ูˆููŠู‡ ุนู† ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุญูŠู† ูŠุฃุฎุฐ ู…ุถุฌุนู‡ ูˆูƒู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู‡ ุฎู…ุณูŠู† ุงู„ู ู…ู„ูƒ ูŠุญุฑุณูˆู†ู‡ ู„ูŠู„ุชู‡

And therein from Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: Whomever recites qul huwallahu ahad when he goes to his bed, Allah entrusts fifty thousand angels to protect him during his night.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ูƒู…ุงู„ ุงู„ุฏูŠู† ูˆุชู…ุงู… ุงู„ู†ุนู…ุฉ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุง ุงู„ู…ุบุฑุจูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุทุงู„ุจ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฑุฉ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุฃ ุซู„ุซ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ู…ุฑุชูŠู† ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุฃ ุซู„ุซูŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู†ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ู‚ุฑุงู‡ุง ุซู„ุงุซ ู…ุฑุงุช ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ู‚ุฑุฃ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูƒู„ู‡

In Kitab Kamal ad-Deen wa Timam an-Ni`ma: By its isnad to Abu’l Dunya al-Maghribi. He said: `Ali b. Abi Talib ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… narrated to me.

He said: The Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: Whomever recites qul huwallahu ahad once, it is as if he has recited one third of the Qur’an. Whomever recites it twice, it is as if he has recited two thirds of the Qur’an. Whomever recites it three times, it is as if he has recited the entire Qur’an.

ููŠ ุตุญูŠูุฉ ุงู„ุฑุถุง ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู…ู† ู…ุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุงุจุฑ ูˆู‚ุฑุง ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ุนุดุฑุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ุซู… ูˆู‡ุจ ุงุฌุฑู‡ ู„ู„ุฃู…ูˆุงุช ุงุนุทู‰ ู…ู† ุงู„ุงุฌุฑ ุจุนุฏุฏ ุงู„ุฃู…ูˆุงุช

And in the Sahifa of ar-Rida: By its isnad:

He said: The Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: Whomever visits the graves and recites qul huwallahu ahad eleven times and dedicates his reward to the dead, he will be given a reward for each of the dead.

ููŠ ุฃุตูˆู„ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุจูƒุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู…ู† ุฑูˆุงู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุนู†ุฏ ูƒู„ ุตู„ุงุฉ ู…ูƒุชูˆุจุฉ ุญูุธ ููŠ ู†ูุณู‡ ูˆุฏุงุฑู‡ ูˆู…ุงู„ู‡ ูˆูˆู„ุฏู‡: ุฃุฌูŠุฑ ู†ูุณูŠ ูˆู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆูˆู„ุฏูŠ ูˆุฃู‡ู„ูŠ ูˆุฏุงุฑูŠ ูˆูƒู„ ู…ุง ู‡ูˆ ู…ู†ู‰ ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูˆุฃุฌูŠุฑ ู†ูุณูŠ ูˆู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆูˆู„ุฏูŠ ูˆูƒู„ ู…ุง ู‡ูˆ ู…ู†ู‰ ุจุฑุจ ุงู„ูู„ู‚ ู…ู† ุดุฑ ู…ุง ุฎู„ู‚ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุจุฑุจ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุจุขูŠุฉ ุงู„ูƒุฑุณูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุง

In Usul al-Kafi: By its isnad to Bakr b. Muhammad from he whom he narrated from from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever says these words in every prayer, protection will be written for him, his house, his wealth, and his children: I lend myself, my wealth, my children, my family, my house, and all that is mine to Allah, the One, the Only, the Self-Subsisting, He who does not beget nor is He begotten, nor is there anything like unto Him. And I lend myself, my wealth, my children, and all that is mine to the Lord of al-Falaq, from the evil of that which He created – until its end (Surah 113) – and to the Lord of the People – until its end (Surah 114) – and with ayat al-kursi until its end.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ูุถูŠู„ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ูŠูƒุฑู‡ ุงู† ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุจู†ูุณ ูˆุงุญุฏ

And by its isnad to Muhammad b. al-Fudayl.

He said: Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: It is disliked to recite qul huwallahu ahad in one breath.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุตุงู„ุญ ุจู† ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ุงู„ุฌุนูุฑูŠ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุชู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ู…ุง ู…ู† ุฃุญุฏ ููŠ ุญุฏ ุงู„ุตุจูŠ ูŠุชุนู‡ุฏ ููŠ ูƒู„ ู„ูŠู„ุฉ ู‚ุฑุงุกุฉ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู‚ู„ ุฃุนูˆุฐ ุจุฑุจ ุงู„ูู„ู‚ ูˆ ู‚ู„ ุฃุนูˆุฐ ุจุฑุจ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูƒู„ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุซู„ุงุซ ู…ุฑุงุชุŒ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฃุฉ ู…ุฑุฉุŒ ูุฅู† ู„ู… ูŠู‚ุฏุฑ ูุฎู…ุณูŠู† ุงู„ุง ุตุฑู ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุนู†ู‡ ูƒู„ ู„ู…ู… ุฃูˆ ุนุฑุถ ู…ู† ุงุนุฑุงุถ ุงู„ุตุจูŠุงู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุนุทุงุดย ูˆูุณุงุฏ ุงู„ู…ุนุฏุฉ ูˆุจุฏูˆุฑ ุงู„ุฏู… ุงุจุฏุง ู…ุง ุชุนูˆู‡ุฏ ุจู‡ุฐุง ุญุชู‰ ูŠุจู„ุบู‡ ุงู„ุดูŠุจุŒ ูุงู† ุชุนู‡ุฏ ู†ูุณู‡ย  ุจุฐู„ูƒ ุฃูˆ ุชุนูˆู‡ุฏย ูƒุงู† ู…ุญููˆุธุง ุฅู„ู‰ ูŠูˆู… ูŠู‚ุจุถ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ู†ูุณู‡

By its isnad to Salih b. Sulayman al-Ja`far from Abu’l Hasan ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: I heard him say: There is not a person who makes a covenant in childhood with qul `a’uthu bi rab al-falaq and qul `a’uthu bi rab an-nas three times each, and qul huwallahu ahad one hundred times – if he cannot, then fifty times – except that Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ will protect him from every insanity, childhood illnesses, polydipsia, and deformity in the digestive system and blood circulation. He should make a covenant with it until he greys, for if he makes a covenant with it for himself, he will be protected until the day Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ takes his soul.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ูุถู„ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ูŠุง ู…ูุถู„ ุงุญุชุฌุฒ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูƒู„ู‡ู… ุจุจุณู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุญูŠู… ูˆุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏุŒ ุงู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุนู† ูŠู…ูŠู†ูƒ ูˆุนู† ุดู…ุงู„ูƒ ูˆู…ู† ุจูŠู† ูŠุฏูŠูƒ ูˆู…ู† ุฎู„ููƒ ูˆู…ู† ููˆู‚ูƒ ูˆู…ู† ุชุญุชูƒุŒ ูˆุฅุฐุง ุฏุฎู„ุช ุนู„ู‰ ุณู„ุทุงู† ุฌุงุฆุฑ ูุงู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุญูŠู† ุชู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุซู„ุงุซ ู…ุฑุงุช ูˆุงุนู‚ุฏ ุจูŠุฏูƒ ุงู„ูŠุณุฑู‰ุŒ ุซู… ู„ุง ุชูุงุฑู‚ู‡ุง ุญุชู‰ ุชุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู† ุนู†ุฏู‡

And by its isnad to al-Mufaddal b. `Umar.

He said: Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: O Mufaddal, protect yourself from all of the people with bismillah ar-rahman ar-raheem, and with qulhuwallahu ahad. Recite them to your right, your left, your front, your back, above you, and below you. If you enter upon an oppressive ruler, then recite it three times when you look at him and clench your left hand, and do not let go until you leave him.

ููŠ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุนู† ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุงุจู† ูุถุงู„ ุนู† ุงุจู† ุจูƒูŠุฑ ุนู† ุนุจูŠุฏ ุจู† ุฒุฑุงุฑุฉ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ุช ุฃุจุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุฐูƒุฑ ุงู„ุณูˆุฑุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจ ูŠุฏุนูˆ ุจู‡ุง ููŠ ุงู„ุตู„ุงุฉ ู…ุซู„ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูู‚ุงู„: ุฅุฐุง ูƒู†ุช ุชุฏุนูˆ ุจู‡ุง ูู„ุง ุจุฃุณ

In al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Faddal from Ibn Bukayr from `Ubayd b. Zurara.

He said: I asked Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… if one could supplicate in the prayer with a surah like qul huwallahu ahad from the Book. So he said: If you supplicate with it, there is no problem.

ย ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุณู…ุงุนูŠู„ ุนู† ุตุงู„ุญ ุจู† ุนู‚ุจุฉ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ู‡ุงุฑูˆู† ุงู„ู…ูƒููˆู ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ุณุจุน ุขูŠุงุชุŒ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุซู„ุงุซ ุขูŠุงุชุŒ ูˆุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ุฃุฎุฐู†ุง ู…ู†ู‡ ู…ูˆุถุน ุงู„ุญุงุฌุฉ

Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. al-Husayn from Muhammad b. Isma`il from Salih b. `Uqba from Abu Harun al-Makfuf.

He said: Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: The Fatiha is seven verses, and qul huwallahu ahad is three verses. And the hadith is long, and we have taken the relevant portion.

ุฃุจูˆ ุฏุงูˆุฏ ุนู† ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ู…ู‡ุฒูŠุงุฑ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุนู† ุตููˆุงู† ุงู„ุฌู…ุงู„ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุตู„ุงุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆุงุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฎู…ุณูˆู† ูƒู„ู‡ุง ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ

Abu Dawud from `Ali b. Mehzayar by his isnad from Safwan al-Jammal.

He said: I heard Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Salat al-Awwabeen is fifty [units], all of which are [prayed] with qul huwallahu ahad.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุซู†ู‰ ุงู„ุญู†ุงุท ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุจุตูŠุฑ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ุตู„ู‰ ุฃุฑุจุน ุฑูƒุนุงุช ุจู…ุฃุชูŠ ู…ุฑุฉ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ููŠ ูƒู„ ุฑูƒุนุฉ ุฎู…ุณูˆู† ู…ุฑุฉ ู„ู… ูŠู†ูุชู„ ูˆ ุจูŠู†ู‡ ูˆุจูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฐู†ุจ ุงู„ุง ุบูุฑ ู„ู‡

By its isnad to Muthanna al-Hannat from Abu Baseer.

He said: I heard Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Whomever prays four units, reciting qul huwalahu ahad two hundred times – fifty times per unit – without taking a break, there will not be a sin between him and Allah except that He has forgiven him for it.

ย ุนุฏุฉ ู…ู† ุฃุตุญุงุจู†ุง ุนู† ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุงู„ุจุฑู‚ูŠ ุนู† ุณุนุฏุงู† ุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุณู†ุงู† ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุตู„ู‰ ุฃุฑุจุน ุฑูƒุนุงุช ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠ ูƒู„ ุฑูƒุนุฉ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฎู…ุณูŠู† ู…ุฑุฉ ู„ู… ูŠู†ูุชู„ ูˆุจูŠู†ู‡ ูˆุจูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฐู†ุจ

Several of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Barqi from Sa`dan from `Abdillah b. Sinan from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever prays four units and recites qul huwallahu ahad fifty times in each unit without taking a break, there will not be a sin between him and Allah.

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฑูุนู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุตู„ู‰ ุฑูƒุนุชูŠู† ุจู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ููŠ ูƒู„ ุฑูƒุนุฉ ุณุชูŠู† ู…ุฑุฉุŒ ุงู†ูุชู„ ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุจูŠู†ู‡ ูˆุจูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฐู†ุจ

Muhammad b. Yahya by his isnad which he raised to Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever prays two units and recites qul huwallahu ahad sixty times in each unit, he will leave without there being a sin between him and Allah.

ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุจุนุถ ุฃุตุญุงุจู†ุง ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุบุฑุจ ูˆุจุนุฏู‡ุง ุฃุฑุจุน ุฑูƒุนุงุช ูˆู„ู… ูŠุชูƒู„ู… ุญุชู‰ ูŠุตู„ู‰ ุนุดุฑ ุฑูƒุนุงุช ูŠู‚ุฑุง ููŠ ูƒู„ ุฑูƒุนุฉ ุจุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูƒุงู†ุช ุนุฏู„ ุนุดุฑ ุฑูƒุนุงุช

`Ali b. Muhammad from some of our companions from Abu’l Hasan ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Whomever prays the sunset prayer, and four units after it, and does not speak [to anyone] until he prays ten units, reciting the Fatiha and qul huwallahu ahad in each unit, each unit will be equal to ten units.

ุงุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุจู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุจู„ุงุฏ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนู…ุฑ ุจู† ุจุฒูŠุน ู‚ุงู„: ุฏุฎู„ุช ุนู„ู‰ ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠุฃูƒู„ ุฎู„ุง ูˆุฒูŠุชุง ููŠ ู‚ุตุนุฉ ุณูˆุฏุงุก ู…ูƒุชูˆุจ ููŠ ูˆุณุทู‡ุง ุจุตูุฑุฉ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ

Ahmad from Yahya b. Ibrahim b. Abu’l Bilad from his father from Abu `Umar b. Bazee`.

He said: I entered upon Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, and he was eating a pickle and oil in a black bowl with qul huwallahu ahad on it written in yellow.

ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฑูุนู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุฅุฐุง ูƒุงู† ุงู„ู†ุตู ู…ู† ุดุนุจุงู† ูุตู„ ุฃุฑุจุน ุฑูƒุนุงุช ุชู‚ุฑุฃ ููŠ ูƒู„ ุฑูƒุนุฉ ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ู…ุฑุฉุŒ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุฃุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ

`Ali b. Muhammad who raised it to Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: In the middle of Sha`ban, pray four units, and recite al-Fatiha once and qul huwallahu ahad one hundred times in each unit.

ููŠู…ู† ู„ุง ูŠุญุถุฑู‡ ุงู„ูู‚ูŠู‡ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู…ู† ุฃุญุจ ุงู† ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุง ูˆู‚ุฏ ุชุฎู„ุต ู…ู† ุงู„ุฐู†ูˆุจ ูƒู…ุง ูŠุชุฎู„ุต ุงู„ุฐู‡ุจ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูƒุฏุฑ ููŠู‡ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุทู„ุจู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุจู…ุธู„ู…ุฉ ูู„ูŠู‚ู„ ููŠ ุฏุจุฑ ุงู„ุตู„ูˆุงุช ุงู„ุฎู…ุณ ู†ุณุจุฉ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ย ุงุซู†ู‰ ุนุดุฑ ู…ุฑุฉ ุซู… ูŠุจุณุท ูŠุฏู‡ ูˆูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุงู„ู„ู‡ู… ุฅู†ูŠ ุฃุณุฆู„ูƒ ุจุงุณู…ูƒ ุงู„ู…ูƒู†ูˆู† ุงู„ู…ุฎุฒูˆู† ุงู„ุทู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุทุงู‡ุฑ ุงู„ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆ ุฃุณุฆู„ูƒ ุจุงุณู…ูƒ ุงู„ุนุธูŠู… ูˆุณู„ุทุงู†ูƒ ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠู… ุงู† ุชุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู…ุญู…ุฏุŒ ูŠุง ูˆุงู‡ุจ ุงู„ุนุทุงูŠุง ูŠุง ู…ุทู„ู‚ ุงู„ุฃุณุงุฑู‰ ูŠุง ููƒุงูƒ ุงู„ุฑู‚ุงุจ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ุฃุณุฆู„ูƒ ุงู† ุชุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ูˆุขู„ ู…ุญู…ุฏุŒ ูˆุงู† ุชุนุชู‚ ุฑู‚ุจุชูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุงู† ุชุฎุฑุฌู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุง ุขู…ู†ุง ูˆุฃู† ุชุฏุฎู„ู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุณุงู„ู…ุงุŒ ูˆุงู† ุชุฌุนู„ ุฏุนุงุฆูŠ ุฃูˆู„ู‡ ูู„ุงุญุง ูˆุฃูˆุณุทู‡ ู†ุฌุงุญุง ูˆุขุฎุฑู‡ ุตู„ุงุญุง ุงู†ูƒ ุฃู†ุช ุนู„ุงู… ุงู„ุบูŠูˆุจ ุซู… ู‚ุงู„ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู‡ุฐุง ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุบูŠุจุงุช ู…ู…ุง ุนู„ู…ู†ูŠ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูˆุฃู…ุฑู†ูŠ ุงู† ุฃุนู„ู… ุงู„ุญุณู† ูˆุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…

In Man La Yahduruhul Faqih:

And Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: Whomever would like to come out of this world purified of sin, just as gold is purified of its impurity, without anyone a debt to anyone, then he should say the attribution of the Lord ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ after each of the five prayers twelve times. Then, he stretches his hands forth and says: “O Allah, I ask you by Your hidden, treasured, clean, pure, blessed name, and I ask You by Your mighty name and Your primordial power, I ask You to bless Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, O giver of gifts, and O freer of captives, and O emancipator of the necks from the Fire. I ask You to bless Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, and to liberate my neck from the Fire, and to take me out of this world secure, and to bring me into the Garden safely, and to make the beginning of my supplication a success, its middle a prosperity, and its end a goodness. Surely, you are the Knower of the unseen.

Then Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: This is from the rarities that the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ taught me, and he commanded me to teach it to al-Hasan and al-Husayn ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

ููŠ ู…ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ูƒูุนู…ูŠ ุฑูˆู‰ ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู„ุฐุนุชู‡ ุนู‚ุฑุจ ูˆู‡ูˆ ููŠ ุงู„ุตู„ุงุฉ ูู„ู…ุง ูุฑุบ ู‚ุงู„ ู„ุนู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุนู‚ุฑุจ ู…ุง ุชุฏุน ู…ุตู„ูŠุง ูˆู„ุง ุบูŠุฑู‡ ุงู„ุง ู„ุฐุนุชู‡ ูˆุชู†ุงูˆู„ ู†ุนู„ู‡ ูู‚ุชู„ู‡ ุจู‡ุงุŒ ุซู… ุฏุนุง ุจู…ุงุก ูˆู…ู„ุญ ูุฌุนู„ ูŠู…ุณุญ ุฐู„ูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุง ูˆูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูˆุงู„ู…ุนูˆุฐุชูŠู†

In Misbah al-Kaf`ami:

It is narrated that the Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ was stung by a scorpion while he was praying. So when he finished, he said: May Allah curse the scorpion, it does not spare the one praying nor anyone else except that it stings him. He took his sandal and killed it with it. Then, he called for water and salt, and he began wiping it (the sting), and he recited Surat al-Ikhlas and the mu`awadhatayn.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุทุจ ุงู„ุฃุฆู…ุฉ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุจูŠ ุจุตูŠุฑ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุดูƒูˆุช ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุฌุน ุฃุถุฑุงุณูŠ ูˆุงู†ู‡ ูŠุณู‡ุฑ ุจูŠ ุงู„ู„ูŠู„ุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ูู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ุฃุจุง ุจุตูŠุฑ ุฅุฐุง ุฃุญุณุณุช ุจุฐู„ูƒ ูุถุน ูŠุฏูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุงู‚ุฑุฃ ุณูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุซู… ุงู‚ุฑุฃ ” ูˆุชุฑู‰ ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ุฌุงู…ุฏุฉ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุชู…ุฑ ู…ุฑ ุงู„ุณุญุงุจ ุตู†ุน ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฃุชู‚ู† ูƒู„ ุดุฆ ุงู†ู‡ ุฎุจูŠุฑ ุจู…ุง ูŠูุนู„ูˆู† ” ูุฅู†ู‡ ูŠุณูƒู† ุซู… ู„ุง ูŠุนูˆุฏ

In Tubb al-A’immah ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: By its isnad to Abu Baseer from Abu Baseer from Abu Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: I complained to him about a pain in my teeth that caused me to remain awake during the night. He said: O Abu Baseer, if you feel that, then place your hand upon it and recite al-Fatiha and qul huwallahu ahad, then recite: “And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things. Surely, He is Acquainted with that which you do.” (27:88) Then, it (the pain) will settle and not return.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนู…ุฑ ุจู† ูŠุฒูŠุฏ ุงู„ุตูŠู‚ู„ ุนู† ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„ ุดูƒู‰ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุฑุฌู„ ู…ู† ุฃูˆู„ูŠุงุฆู‡ ุงู„ูุฑุงุบ ูู‚ุงู„: ูƒุชุจ ู„ู‡ ุฃู… ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูˆุณูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุงุฎู„ุงุต ูˆุงู„ู…ุนูˆุฐุชูŠู† ุซู… ุชูƒุชุจ ุฃุณูู„ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃุนูˆุฐ ุจูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุนุธูŠู… ูˆุจุนุฒุชู‡ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ุง ุชุฑุงู… ูˆุจู‚ุฏุฑุชู‡ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู…ุชู†ุน ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุดุฆ ู…ู† ุดุฑ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูˆุฌุน ูˆู…ู† ุดุฑ ู…ุง ููŠู‡ุŒ ุซู… ู†ุดุฑ ุจู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑูŠู‚ ุจู…ุงุก ุงู„ู…ุทุฑุŒ ุชุจุฑุฃ ุจุฅุฐู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰

By its isnad to `Umar b. Yazeed as-Sayqal from as-Sadiq ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: A man from his servants complained to him, so he wrote Umm al-Qur’an (al-Fatiha) and Surat al-Ikhlas and the mu`awadhatayn for him. Then beneath that, he wrote: “I seek refuge in the Great Face of Allah, and His glory that does not desist, and His power that is never overcome by any evil, from this pain and the evil therein.” Then, he sprinkled rain water upon him, and he was healed by the permission of Allah ุชุนุงู„ู‰.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุณู„ู…ุฉ ุจู† ู…ุญุฑุฒ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ู„ู… ุชุจุฑุฆู‡ ุณูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ูˆู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู„ู… ูŠุจุฑุฃู‡ ุดุฆุŒ ูˆูƒู„ ุนู„ุฉ ุชุจุฑูŠู‡ุง ู‡ุงุชูŠู† ุงู„ุณูˆุฑุชูŠู†

By its isnad to Salama b. Mahraz.

He said: I heard Abu Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Whomever is not healed by Surat al-Fatiha and qul huwallahu ahad will not be healed by anything. Every defect can be healed by these two surahs.

ููŠ ู…ุฌู…ุน ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ูˆุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุฏุฑุฏุงุก ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ุฃูŠุนุฌุฒ ุฃุญุฏูƒู… ุงู† ูŠู‚ุฑุก ุซู„ุซ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ููŠ ู„ูŠู„ุฉุŸู‚ู„ุช: ูŠุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู…ู† ูŠุทูŠู‚ ุฐู„ูƒุŸู‚ุงู„: ุงู‚ุฑุฃูˆุง ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ

In Majma` al-Bayan: And from Abu’l Darda’ from the Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡.

He said: Are any of you able to recite one third of the Qur’an in one night? I said: O Messenger of Allah, who is able to do that? He said: Recite qul huwallahu ahad.

ูˆุนู† ุงู†ุณ ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฑุฉ ุจูˆุฑูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ู…ุฑุชูŠู† ุจูˆุฑูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุนู„ู‰ ุฃู‡ู„ู‡ุŒ ูุงู† ู‚ุฑุงู‡ุง ุซู„ุงุซ ู…ุฑุงุช ุจูˆุฑูƒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุนู„ู‰ ุฃู‡ู„ู‡ ูˆุนู„ู‰ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุฌูŠุฑุงู†ู‡ุŒ ูุงู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุงุซู†ุชูŠ ุนุดุฑุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ุจู†ู‰ ู„ู‡ ุงุซู†ู‰ ุนุดุฑ ู‚ุตุฑุง ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ูˆุชู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ุญูุธุฉ: ุงู†ุทู„ู‚ูˆุง ุจู†ุง ู†ู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ู‚ุตุฑ ุฃุฎูŠู†ุงุŒ ูุงู† ู‚ุฑุงู‡ุง ู…ุฃุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ูƒูุฑ ุนู†ู‡ ุฐู†ูˆุจ ุฎู…ุณ ูˆุนุดุฑูŠู† ุณู†ุฉ ู…ุง ุฎู„ุง ุงู„ุฏู…ุงุก ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ูˆุงู„ุŒ ูุงู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุฃุฑุจุนู…ุฃุฉ ู…ุฑุฉ ูƒูุฑุช ุนู†ู‡ ุฐู†ูˆุจ ุฃุฑุจุนู…ุฃุฉ ุณู†ุฉุŒ ูุงู† ู‚ุฑุฃู‡ุง ุงู„ู ู…ุฑุฉ ู„ู… ูŠู…ุช ุญุชู‰ ูŠุฑู‰ ู…ูƒุงู†ู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุฃูˆ ูŠุฑู‰ ู„ู‡

And from Anas from the Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡.

He said: Whomever recites qul huwallahu ahad is blessed. Whomever recites it twice is blessed with his family. Whomever recites it three times is blessed with his family and all of his neighbours. Whomever recites it twelve times will have twelve castles built for him, and its guards will say: “Let us go look at the castle of our brother”. Whomever recites it one hundred times, twenty five years of his sins will be covered, except for his sins related to blood and wealth. Whomever recites it four hundred times, four hundred years of sins will be covered. Whomever recites it one thousand times, he will not die until he sees his place in Paradise; it will be shown to him.

ูˆุนู† ุณู‡ู„ ุจู† ุณุนุฏ ุงู„ุณุงุนุฏูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ุฌุงุก ุฑุฌู„ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูุดูƒู‰ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ูู‚ุฑ ูˆุถูŠู‚ ุงู„ู…ุนุงุดุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: ุฅุฐุง ุฏุฎู„ุช ุจูŠุชูƒ ูุณู„ู… ุฅู† ูƒุงู† ููŠู‡ ุฃุญุฏ; ูˆุงู† ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ููŠู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูุณู„ู… ูˆุงู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู…ุฑุฉ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ููุนู„ ุงู„ุฑุฌู„ ูุฃูุงุถ ุงู„ู„ู‡ย  ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุฑุฒู‚ุง ุญุชู‰ ุฃูุงุถ ุนู„ู‰ ุฌูŠุฑุงู†ู‡

And from Sahl from Sa`d as-Sa`di.

He said: A man came to the Prophet ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ and complained to him about poverty and a meager living, so the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said to him: When you enter your house, give salaam if there is anyone therein; and if there is no one, then give salaam and recite qul huwallahu ahad once. So the man did that, and Allah granted him and his neighbours sustenance.

ููŠ ู…ุฌู…ุน ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ูˆุฑูˆู‰ ููŠ ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซ ู„ูƒู„ ุดุฆ ู†ุณุจุฉ ูˆู†ุณุจุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุงุฎู„ุงุต

In Majma` al-Bayan: It is narrated in the hadith: For everything there is an attribution, and the attribution of Allah is Surat al-Ikhlas.

ููŠ ุฃุตูˆู„ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุนู† ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุจู† ุณุนูŠุฏ ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุถุฑ ุจู† ุณูˆูŠุฏ ุนู† ุนุงุตู… ุจู† ุญู…ูŠุฏ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฆู„ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุตู„ูˆุงุช ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุนู† ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุนู„ู… ุฃู†ู‡ ูŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุขุฎุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ุงู† ุฃู‚ูˆุงู… ู…ุชุนู…ู‚ูˆู†ุŒ ูุฃู†ุฒู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰: ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูˆุงู„ุขูŠุงุช ู…ู† ุณูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ุญุฏูŠุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ” ุนู„ูŠู… ุจุฐุงุช ุงู„ุตุฏูˆุฑ ” ูู…ู† ุฑุงู… ูˆุฑุงุก ุฐู„ูƒ ูู‚ุฏ ู‡ู„ูƒ

In Usul al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from al-Husayn b. Sa`eed from an-Nadr b. Suwayd from `Asem b. Humayd.

He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn ุตู„ูˆุงุช ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ was asked about monotheism, so he said: Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ knew that there would be deep-thinking communities in the End Times, so Allah ุชุนุงู„ู‰ revealed qul huwallahu ahad and the first six verses of Surat al-Hadeed. So whoever accepts anything otherwise is destroyed.

ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุฏุฑูŠุณ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฌุจุงุฑ ุนู† ุตููˆุงู† ุจู† ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุนู† ุฃุจู‰ ุฃูŠูˆุจ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุณู„ู… ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุงู„ูŠู‡ูˆุฏ ุณุฃู„ูˆุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ุงู†ุณุจ ู„ู†ุง ุฑุจูƒุŒ ูู„ุจุซ ุซู„ุงุซุง ูŠุฌูŠุจู‡ู… ุซู… ู†ุฒู„ุช ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุง

Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. `Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan b. Yahya from Abu Ayyub from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abu `Abdllah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: The Jews asked the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: Describe the attribution of your Lord to us. So he remained three days, then qul huwallahu ahad was revealed.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุงุญุชุฌุงุฌ ู„ู„ุทุจุฑุณูŠ (ุฑู‡) ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุณุฃู„ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุตูˆุฑูŠุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูู‚ุงู„: ุงุฎุจุฑู†ูŠ ุนู† ุฑุจูƒ ู…ุง ู‡ูˆุŸูู†ุฒู„ุช ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุง ูู‚ุงู„ ุงุจู† ุตูˆุฑูŠุง: ุตุฏู‚ุช ูŠุง ู…ุญู…ุฏุŒ ูˆุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ุฃุฎุฐู†ุง ู…ู†ู‡ ู…ูˆุถุน ุงู„ุญุงุฌุฉ

In Kitab al-Ihtijaj of Tabrisi:

Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-`Askari ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: `Abdillah b. Suraya asked the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: Tell me about your Lord, what is He? So qul huwallahu ahad was revealed. So Ibn Suraya said: You have spoken the truth, O Muhammad. And the hadith is long, and we have taken the relevant portion.

ููŠ ุงู„ุฎุฑุงูŠุฌ ูˆุงู„ุฌุฑุงูŠุญ ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ู‡ุงุดู…: ู‚ู„ุช ููŠ ู†ูุณูŠ ุงุดุชู‡ู‰ ุงู† ุงุนู„ู… ู…ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุฃุจูˆ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุฃู‡ูˆ ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ ุฃู… ุบูŠุฑ ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ุŸ ูุงู‚ุจู„ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆู‚ุงู„: ุฃูˆ ู…ุง ุจู„ุบูƒ ู…ุง ุฑูˆู‰ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู„ู…ุง ู†ุฒู„ุช ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุฑุจุนุฉ ุขู„ุงู ุฌู†ุงุญุŒ ูู…ุง ูƒุงู†ุช ุชู…ุฑ ุจู…ู„ุงุก ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุงุฆูƒุฉ ุงู„ุง ุฎุดุนูˆุง ู„ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆู‚ุงู„: ู‡ุฐู‡ ู†ุณุจุฉ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰

In al-Khara’ij wal Jara’ih:

Abu Hisham said: I said to myself: “I wish I knew what Abu Muhammad ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… says about the Qur’an being created or not created.” So he turned to me and said: Have you not been told about what was narrated from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: When qul huwallahu ahad was revealed, Allah created four thousand wings. It would not pass by the elite angels except that they humbled themselves to it. And he said: This is the attribution of the Lord ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ู…ุนุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุตุจุบ ุจู† ู†ุจุงุชุฉ ุนู† ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ููŠู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู†ุณุจุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡

In Kitab Ma`ani al-Akhbar: By its isnad to al-Asbagh b. Nubata from Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… in a long hadith in which he ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… says: The attribution of Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is qul huwallah.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุนู„ู„ ุงู„ุดุฑุงูŠุน ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุจู‰ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ุฐูƒุฑุชู‡ ุจุชู…ุงู…ู‡ ุฃูˆู„ ุงู„ุงุณุฑุงุก ู…ุณู†ุฏุง ูˆููŠู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุงูƒูŠุง ุนู† ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูˆุนู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡ ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡: ุงู‚ุฑุฃ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ูƒู…ุง ุฃู†ุฒู„ุช ูุฅู†ู‡ุง ู†ุณุจุชูŠ ูˆู†ุนุชูŠ

In Ktiab `Ilal ash-Shara’i`: By its isnad to Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… in a long hadith that I have mentioned in full at the beginning of al-Isra’ with its isnad.

Therein Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… narrated a conversion between the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ and Allah ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡; He said to him: Recite qul huwallahu ahad as it was revealed, for it is My attribution and My epithet.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฅุณุญุงู‚ ุจู† ุนู…ุงุฑ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุญุณู† ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุจู† ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ุฐูƒุฑู†ุง ุจุชู…ุงู…ู‡ ุฃูˆู„ ุงู„ุงุณุฑุงุก ุฃูŠุถุง ูˆููŠู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุงูƒูŠุง ุนู† ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูˆุนู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡: ุซู… ุฃู…ุฑู‡ ุงู† ูŠู‚ุฑุฃ ู†ุณุจุฉ ุฑุจู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุจุณู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุญูŠู… ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ” ุซู… ุฃู…ุณูƒ ุนู†ู‡ ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ ูู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„: ” ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ” ูุงู…ุณูƒ ุนู†ู‡ ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ ูู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡: ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰ุŒ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰ุŒ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฑุจู‰

And by its isnad to Is`haq b. `Ammar from Abu’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… in a long hadith that we mentioned in full at the beginning of al-Isra’ as well.

Therein he ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… narrated a conversation between the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ and Allah ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡: Then He ordered him to recite the attribution of his Lord ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰: “In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Say: Allah is One. Allah, the Self-Subsisting.” Then, He withheld His speech. So the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: Say: Allah is One. Allah, the Self-Subsisting. So He said: Say: “He does not beget, nor was He begotten, and there is nothing like unto Him.” Then, He withheld His speech. So the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ said: That is Allah, my Lord; that is Allah, my Lord; that is Allah, my Lord.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนุจูŠุฏ ู‚ุงู„: ุฏุฎู„ุช ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูู‚ุงู„ ู„ูŠ: ู‚ู„ ู„ู„ุนุจุงุณูŠ ูŠูƒู ุนู† ุงู„ูƒู„ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูˆุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูˆูŠูƒู„ู… ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุจู…ุง ูŠุนุฑููˆู†ุŒ ูˆูŠูƒู ุนู…ุง ูŠู†ูƒุฑูˆู†

ูˆุฅุฐุง ุณุฃู„ูˆูƒ ุนู† ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูู‚ู„ ูƒู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„: ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ * ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ * ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ * ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ” ูˆุฅุฐุง ุณุฃู„ูˆูƒ ุนู† ุงู„ูƒูŠููŠุฉ ู‚ู„ ูƒู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„: ” ู„ูŠุณ ูƒู…ุซู„ู‡ ุดุฆ ” ูˆุฅุฐุง ุณุฃู„ูˆูƒ ุนู† ุงู„ุณู…ุน ูู‚ู„ ูƒู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ” ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุณู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุนู„ูŠู… ” ูƒู„ู… ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุจู…ุง ูŠุนุฑููˆู†

In Kitab at-Tawheed: By its isnad to Muhammad b. `Ubayd.

He said: I entered upon ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… so he said to me: Tell the Abbasid to stop talking about monotheism and other topics, and to talk to the people about that which they recognize (understand), and to stop from that which they deny. And if they ask you about monotheism, then say what Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ said: “Say: Allah is One. Allah, the Self-Subsisting. He does not beget, nor was He begotten, and there is nothing like unto Him.” (112:1-4) And if they ask you about His modality, then say what Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ said: “There is nothing like unto Him.” (42:11) And if they ask you about His Hearing, then say what Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ said: “He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” Talk to the people about that which they recognize.

ููŠ ุนูŠูˆู† ุงู„ุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ููŠ ุจุงุจ ุงู„ุนู„ู„ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฐูƒุฑ ุงู„ูุถู„ ุจู† ุดุงุฐุงู† ููŠ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุง ุงู†ู‡ ุณู…ุนู‡ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู…ุฑุฉ ุจุนุฏ ู…ุฑุฉ ูˆุดูŠุฆุง ุจุนุฏ ุดุฆุŒ ู‚ุงู„ ู‚ุงุฆู„: ูู„ู… ูˆุฌุจ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุงู‚ุฑุงุฑ ูˆุงู„ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ุจุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุฃุญุฏุŸ ู‚ูŠู„: ู„ุนู„ู„ุŒ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุงู†ู‡ ู„ูˆ ู„ู… ูŠุฌุจ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุงู‚ุฑุงุฑ ูˆุงู„ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ู„ุฌุงุฒ ุฃู† ูŠุชูˆู‡ู…ูˆุง ู…ุฏุจุฑูŠู† ุฃูˆ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู† ุฐู„ูƒุŒ ูˆุฅุฐุง ุฌุงุฒ ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู… ูŠู‡ุชุฏูˆุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุตุงู†ุน ู„ู‡ู… ู…ู† ุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ู„ุงู† ูƒู„ ุงู†ุณุงู† ู…ู†ู‡ู… ู„ุง ูŠุฏุฑู‰ ู„ุนู„ู‡ ุงู†ู…ุง ูŠุนุจุฏ ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ุŒ ูˆ ูŠุทูŠุน ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฃู…ุฑู‡ุŒ ูู„ุง ูŠูƒูˆู† ุนู„ู‰ ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ู…ู† ุตุงู†ุนู‡ู… ูˆุฎุงู„ู‚ู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุซุจุช ุนู†ุฏู‡ู… ุฃู…ุฑ ุขู…ุฑ ูˆู„ุง ู†ู‡ู‰ ู†ุงู‡ ุฅุฐุง ู„ุง ูŠุนุฑู ุงู„ุงู…ุฑ ุจุนูŠู†ู‡ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ู†ุงู‡ูŠ ู…ู† ุบูŠุฑู‡

ูˆู…ู†ู‡ุง ุงู†ู‡ ู„ูˆ ุฌุงุฒ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุงุซู†ูŠู† ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ุดุฑูŠูƒูŠู† ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ุจุงู† ูŠุนุจุฏ ูˆูŠุทุงุน ู…ู† ุงู„ุงุฎุฑุŒ ูˆูู‰ ุฅุฌุงุฒุฉ ุงู† ูŠุทุงุน ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุดุฑูŠูƒ ุฅุฌุงุฒุฉ ุงู† ู„ุง ูŠุทุงุน ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆูู‰ ุฅุฌุงุฒุฉย  ุงู† ู„ุง ูŠุทุงุน ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ูƒูุฑ ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุจุฌู…ูŠุน ูƒุชุจู‡ ูˆุฑุณู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงุซุจุงุช ูƒู„ ุจุงุทู„ุŒ ูˆุชุฑูƒ ูƒู„ ุญู‚ ูˆุชุญู„ูŠู„ ูƒู„ ุญุฑุงู… ูˆุชุญุฑูŠู… ูƒู„ ุญู„ุงู„ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฏุฎูˆู„ ููŠ ูƒู„ ู…ุนุตูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฎุฑูˆุฌ ู…ู† ูƒู„ ุทุงุนุฉ

ูˆุฅุจุงุญุฉ ูƒู„ ูุณุงุฏ ูˆุงุจุทุงู„ ูƒู„ ุญู‚

ูˆู…ู†ู‡ุง ุงู†ู‡ ู„ูˆ ุฌุงุฒ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู† ูˆุงุญุฏ ู„ุฌุงุฒ ู„ุฅุจู„ูŠุณ ุงู† ูŠุฏุนู‰ ุงู†ู‡ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุงุฎุฑ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุถุงุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ููŠ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุญูƒู…ู‡ุŒ ูˆูŠุตุฑู ุงู„ุนุจุงุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ู†ูุณู‡ุŒ ููŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃุนุธู… ุงู„ูƒูุฑ ูˆุฃุดุฏ ุงู„ู†ูุงู‚

In `Uyun al-Akhbar: In the chapter on the reasons, in which at the end, al-Fadl b. Shadhan mentions that he heard ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… repeat it again and again and say something after it.

He said: So he said: Then why was it made obligatory for them to declare and recognize that Allah is One and Only? He said: For reasons, from which is that if He did not make their declaration and recognition obligatory, they may imagine that there were two Planners (gods) or more. Then, they would not be guided to the [true] Creator amidst the others, for every person would not be able to know who created them so that they may worship Him, or who ordered them so that they may obey Him. They would not know who in reality made them and created them, nor would they be able to confirm who commanded or admonished them, since they would not be able to recognize the One who issues orders and admonishes against others. Another reason is that were it possible for there to be two [gods], then neither partner would be more deserving than the other to be worshiped and obeyed. The permission to obey one of the partners is a permission to disobey Allah. The permission to not obey Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ูƒูุฑ would imply disbelief in Allah and all of His Books and messengers, guaranteeing what is wrong, abandoning every responsibility, allowing all that is forbidden, forbidding all that is allowed, enjoining in every sin, abandoning all forms of obedience, allowing all corruption and abolishing every responsibility. Another reason is that if it were possible for there to be more than one [god], then it would allow Iblees to declare himself to be another [god], so that he may oppose Allah ุชุนุงู„ู‰ in all of His decrees, and invite the worshipers to himself. This would result in the greatest disbelief and severest hypocrisy.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุจู‰ ุงู„ุจุฎุชุฑูŠ ูˆู‡ุจ ุจู† ูˆู‡ุจ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰: ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„ ุฃูŠ ุฃุธู‡ุฑ ู…ุง ุฃูˆุญูŠู†ุง ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูˆู†ุจุฃู†ุงูƒ ุจุชุฃู„ูŠู ุงู„ุญุฑูˆู ุงู„ุชูŠ ู‚ุฑุฃู†ุงู‡ุง ู„ูƒ ู„ูŠู‡ุชุฏู‰ ุจู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ู‰ ุงู„ุณู…ุน ูˆู‡ูˆ ุดู‡ูŠุฏุŒ ูˆ ” ู‡ูˆ ” ุงุณู… ู…ูƒู†ู‰ ูˆู…ุดุงุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุบุงุฆุจ ูุงู„ู‡ุงุก ุชู†ุจูŠู‡ ุนู† ู…ุนู†ู‰ ุซุงุจุชุŒ ูˆุงู„ูˆุงูˆ ุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุงูŠุจ ุนู† ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณุŒ ูƒู…ุง ุฃู† ู‚ูˆู„ูƒ ” ู‡ุฐุง ” ุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดุงู‡ุฏ ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณุŒ ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุงู„ูƒูุงุฑ ู†ุจู‡ูˆุง ุนู† ุขู„ู‡ุชู‡ู… ุจุญุฑู ุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุดุงู‡ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฏุฑูƒุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ู‡ุฐู‡ ุขู„ู‡ุชู†ุง ุงู„ู…ุญุณูˆุณุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฏุฑูƒุฉ ุจุงู„ุงุจุตุงุฑุŒ ูุฃุดุฑ ุฃู†ุช ูŠุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู‡ูƒ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชุฏุนูˆ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุญุชู‰ ู†ุฑุงู‡ ูˆู†ุฏุฑูƒู‡ ูˆู„ุง ู†ุฃู„ู‡ ููŠู‡

ูุฃู†ุฒู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ูุงู„ู‡ุงุก ุชุซุจูŠุช ู„ู„ุซุงุจุชุŒ ูˆุงู„ูˆุงูˆ ุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุงูŠุจ ุนู† ุฏุฑูƒ ุงู„ุงุจุตุงุฑุŒ ูˆู„ู…ุณ ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณ; ูˆุงู†ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุนู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ู…ุฏุฑูƒ ุงู„ุงุจุตุงุฑ ูˆู…ุจุฏุน ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณ

In Kitab at-Tawheed: By its isnad to Abu’l Bakhtari Wahab b. Wahab from Abu `Abdillah as-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqirย ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, regarding the saying of Allahย ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ “Say: He is Allah, the One.” (112:1)

He said: “Say” means make apparent that which We have revealed to you and given you news of in the letters that We have recited to you, so that you may guide those who listen, and He is a Witness. “He” (huwa) is a name and an indicator to absence: the “h” is a caution from [interpreting] a fixed definition [for Allah], and the “w” is an indicator to His absence from the senses, just as your saying “this” (hatha) is an indicator to that which is present to the senses. This is because the disbelievers would describe their gods with letters that indicate their perceptible presence. So they would say: “These are our gods, which can be comprehended by senses and by sight. So Muhammad, point to your God whom you call to so that we may see Him and comprehend Him. So Allah ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ revealed: “Say: He is Allah, the One.” (112:1) So the “h” establishes the established,ย  and the “w” is an indicator to He who is absent from the comprehension of sights and senses. He is above that, rather, He comprehends all sights, and He creates the senses.

ูˆููŠู‡ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุนู†ุงู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุจูˆุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุฃู„ู‡ ููŠู‡ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ูˆูŠุคู„ู‡ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆุฑ ุนู† ุฏุฑูƒ ุงู„ุงุจุตุงุฑ ูˆุงู„ู…ุญุฌูˆุจ ุนู† ุงู„ุฃูˆู‡ุงู… ูˆุงู„ุฎุทุฑุงุช

And Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: “Allah” means that which is worshiped, and taken as a deity by the creation. Allah is shrouded from the comprehension of the sights and veiled from imagination and thoughts.

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู…ุนู†ุงู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุจูˆุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุงู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ุนู† ุฏุฑูƒ ู…ุงุฆูŠุชู‡ ูˆุงู„ุฅุญุงุทุฉ ุจูƒูŠููŠุชู‡ุŒ ูˆูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ุนุฑุจ: ุงู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุฌู„ ุฅุฐุง ุชุญูŠุฑ ููŠ ุงู„ุดุฆ ูู„ู… ูŠุญุท ุจู‡ ุนู„ู…ุงุŒ ูˆูˆู„ู‡: ุฅุฐุง ูุฒุน ุฅู„ู‰ ุดุฆ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุญุฐุฑู‡ ูˆูŠุฎุงูู‡ุŒ ูุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆุฑ ุนู† ุญูˆุงุณ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚

And al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: Its meaning is that which is worshiped, that which the creation takes as a God that they cannot comprehend and is beyond modality. And the Arabs say: The God of the man who becomes perplexed by a thing and is not able to comprehend it. And: If he panics at a thing that cautions him and scares him, then his God is He who is shrouded from the senses of the people.

ูˆููŠู‡ ูƒู„ุงู… ู„ู„ุฑุถุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูˆููŠู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ู„ุง ุจุชุฃูˆูŠู„ ุนุฏุฏ

And therein there are words from ar-Rida ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… regarding monotheism, and that “the One” (112:1) is not a reference to numbering.

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ุงู„ูุฑุฏ ุงู„ู…ุชูุฑุฏ ูˆุงู„ุงุญุฏ ูˆุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ุจู…ุนู†ู‰ ูˆุงุญุฏุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุชูุฑุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ู†ุธูŠุฑ ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุงู„ุงู‚ุฑุงุฑ ุจุงู„ูˆุญุฏุฉ ูˆู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุงู†ูุฑุงุฏุŒ ูˆุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏย  ุงู„ู…ุชุจุงูŠู† ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู†ุจุนุซ ู…ู† ุดุฆุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุชุญุฏ ุจุดุฆุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุซู… ู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ุฅู† ุจู†ุงุก ุงู„ุนุฏุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุนุฏุฏุŒ ู„ุงู† ุงู„ุนุฏุฏ ู„ุง ูŠู‚ุน ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ุจู„ ูŠู‚ุน ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุงุซู†ูŠู†ุŒ ูู…ุนู†ู‰ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡: ” ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ุฃูŠ ุงู„ู…ุนุจูˆุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุฃู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ุนู† ุงุฏุฑุงูƒู‡ ูˆุงู„ุฅุญุงุทุฉ ุจูƒูŠููŠุชู‡ุŒ ูุฑุฏ ุจุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ูŠุฉ ู…ุชุนุงู„ ุนู† ุตูุงุช ุฎู„ู‚ู‡

Al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: The One, the Only, the Unique, the One in the meaning of one. He is the Unique that has no counterpart. Monotheism is the declaration of His oneness, which is uniqueness. The One, the Dissimilar, who is not emitted from anything, nor is He united with anything. Numbering is built upon the one, but the one is not from numbering, because numbering is not ascribed to the one, rather it is ascribed to the two. So the meaning of His saying: “Allah, the One” means that which is worshiped, which the creation takes as a God that they cannot comprehend and is beyond modality. He is alone in godhood, and is above the characteristics of His creation.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุฏุงู… ุจู† ุดุฑูŠุญ ุจู† ู‡ุงู†ูŠ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุฃุนุฑุงุจูŠุง ู‚ุงู… ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฌู…ู„ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุฃุชู‚ูˆู„: ุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงุญุฏุŸู‚ุงู„: ูุญู…ู„ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ูŠุง ุฃุนุฑุงุจูŠ ุฃู…ุง ุชุฑู‰ ู…ุง ููŠู‡ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ู…ู† ุชู‚ุณู… ุงู„ู‚ู„ุจุŸูู‚ุงู„ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุฏุนูˆู‡ ูุงู† ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุฑูŠุฏู‡ ุงู„ุงุนุฑุงุจูŠ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู†ุฑูŠุฏู‡ุŒ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆู…ุŒ ุซู… ู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ุฃุนุฑุงุจูŠ: ุงู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ ููŠ ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃุฑุจุนุฉ ุฃู‚ุณุงู… ููˆุฌู‡ุงู† ู…ู†ู‡ุง ู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒุงู† ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ุŒ ูˆูˆุฌู‡ุงู† ูŠุซุจุชุงู† ููŠู‡ุŒ ูุงู…ุง ุงู„ู„ุฐุงู† ู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒุงู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฆู„ ูˆุงุญุฏ ูŠู‚ุตุฏ ุจู‡ ุจุงุจ ุงู„ุงุนุฏุงุฏุŒ ูู‡ุฐุง ู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒ ู„ุงู† ู…ุงู„ุง ุซุงู†ูŠ ู„ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠุฏุฎู„ ููŠ ุจุงุจ ุงู„ุงุนุฏุงุฏุŒ ุฃู„ุง ุชุฑู‰ ุงู†ู‡ ูƒูุฑ ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„: ุซุงู„ุซ ุซู„ุงุซุฉุŒ ูˆู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฆู„ ู‡ูˆ ูˆุงุญุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูŠุฑูŠุฏ ุจู‡ ุงู„ู†ูˆุน ู…ู† ุงู„ุฌู†ุณ ูู‡ุฐุง ู…ุง ู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ุชุดุจูŠู‡ ูˆุฌู„ ุฑุจู†ุง ุนู† ุฐู„ูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ุŒ ูˆุงู…ุง ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ุงู† ุงู„ู„ุฐุงู† ูŠุซุจุชุงู† ููŠู‡ ูู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฆู„ ู‡ูˆ ูˆุงุญุฏ ู„ูŠุณ ู„ู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุดุจูŠู‡ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุฑุจู†ุงุŒ ูˆ ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฆู„ ุงู†ู‡ ุฑุจู†ุง ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ุงู„ู…ุนู†ู‰ ูŠุนู†ู‰ ุจู‡ ุงู†ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠู†ู‚ุณู… ููŠ ูˆุฌูˆุฏ ูˆู„ุง ุนู‚ู„ ูˆู„ุง ูˆู‡ู… ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุฑุจู†ุง ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„

By its isnad to al-Muqdam b. Shareeh b. Hani from his father.

He said: A bedouin came to Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… on the day of [the Battle of] Jamal and said: O Amir al-Mu’mineen, do you say that Allah is One? So the people rushed to him and said: O bedouin, do you not see that Amir al-Mu’mineen is busy? So Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: Bring him, for what the bedouin wants is what we want from these people (the enemy). Then, he said: O bedouin, the saying that ‘Allah is One’ can be understood in four different perspectives – two of which are impossible for Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„, and two are well-established. As for the two that are impossible for Him: (1) The saying that ‘one’ is understood through numbering, and this is impossible because He has no second, and He cannot be brought into a numerical system. Do you not see that those who say ‘three, trinity’ have disbelieved? (2) The saying that He is one of the people, meaning that He is from a species and genus, and this is impossible for Him, for that is likening Him [to His creation], and our Lord is too majestic and too high for that. As for the two well-established perspectives: (1) The saying that He is One, and has no similarity to the things; that is our Lord. (2) The saying that our Lord ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is One in the sense that He cannot be divided in reality, nor in the intellect, nor in the imagination; that is our Lord ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„.

ููŠ ุฃุตูˆู„ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุนู† ุงู„ู…ุฎุชุงุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฎุชุงุฑ ุงู„ู‡ู…ุฏุงู†ูŠ ูˆู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุนู„ูˆูŠ ุฌู…ูŠุนุง ุนู† ุงู„ูุชุญ ุจู† ูŠุฒูŠุฏ ุงู„ุฌุฑุฌุงู†ูŠ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุชู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ูˆู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ุทูŠู ุงู„ุฎุจูŠุฑ ุงู„ุณู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุจุตูŠุฑ ุงู„ูˆุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏุŒ ู„ูˆ ูƒุงู† ูƒู…ุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู…ุดุจู‡ุฉ ู„ู… ูŠุนุฑู ุงู„ุฎุงู„ู‚ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ู…ู†ุดุฆ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู†ุดุฃ ู„ูƒู†ู‡ ุงู„ู…ู†ุดุฆ ูุฑู‚ ุจูŠู† ู…ู† ุฌุณู…ู‡ ูˆุตูˆุฑู‡ ูˆุงู†ุดุฃู‡ ุฅุฐ ูƒุงู† ู„ุง ูŠุดุจู‡ู‡ ุดุฆ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุดุจู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุดูŠุฆุงุŒ ู‚ู„ุช: ุฃุฌู„ ุฌุนู„ู†ูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูุฏุงูƒ ู„ูƒู†ูƒ ู‚ู„ุช: ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŒ ูˆู‚ู„ุช: ู„ุง ูŠุดุจู‡ู‡ ุดุฆ ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุงุญุฏย  ูˆุงู„ุงู†ุณุงู† ูˆุงุญุฏุŒ ุฃู„ูŠุณ ู‚ุฏ ุชุดุงุจู‡ุช ุงู„ูˆุญุฏุงู†ูŠุฉุŸู‚ุงู„: ูŠุง ูุชุญ ุฃุญู„ุช ุซุจุชูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู†ู…ุง ุงู„ุชุดุจูŠู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุนุงู†ูŠุŒ ูุงู…ุง ููŠ ุงู„ุฃุณู…ุงุก ูู‡ูŠ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุฏู„ุงู„ุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุณู…ู‰ุŒ ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุงู„ุงู†ุณุงู† ูˆุงู† ู‚ูŠู„ ูˆุงุญุฏ ูุฅู†ู‡ ูŠุฎุจุฑ ุงู†ู‡ ุฌุซุฉ ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุจุงุซู†ูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุงู†ุณุงู† ู†ูุณู‡ ู„ูŠุณ ุจูˆุงุญุฏ ู„ุงู† ุฃุนุถุงุกู‡ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ ูˆุฃู„ูˆุงู†ู‡ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ ูˆู…ู† ุฃู„ูˆุงู†ู‡ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ ุบูŠุฑ ูˆุงุญุฏุŒ ูˆ ู‡ูˆ ุฃุฌุฒุงุก ู…ุฌุฒุงุฉ ู„ูŠุณุช ุจุณูˆุงุกุŒ ุฏู…ู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ู„ุญู…ู‡ ูˆู„ุญู…ู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ุฏู…ู‡ุŒ ูˆุนุตุจู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ุนุฑูˆู‚ู‡ ูˆ ุดุนุฑู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ุจุดุฑู‡ ูˆุณูˆุงุฏู‡ ุบูŠุฑ ุจูŠุงุถู‡ุŒ ูˆูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุณุงูŠุฑ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ุŒ ูุงู„ุงู†ุณุงู† ูˆุงุญุฏ ููŠ ุงู„ุงุณู… ูˆู„ุง ูˆุงุญุฏ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุนู†ู‰ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡ ู‡ูˆ ูˆุงุญุฏ ู„ุง ูˆุงุญุฏ ุบูŠุฑู‡ ู„ุง ุงุฎุชู„ุงู ููŠู‡ ูˆ ู„ุง ุชูุงูˆุช ูˆู„ุง ุฒูŠุงุฏุฉ ูˆู„ุง ู†ู‚ุตุงู†ุŒ ูุงู…ุง ุงู„ุงู†ุณุงู† ุงู„ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ ุงู„ู…ุตู†ูˆุน ุงู„ู…ุคู„ู ู…ู† ุงุฌุฒุงุก ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ ูˆุฌูˆุงู‡ุฑ ุดุชู‰ ุบูŠุฑ ุฃู†ู‡ ุจุงู„ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ุดุฆ ูˆุงุญุฏุŒ ู‚ู„ุช: ุฌุนู„ุช ูุฏุงูƒ ูุฑุฌุช ุนู†ู‰ ูุฑุฌ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ูƒุŒ ูˆุงู„ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ุฃุฎุฐู†ุง ู…ู†ู‡ ู…ูˆุถุน ุงู„ุญุงุฌุฉ

In Usul al-Kafi: `Ali b. Ibrahim from al-Mukhtar b. Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Hamadani and Muhammad b. al-Hasan from `Abdillah al-Hasan al-`Alawi together from al-Fat`h b. Yazeed al-Jarjani from Abu’l Hasan ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: I heard him say: He is the Subtle, the Aware, the Hearing, the Seeing, the One, the Only, the Self-Subsisting, He does not beget, nor was He begotten, nor is there anything like unto Him. If He were as those who liken Him [to His creation], the Creator would not be distinguishable from the creation, nor the Maker from the made. Rather, He is the Maker who differentiated between bodies and forms, and no thing is likened to Him. I said: May Allah make me your sacrifice, you said: “The Only, the Self-Subsisting”, and you said: “No thing is likened to Him”, but Allah is One, and a human is one – are they not likened to one another in their oneness? He said: O Fat`h, may Allah make you steadfast. Likening (tashbeeh) is in meaning, but as for names, “one” is an indicator to that which is named. If a human is said to be one, it means that he is one body and not two, but a human is not just one, because his organs are different and his colours are different. He whose colours are different cannot be one [united essence]. Rather, he is comprised of different components; his blood is not his flesh, and his flesh is not his blood, his nerves are not his veins, his hair is not his skin, and his blackness is not his whiteness. And that is the way of all created things. A human is one in name but he is not one in meaning, while Allah ุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ู‡ is One, and no one is One except Him. He has not differentiation, nor variance, nor additions, nor increases, nor decreases. As for the created and made human, he is comprised of different parts and qualities, and he is not one solitary thing. I said: May I be your sacrifice, you have relieved me. May Allah relieve you. And the hadith is long, and we have taken the relevant portion.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุณู„ู… ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุตูุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠู… ุงู†ู‡ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุฃุญุฏ ุตู…ุฏ ุฃุญุฏู‰ ุงู„ู…ุนู†ู‰ ู„ูŠุณ ุจู…ุนุงู†ูŠ ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉ ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ

In Kitab at-Tawheed: By its isnad to Muhammad b. Muslim from Abu Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: From the primordial characteristics is that He is One, Alone, Self-Subsisting, and one in meaning, not many and diverse in meaning.

ููŠ ู†ู‡ุฌ ุงู„ุจู„ุงุบุฉ ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ู„ุง ุจุชุฃูˆูŠู„ ุนุฏุฏ

In Nahj al-Balagha: “The One” and not in a numerical sense.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุงุญุชุฌุงุฌ ู„ู„ุทุจุฑุณูŠ (ุฑู‡) ูˆุฑูˆู‰ ุฃุจูˆ ู‡ุงุดู… ุฏุงูˆุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ุงู„ุฌุนูุฑูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„ุช ู„ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ” ู‚ู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ” ู…ุง ู…ุนู†ู‰ ุงู„ุงุญุฏุŸู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ู…ุฌู…ุน ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุจุงู„ูˆุญุฏุงู†ูŠุฉ

ุงู…ุง ุณู…ุนุชู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ” ูˆู„ุฆู† ุณุฃู„ุชู‡ู… ู…ู† ุฎู„ู‚ ุงู„ุณู…ุงูˆุงุช ูˆุงู„ุฃุฑุถ ูˆุณุฎุฑ ุงู„ุดู…ุณ ูˆุงู„ู‚ู…ุฑ ู„ูŠู‚ูˆู„ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ” ุจุนุฏ ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู‡ ุดุฑูŠูƒ ูˆุตุงุญุจุฉุŸ

In Kitab al-Ihtijaj of al-Tabrisi: And Abu Hisham Dawud b. al-Qasim al-Ja`fari said: I said to Abu Ja`far the Second ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: “Say: He is Allah, the One” (112:1) What is the meaning of “the One”? He said: The universal meaning of oneness. Have you not heard Him say: “And if you ask them who created the heavens and the Earth, and subjected the Sun and the Moon, they will say, ‘Allah’.” (29:61) After that, would He have a partner or a [female] companion?

ููŠ ุฃุตูˆู„ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ูˆู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู† ุณู‡ู„ ุจู† ุฒูŠุงุฏ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ูˆู„ูŠุฏ ูˆู„ู‚ุจู‡ ุดุจุงุจ ุงู„ุตูŠุฑููŠ ุนู† ุฏุงูˆุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ุงู„ุฌุนูุฑูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„ุช ู„ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู…ุง ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŸู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุณูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุตู…ูˆุฏ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ูˆุงู„ูƒุซูŠุฑ

In Usul al-Kafi: `Ali b. Muhammad and Muhammad b. al-Hasan from Sahl b. Ziyad from Muhammad b. al-Waleed and his cognomen is Shibab as-Sayrafi from Dawud b. al-Qasim al-Ja`fari.

He said: I said to Abu Ja`far the Second ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: What is “the Self-Subsisting”? He said: The Master upon which everything relies, in little and in much.

ุนุฏุฉ ู…ู† ุฃุตุญุงุจู†ุง ุนู† ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนูŠุณู‰ ุนู† ูŠูˆู†ุณ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุนู† ุงู„ุญุณู† ุจู† ุงู„ุณุฑู‰ ุนู† ุฌุงุจุฑ ุจู† ูŠุฒูŠุฏ ุงู„ุฌุนููŠ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ุช ุฃุจุง ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุดุฆ ู…ู† ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏุŸูู‚ุงู„: ุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุฃุณู…ุงุคู‡ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุฏุนู‰ ุจู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ููŠ ุนู„ูˆ ูƒู†ู‡ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุชูˆุญุฏ ุจุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ููŠ ุชูˆุญุฏู‡ ย ุซู… ุงุฌุฑุงู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ ูู‡ูˆ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุตู…ุฏ ู‚ุฏูˆุณุŒ ูŠุนุจุฏู‡ ูƒู„ ุดุฆ ูˆูŠุตู…ุฏ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ูƒู„ ุดุฆุŒ ูˆูˆุณุน ูƒู„ ุดุฆ ุนู„ู…ุง ูู‡ุฐุง ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุนู†ู‰ ุงู„ุตุญูŠุญ ย ููŠ ุชุฃูˆูŠู„ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ู„ุง ู…ุง ุฐู‡ุจ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ู…ุดุจู‡ุฉ ูˆู„ูˆ ูƒุงู† ุชุฃูˆูŠู„ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ููŠ ุตูุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุงู„ู…ุตู…ุช ู„ูƒุงู† ู…ุฎุงู„ูุง ู„ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„: ” ู„ูŠุณ ูƒู…ุซู„ู‡ ุดุฆ ” ู„ุงู† ุฐู„ูƒ ู…ู† ุตูุฉ ุงู„ุฃุฌุณุงู… ุงู„ู…ุตู…ุชุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ุง ุฃุฌูˆุงู ู„ู‡ุงุŒ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุนู„ูˆุง ูƒุจูŠุฑุงุŒ ูุงู…ุง ู…ุง ุฌุงุก ููŠ ุงู„ุงุฎุจุงุฑ ู…ู† ุฐู„ูƒ ูุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃุนู„ู… ุจู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ ” ุงู†ุชู‡ู‰

Several of our companions from Ahmad b. Abu `Abdillah from Muhammad b. `Isa from Yunus b. `Abd ar-Rahman from al-Hasan b. as-Sira from Jabir b. Yazeed al-Ju`fi.

He said: I asked Abu Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… something about monotheism, so he said: Allah ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰, who is called to by His names, is exalted in His being. He is One, united solitarily in His oneness. He then made His creatures and thus He is One, Self-Subsisting and Holy. He is worshiped by all things, and all things depend on Him. His knowledge expands over all things. This is the correct meaning of the Self-Subsisting. He cannot be likened to anything. And if the meaning of the Self-Subsisting as an attribute of Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is that He is solid, it would contradict His ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ saying: “There is nothing like unto Him.” (42:11), because that is an attribute of solid, unopened bodies. Allah is greatly above that.

ููŠ ูƒุชุงุจ ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุฃุจูŠ ุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงุจุฏูŠู† ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ุฌูˆู ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠู†ุงู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠุฒู„ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุฒุงู„

In Kitab at-Tawheed: Al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: My father Zayn al-`Abideen narrated to me from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… that: The Self-Subsisting is He who has no openings, and the Self-Subsisting is He who does not sleep, and the Self-Subsisting is He who does not cease nor disappear.

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ูƒุงู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญู†ููŠุฉ (ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡) ู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฆู… ุจู†ูุณู‡ ุงู„ุบู†ู‰ ุนู† ุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุบูŠุฑู‡: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุนู† ุงู„ูƒูˆู† ูˆุงู„ูุณุงุฏุŒ ูˆุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠูˆุตู ุจุงู„ุชุบุงูŠุฑ

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุณูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุทุงุน ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ูŠุณ ููˆู‚ู‡ ุขู…ุฑ ูˆู†ุงู‡

ู‚ุงู„: ูˆุณุฆู„ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงุจุฏูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŸูู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ุดุฑูŠูƒ ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุคุฏู‡ ุญูุธ ุดุฆ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุนุฒุจ ุนู†ู‡ ุดุฆ

Al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: Muhammad b. al-Hanifiyya ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ said: The Self-Subsisting is He who is Self-Existent and needless of others. And he also said: The Self-Subsisting is He who is higher than the universe and corruption, and the Self-Subsisting is He who is not described with change.

Al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: The Self-Subsisting is the Obeyed Master, who does not have one who commands or prohibits above Him.

And he aid: `Ali b. al-Husayn Zayn al-`Abideen ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… was aksed about the Self-Subsisting. So he said: The Self-Subsisting is He who does not have a partner, no one aids Him in preserving anything, and nothing escapes from Him.

ู‚ุงู„ ูˆู‡ุจ ุจู† ูˆู‡ุจ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุดูŠ: ู‚ุงู„ ุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงุจุฏูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฅุฐุง ุฃุฑุงุฏ ุดูŠุฆุง ู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ ูƒู† ููŠูƒูˆู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฃุจุฏุน ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ูุฎู„ู‚ู‡ุง ุงุถุฏุงุฏุง ูˆุงุดูƒุงู„ุง ูˆุฃุฒูˆุงุฌุง ูˆุชูุฑุฏ ุจุงู„ูˆุญุฏุฉ ุจู„ุง ุถุฏ ูˆู„ุง ุดูƒู„ ูˆู„ุง ู…ุซู„ ูˆู„ุง ู†ุฏ

Wajab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: Zayn al-`Abideen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: The Self-Subsisting is He who, if He wants anything, He says to it “Be! And it is.” (2:117) The Self-Subsisting is He who originated the things, so He created them into opposites, forms, and pairs. He is unique in oneness, and has no opposite, nor a form, nor an example, nor a counterpart.

– ู‚ุงู„ ูˆู‡ุจ ุจู† ูˆู‡ุจ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุดูŠ: ูˆุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ย  ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู† ุขุจุงุฆู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุงู† ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ุจุตุฑุฉ ูƒุชุจูˆุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠุณุฆู„ูˆู†ู‡ ุนู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ููƒุชุจ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ู…: ุจุณู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุญูŠู… ุงู…ุง ุจุนุฏ ูู„ุง ุชุฎูˆุถูˆุง ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูˆ ู„ุง ุชุฌุงุฏู„ูˆุง ููŠู‡ ูˆู„ุง ุชุชูƒู„ู…ูˆุง ููŠู‡ ุจุบูŠุฑ ุนู„ู… ูู‚ุฏ ุณู…ุนุช ุฌุฏูŠ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„ ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุจุบูŠุฑ ุนู„ู… ูู„ูŠุชุจูˆุก ู…ู‚ุนุฏู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ ู‚ุฏ ูุณุฑ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŒ ุซู… ูุณุฑู‡ ูู‚ุงู„: ” ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ” ูˆุณุชุณู…ุน ุชู…ุงู… ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุฎุจุฑ ุนู†ุฏ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ” ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ” ุงู„ุฎ ุฅู† ุดุงุก ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰

Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: as-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to me from his father al-Baqir from his forefathers ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… that the people of Basra wrote to al-Husayn b. `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… asking him about [the meaning of] the Self-Subsisting, so he wrote to them: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Do not fight over [the interpretation of] the Qur’an, and do not debate over it, and do not talk about it without knowledge, for I have heard my grandfather the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ say: Whomever speaks about the Qur’an without knowledge shall take his seat in the Fire. Allah ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ explained [the meaning of] the Self-Subsisting: “He does not beget, nor was He begotten, and there is nothing like unto Him.” (112:3-4) – and the rest of this report will be mentioned later, God-willingly.

ู‚ุงู„ ูˆู‡ุจ ุจู† ูˆู‡ุจ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุดูŠ ุณู…ุนุช ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู‚ุฏู… ูˆูุฏ ู…ู† ุฃู‡ู„ ูู„ุณุทูŠู† ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูุณุฆู„ูˆู‡ ุนู† ู…ุณุงุฆู„ ูุฃุฌุงุจู‡ู…ุŒ ุซู… ุณุฆู„ูˆู‡ ุนู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŸูู‚ุงู„: ุชูุณูŠุฑู‡ ููŠู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุฎู…ุณุฉ ุฃุญุฑูุŒ ูุงู„ุฃู„ู ุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู†ูŠุชู‡ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„: ” ุดู‡ุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู†ู‡ ู„ุง ุฅู„ู‡ ุฅู„ุง ู‡ูˆ ” ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุชู†ุจูŠู‡ ูˆุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุงูŠุจ ุนู† ุฏุฑูƒ ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ุงู… ุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุฅู„ู‡ูŠุชู‡ ุจุฃู†ู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฃู„ู ูˆุงู„ู„ุงู… ู…ุฏุบู…ุงู† ู„ุง ูŠุธู‡ุฑุงู† ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ุณุงู†ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠู‚ุนุงู† ููŠ ุงู„ุณู…ุนุŒ ูˆูŠุธู‡ุฑุงู† ููŠ ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจุฉ ูˆุฏู„ูŠู„ุงู† ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู† ุฅู„ู‡ูŠุชู‡ ู„ุทูŠูุฉ ุฎุงููŠุฉ ู„ุง ูŠุฏุฑูƒ ุจุงู„ุญูˆุงุณุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠู‚ุน ููŠ ู„ุณุงู† ูˆุงุตูุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุงุฐู† ุณุงู…ุนุŒ ู„ุงู† ุชูุณูŠุฑ ุงู„ุงู„ู‡ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุงู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ุนู† ุฏุฑูƒ ู…ุงู‡ูŠุชู‡ ูˆูƒูŠููŠุชู‡ ุจุญุณ ุฃูˆ ุจูˆู‡ู…ุŒ ู„ุงุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ู…ุจุฏุน ุงู„ุฃูˆู‡ุงู… ูˆุฎุงู„ู‚ ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณุŒ ูˆุงู†ู…ุง ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ุฐู„ูƒ ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจุฉุŒ ูู‡ูˆ ุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ ุฃุธู‡ุฑ ุฑุจูˆุจูŠุชู‡ ููŠ ุงุจุฏุงุน ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ูˆุชุฑูƒูŠุจ ุฃุฑูˆุงุญู‡ู… ุงู„ู„ุทูŠูุฉ ููŠ ุฃุฌุณุงุฏู‡ู… ุงู„ูƒุซูŠูุฉุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ู†ุธุฑ ุนุจุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ู†ูุณู‡ ู„ู… ูŠุฑ ุฑูˆุญู‡ุŒ ูƒู…ุง ุฃู† ู„ุงู… ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ู„ุงุชุจูŠู† ูˆู„ุง ุชุฏุฎู„ ููŠ ุญุงุณุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุญูˆุงุณ ุงู„ุฎู…ุณุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจุฉ ุธู‡ุฑ ู„ู‡ ู…ุง ุฎูู‰ ูˆู„ุทูุŒ ูู…ุชู‰ ุชููƒุฑ ุงู„ุนุจุฏ ููŠ ู…ุงู‡ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุจุงุฑูŠ ูˆูƒูŠููŠุชู‡ ุงู„ู‡ ููŠู‡ ูˆุชุญูŠุฑ ูˆู„ู… ุชุญุท ููƒุฑุชู‡ ุจุดุฆ ูŠุชุตูˆุฑ ู„ู‡ุŒ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุฎุงู„ู‚ ุงู„ุตูˆุฑุŒ ูุฅุฐุง ู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ ุซุจุช ู„ู‡ ุงู†ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุฎุงู„ู‚ู‡ู… ูˆู…ุฑูƒุจ ุฃุฑูˆุงุญู‡ู… ููŠ ุฃุฌุณุงุฏู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆุงู…ุง ุงู„ุตุงุฏ ูุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู†ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุตุงุฏู‚ ูˆู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุตุฏู‚ ูˆูƒู„ุงู…ู‡ ุตุฏู‚; ูˆุฏุนุง ุนุจุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุชุจุงุน ุงู„ุตุฏู‚ ุจุงู„ุตุฏู‚ ูˆูˆุนุฏ ุจุงู„ุตุฏู‚ ุฏุงุฑ ุงู„ุตุฏู‚ุŒ ูˆุงู…ุง ุงู„ู…ูŠู… ูุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ู„ูƒู‡ ูˆุงู†ู‡ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒ ุงู„ุญู‚ ู„ู… ูŠุฒู„ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุฒุงู„ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุฒูˆู„ ู…ู„ูƒู‡; ูˆุงู…ุง ุงู„ุฏุงู„ ูุฏู„ูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุฏูˆุงู… ู…ู„ูƒู‡ ูˆุงู†ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุฏุงุฆู… ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุนู† ุงู„ูƒูˆู† ูˆ ุงู„ุฒูˆุงู„ุŒ ุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ู…ูƒูˆู† ุงู„ูƒุงุฆู†ุงุช ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูƒุงู† ุจุชูƒูˆูŠู†ู‡ ูƒู„ ูƒุงุฆู†

ุซู… ู‚ุงู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู„ูˆ ูˆุฌุฏุช ู„ุนู„ู…ูŠ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุงุชุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ุญู…ู„ุฉ ู„ู†ุดุฑุช ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ูˆุงู„ุฏูŠู† ูˆุงู„ุงุณู„ุงู… ูˆุงู„ุดุฑุงูŠุน ู…ู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŒ ูˆูƒูŠู ุจูŠ ุจุฐู„ูƒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠุฌุฏ ุฌุฏูŠ ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญู…ู„ุฉ ู„ุนู„ู…ู‡ ุญุชู‰ ูƒุงู† ูŠุชู†ูุณ ุงู„ุตุนุฏุงุก ูˆูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ู†ุจุฑ: ุณู„ูˆู†ูŠ ู‚ุจู„ ุงู† ุชูู‚ุฏูˆู†ูŠุŒ ูุงู† ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฌูˆุงู†ุญ ู…ู†ู‰ ุนู„ู…ุง ุฌู…ุงุŒ ู‡ุงู‡ ู‡ุงู‡ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุฌุฏ ู…ู† ูŠุญู…ู„ู‡ุŒ ุงู„ุง ูˆุงู†ู‰ ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุญุฌุฉ ุงู„ุจุงู„ุบุฉ ” ูู„ุง ุชุชูˆู„ูˆุง ู‚ูˆู…ุง ุบุถุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ู‚ุฏ ูŠุฆุณูˆุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุขุฎุฑุฉ ูƒู…ุง ูŠุฆุณ ุงู„ูƒูุงุฑ ู…ู† ุฃุตุญุงุจ ุงู„ู‚ุจูˆุฑ ” ุซู… ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู…ู† ุนู„ูŠู†ุง ูˆูˆูู‚ู†ุง ู„ุนุจุงุฏุชู‡ ุงู„ุงุญุฏ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏุŒ ูˆุฌู†ุจู†ุง ุนุจุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆุซุงู† ุญู…ุฏุง ุณุฑู…ุฏุง ูˆุดูƒุฑุง ูˆุงุตุจุง

Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: I heard as-Sadiq ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say:

A delegation from the people of Palestine came to al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, and they asked him questions and he answered them. Then, they asked him about the [meaning of] Self-Subsisting. So he said: Self-Subsisting (as-Samad) has five letters. The alif is an indicator to His subtlety, and that is Hisย ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ saying: “Allah bears witness that there is no god except He” (3:18), and that is an indicator to He who is hidden from the comprehension of the senses. The lam is an indicator to His divinity, that He is Allah. The alif and the lam [in the word as-Samad] are both subtle and do not appear upon the tongue, nor do they strike the hearing, but they appear in the text as an indicator that His divinity is subtle and hidden, and is not comprehended by the senses, nor can it be described by the tongue, nor can it be heard by the ears. The meaning of al-ilah is that His essence and modality is above the comprehension, senses, and imagination of the creation. Rather, He is the Originator of the imagination and the Creator of the senses, and that becomes clear in the text. This indicates that Allah ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ made His lordship apparent through His origination of the creation, and instilling their intangible souls into their tangible bodies. If a worshiper were to look into himself, he would not see his soul, just as the lam in as-Samad is unclear and unattainable to the five senses. But once he looks at the text, that which was hidden and subtle becomes apparent. Whenever a worshiper contemplates over the pure essence and His modality, he becomes perplexed, and he is unable of defining or giving a form to Him in his thoughts; because He ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is the Creator of forms. So if he looks to His creation, it will become clear to him that He ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is its Creator and the one who instilled the souls into the bodies. As for the sod, it is an indicator that He ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ is truthful (sadiq) – His speech is true, and His words are true. He called His servants to following the truth with truth, and He truthfully promised the Abode of Truth. As for the meem, it is an indicator to His kingdom (mulk), and that He is the True King that does not cease nor disappear, and His kingdom will never cease. As for the daal, it is an indicator to the longevity of His kingdom (dawam mulkihi), and that He is eternally (da’im) above the universe and vulnerability. Yea, He is Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„, who, with His ability, created the every being.

Then he ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: said: If you were to look to my knowledge, which Allah ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ has given me to carry, you would have spread monotheism, the religion of Islam, and the laws from the Self-Subsisting. Let alone my grandfather Amir al-Mu’mineen ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, who carried his knowledge until he would breathe heavily (gasping for air). He would say upon the pulpit: Ask me before you lose me. I am surrounded by delinquents, and I cannot find anyone to bear my knowledge. Surely, I am a speaking Proof from Allah upon you. “Do not take a people whom Allah is angry with as authorities. They have despaired of the Hereafter just as the disbelievers have despaired the inhabitants of the graves.” (60:13).

Then al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… said: Praise be to Allah who blessed us and supported us for His servants. The One, the Self-Subsisting, He who does not beget, nor is He begotten, nor is there anything like unto Him. He averted us from the worship of idols. Eternal praises and thanks to Him.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจูŠุน ุจู† ู…ุณู„ู… ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆุณุฆู„ ุนู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ุฌูˆู ู„ู‡

And by its isnad to ar-Rabee` b. Muslim.

He said: I heard Abu’l Hasan ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… being asked about the Self-Subsisting. So he said: The Self-Subsisting is He who has no openings.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุณู„ู… ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุงู„ูŠู‡ูˆุฏ ุณุฃู„ูˆุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูู‚ุงู„ูˆุง: ุงู†ุณุจ ู„ู†ุง ุฑุจูƒ ูู„ุจุซ ุซู„ุงุซุง ู„ุง ูŠุฌูŠุจู‡ู…ุŒ ุซู… ู†ุฒู„ุช ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุณูˆุฑุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุขุฎุฑู‡ุงุŒ ูู‚ู„ุช: ู…ุง ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŸูู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ูŠุณ ุจู…ุฌูˆู

And by its isnad to Muhammad b. Muslim from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: The Jews asked the Messenger of Allah and said: Describe the attribution of your Lord to us. So he remained three days, then this entire Surah was revealed. So I said [to Abu `Abdillah]: What is the Self-Subsisting? So he said: He who is not hollow.

ุฃุจู‰ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุณุนุฏ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนูŠุณู‰ ุนู† ุงุจู† ูุถุงู„ ุนู† ุงู„ุญู„ุจูŠ ูˆุฒุฑุงุฑุฉ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ู… ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุฃุญุฏ ุตู…ุฏ ู„ูŠุณ ู„ู‡ ุฌูˆูุŒ ูˆุงู†ู…ุง ุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุฎู„ู‚ ู…ู† ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ ู†ุตุฑ ูˆุชุฃูŠูŠุฏ ูˆู‚ูˆุฉ ูŠุฌุนู„ู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ููŠ ู‚ู„ูˆุจ ุงู„ุฑุณู„ ูˆุงู„ู…ุคู…ู†ูŠู†

My father ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ said: Sa`d b. `Abdulah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from Ibn Faddal from al-Halabi and Zurara from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Allah ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ is One, Self-Subsisting, and has no openings. The Spirit is a creation from His creations. It is a support, aid, and strength that Allah puts into the hearts of messengers and believers.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู‡ุงุฑูˆู† ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ููŠ ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„: ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู†ูˆุฑ ู„ุง ุธู„ุงู… ููŠู‡ ูˆุตู…ุฏ ู„ุง ู…ุฏุฎู„ ููŠู‡

By its isnad to Harun b. `Abd al-Malik from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: In a long hadith: Allah is a light in which there is no darkness, and He is a foundation in which there is no entrance.

ูˆููŠู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ูˆู‡ุจ ุจู† ูˆู‡ุจ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุดูŠ: ูˆุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุงู† ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ุจุตุฑุฉ ูƒุชุจูˆุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠุณุฃู„ูˆู†ู‡ ุนู† ุงู„ุตู…ุฏุŒ ููƒุชุจ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ู…: ุจุณู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุญูŠู… ุงู…ุง ุจุนุฏ ูู„ุง ุชุฎูˆุถูˆุง ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ูˆู„ุง ุชุฌุงุฏู„ูˆุง ููŠู‡ ูˆู„ุง ุชุชูƒู„ู…ูˆุง ููŠู‡ ุจุบูŠุฑ ุนู„ู… ูู‚ุฏ ุณู…ุนุช ุฌุฏูŠ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู…ู†ย  ู‚ุงู„ ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุจุบูŠุฑ ุนู„ู… ูู„ูŠุชุจูˆุก ู…ู‚ุนุฏู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุงู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ ู‚ุฏ ูุณุฑ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ูู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุซู… ูุณุฑู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ู„ู… ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู†ู‡ ุดุฆ ูƒุซูŠู ูƒุงู„ูˆู„ุฏ ูˆุณุงูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ูƒุซูŠูุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุฎู„ูˆู‚ูŠู†ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุดุฆ ู„ุทูŠู ูƒุงู„ู†ูุณ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุชุดุนุจ ู…ู† ุงู„ุจุฏุงูˆุงุชย ูƒุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ูˆุงู„ู†ูˆู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎุทุฑุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‡ู… ูˆ ุงู„ุญุฒู† ูˆุงู„ุจู‡ุฌุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุถุญูƒ ูˆุงู„ุจูƒุงุก ูˆุงู„ุฎูˆู ูˆุงู„ุฑุฌุงุกุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฑุบุจุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณุฃู…ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฌูˆุน ูˆุงู„ุดุจุนุŒ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู† ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู†ู‡ ุดุฆ ูˆุงู† ูŠุชูˆู„ุฏ ู…ู†ู‡ ุดุฆ ูƒุซูŠู ุฃูˆ ู„ุทูŠูุŒ ูˆ ” ู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ” ู„ู… ูŠุชูˆู„ุฏ ู…ู† ุดุฆ ูˆู„ู… ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ู…ู† ุดุฆ ูƒู…ุง ุชุฎุฑุฌ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ูƒุซูŠูุฉ ู…ู† ุนู†ุงุตุฑู‡ุง ูƒุงู„ุดุฆ ู…ู† ุงู„ุดุฆ ูˆุงู„ุฏุงุจุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏุงุจุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ู†ุจุงุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุฑุถุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุงุก ู…ู† ุฅู„ูŠู†ุง ุจูŠุนุŒ ูˆ ุงู„ุฃุซู…ุงุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุดุฌุงุฑุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูƒู…ุง ุชุฎุฑุฌ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ู„ุทูŠูุฉ ู…ู† ู…ุฑุงูƒุฒู‡ุง ูƒุงู„ุจุตุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุนูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุณู…ุน ู…ู† ุงู„ุงุฐู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุดู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุงู†ูุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฐูˆู‚ ู…ู† ุงู„ูู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ูƒู„ุงู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ุณุงู†ุŒ ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ูˆุงู„ุชู…ูŠุฒ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ู„ุจุŒ ูˆูƒุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุญุฌุฑุŒ ู„ุงุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ู…ู† ุดุฆ ูˆู„ุง ููŠ ุดุฆ ูˆู„ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุดุฆุŒ ู…ุจุฏุน ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ูˆุฎุงู„ู‚ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆู…ู†ุดุฆ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุจู‚ุฏุฑุชู‡ุŒ ูŠุชู„ุงุดู‰ ู…ุง ุฎู„ู‚ ู„ู„ูู†ุงุก ุจู…ุดูŠุชู‡ ูˆูŠุจู‚ู‰ ู…ุง ุฎู„ู‚ ู„ู„ุจู‚ุงุก ุจุนู„ู…ู‡ุŒ ูุฐู„ูƒู… ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏุŒ ุนุงู„ู… ุงู„ุบูŠุจ ูˆุงู„ุดู‡ุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ูƒุจูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุชุนุงู„ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ

And therein Wahab b. Wahab al-Qarshi said: as-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to me from his father al-Baqir from his father ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… that the people of Basra wrote to al-Husayn b. `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, asking him about about [the meaning of] the Self-Subsisting, so he wrote to them: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Do not fight over [the interpretation of] the Qur’an, and do not debate over it, and do not talk about it without knowledge, for I have heard my grandfather the Messenger of Allah ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ say: Whomever speaks about the Qur’an without knowledge shall take his seat in the Fire. Allah ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ explained [the meaning of] the Self-Subsisting: “He does not beget, nor was He begotten, and there is nothing like unto Him.” (112:3-4) “He does not beget” means that nothing tangible comes out of Him like a child, but rather He created the tangible things that come out of the creatures; nor does anything intangible like spirits [come out of Him], nor does He branch out into tribes like those who become drowsy and sleep, nor does [He experience] worry, grief, joy, laughing, weeping, fear, hope, want, boredom, hunger, satiation. He is too high to beget any tangible or intangible thing.”Nor was He begotten” means that He was not begotten from anything, nor did He come from anything, as the tangible things come out of a place of origin – like a thing from a thing, a beast from a beast, plants from the Earth, water from springs, and fruits from trees; nor is He like the intangible things that come out of their centres – like sight from the eye, hearing from the ears, smell from the nose, tasting from the mouth, words from the tongue, recognition and distinguishing from the heart, and fire from the stone. Rather, He is Allah, the self-Subsisting, He who is not from a thing, nor in a thing, nor upon a thing; the Initiator and Creator of things, the Originator and Predestiner of things. Everything He created will fade into annihilation by His will, and everything He created will remain in His knowledge. That is He who neither begets nor is begotten, He who knows the hidden and the apparent, the Great, the High, and nothing is like unto Him.

ย ูˆููŠู‡ ู…ุชุตู„ ุจุขุฎุฑ ู…ุง ู†ู‚ู„ู†ุง ู…ู† ุฌูˆุงุจ ุงู„ุจุงู‚ุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู„ุฃู‡ู„ ูู„ุณุทูŠู† ุฃุนู†ูŠ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ูˆุงุตุจุง ูˆู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ” ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ” ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู„ู‡ ูˆู„ุฏ ูŠุฑุซู‡ ููŠ ู…ู„ูƒู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู„ู‡ ูˆุงู„ุฏ ูŠุดุฑูƒู‡ ููŠ ุฑุจูˆุจูŠุชู‡ ูˆู…ู„ูƒู‡ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ููŠุนุงุฒู‡ ููŠ ุณู„ุทุงู†ู‡

And therein, connected to the end of what we mentioned from the answer of al-Baqir ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… to the people of Palestine, regarding His ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ saying: “He does not beget, nor was He begotten” (112:3). He said: He ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ does not beget lest He have a son who inherits His kingdom, nor was He begotten lest He have a parent who is His partner in His lordship and His kingdom, and nothing is like unto Him lest He share His authority.

ูˆููŠู‡ ุฎุทุจุฉ ู„ุนู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ููŠู‡ุง: ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฒ ู…ุดุงุฑูƒุงุŒ ูˆ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู…ูˆุฑูˆุซุง ู…ุงู„ูƒุง

And therein in a sermon of `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… he says: He who was not begotten, lest He be a partner in glory, nor does He beget, lest He bequeaths His kingdom.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ูุถู„ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุนุช ุฃุจุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุงุฑูƒ

By its isnad to Mufaddal b. `Umar.

He said: I heard Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… say: Praise be to Allah, who does not beget, lest He go into labour, nor was He begotten, lest He have a partner.

ูˆููŠู‡ ุฎุทุจุฉ ู„ุนู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃูŠุถุง ูˆููŠู‡ุง: ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุนู† ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆ ููŠุดุจู‡ ุจู‡

And therein in a sermon of `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: He is too high to have anything like Him, or else He will be similar to it.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ูŠุนู‚ูˆุจ ุงู„ุณุฑุงุฌ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุงู„ุญู…ุฏ ู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุงุฑูƒ

By its isnad to Ya`qub as-Sarraj from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…:

He said: Praise be to Allah, who does not beget, lest He got into labour, nor was He begotten, lest He have a partner.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ูŠุนู‚ูˆุจ ุงู„ุณุฑุงุฌ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ููŠ ุญุฏูŠุซ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ู„ุงู† ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏ ูŠุดุจู‡ ุฃุจุงู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุจู‡ ู…ู† ูƒุงู† ู‚ุจู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏุงุŒ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุนู† ุตูุฉ ู…ู† ุณูˆุงู‡ ุนู„ูˆุง ูƒุจูŠุฑุง

By its isnad to Ya`qub as-Sarraj from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, that he said in a hadith: He does not beget, because a child is similar to its father; nor was He begotten, because He would be similar to whomever was before Him; and nothing from His creation is like unto Him. He is greatly above the characteristics of others.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุญู…ุงุฏ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุงู„ู†ุตูŠุจูŠ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ุช ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุงู„ุชูˆุญูŠุฏุŸูู‚ุงู„: ูˆุงุญุฏ ุตู…ุฏ ุฃุฒู„ูŠ ุตู…ุฏูŠ ู„ุงุธู„ ู„ู‡ ูŠู…ุณูƒู‡ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠู…ุณูƒ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุจุฃุธู„ุชู‡ุงุŒ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูˆุฑุซุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุงุฑูƒุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ

By its isnad to Hammad b. `Amr an-Nusaybi.

He said: I asked Ja`far b. Muhammad ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ย  about monotheism, so he said: He is One, Self-Subsisting, eternal, established and not held by anything, while He holds the foundation of everything. He does not beget, lest He bequeath, nor was He begotten, lest He have a partner, and there is nothing like unto Him.

ูˆุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนู…ูŠุฑ ุนู† ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุจู† ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ูˆุงุนู„ู… ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ ูˆุงุญุฏ ุฃุญุฏ ุตู…ุฏ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูˆุฑุซุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุงุฑูƒ

By its isnad to Ibn Abi `Umar form Musa b. Ja`far ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู….

He said: Know that Allah ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ is One, Alone, Self-Subsisting; He does not beget, lest He bequeath, nor was He begotten, lest He have a partner.

ููŠ ู…ุฌู…ุน ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ูˆุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุฎูŠุฑ ู‚ุงู„: ุณุฃู„ ุฑุฌู„ ุนู„ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู† ุชูุณูŠุฑ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุณูˆุฑุฉุŒ ูู‚ุงู„: ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุญุฏ ุจู„ุง ุชุฃูˆูŠู„ ุนุฏุฏุŒ ุงู„ุตู…ุฏ ุจู„ุง ุชุจุนูŠุถ ุจุฏุฏุŒ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู…ูˆุฑูˆุซุง ู‡ุงู„ูƒุงุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ุงู„ู‡ุง ู…ุดุงุฑูƒุง ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุฎู„ู‚ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ

In Majma` al-Bayan: And from `Abd al-Khayr.

He said: A man asked `Ali ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… about the interpretation of this Surah, so he said: He is Allah, One but not in numbering, and Self-Subsisting and independent from need. He does not beget, lest He bequeath and be destroyed, nor was He begotten, lest He be a partnering god, nor is there anything from His creation like unto Him.

ููŠ ู†ู‡ุฌ ุงู„ุจู„ุงุบุฉ ู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ ููŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฒ ู…ุดุงุฑูƒุงุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู…ูˆุฑุซุง ู‡ุงู„ูƒุง

In Nahj al-Balagha:

He ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ was not begotten, lest He be a partner in glory, nor does He beget, lest He bequeath and be destroyed.

ูˆููŠู‡ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูƒูˆู† ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏุงุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุตูŠุฑ ู…ุญุฏูˆุฏุงุŒ ุฃุฌู„ ุนู† ุงุชุฎุงุฐ ุงู„ุฃุจู†ุงุก

And therein: He does not beget, lest He be born [from something else], nor was He begotten, lest He be limited and have a need for children.

ูˆููŠู‡ ูˆู„ุง ูƒููˆ ู„ู‡ ููŠูƒุงููŠู‡

And therein: Nor is there anything similar to Him, lest He have an equal.

ููŠ ุฃุตูˆู„ ุงู„ูƒุงููŠ ุจุงุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุญู…ุงุฏ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุงู„ู†ุตูŠุจูŠ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุญุฏูŠุซ ุทูˆูŠู„ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ุขุฎุฑู‡ ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ููŠูˆุฑุซุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ููŠุดุงุฑูƒุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏุง

In Usul al-Kafi: By its isnad to Hammad b. `Amr an-Nusaybi from Abu `Abdillah ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…, in a long hadith in which he ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… says at its end: He does not beget, lest He bequeath, nor was He begotten, lest He have a partner, nor is there anything like unto Him.

ููŠ ุชูุณูŠุฑ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ูˆู‚ูˆู„ู‡: ” ู„ู… ูŠู„ุฏ ” ุฃูŠ ู„ู… ูŠุญุฏุซุŒ ูˆู‚ูˆู„ู‡: ” ูˆู„ู… ูŠูˆู„ุฏ ูˆู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆุง ุฃุญุฏ ” ู‚ุงู„: ู„ุง ู„ู‡ ูƒููˆ ูˆู„ุง ุดุจู‡ ูˆู„ุง ุดุฑูŠูƒ ูˆู„ุง ุธู‡ูŠุฑ ูˆู„ุง ู…ุนูŠู†

In Tafsir `Ali b. Ibrahim:

His saying: “He does not beget” means that He does not ensue, and His saying: “nor was He begotten, and there is nothing like unto Him.” He said: No one is similar to Him, like Him, a partner to Him, a backer of Him, or a supporter of Him.

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