Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Chapter on al-Ruh, the Spirit
2. It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Tha‘laba from Himran who has said the following. “I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, ‘The spirit from Him
Chapter on al-Ruh, the Spirit
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Qasin ibn ‘Urwa from ‘Abd al-Hamid al- Ta’i from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following. “I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Hol
Chapter on al-Ruh, the Spirit
4. It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from ‘Abdallah ibn Bahr from abu Ayyub al-Khazzan from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following. “I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about what people narrat
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
1. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah and Muhammad ibn Yahya - both in a marfu‘ manner- have narrated from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Imam Amirul Mu’minin mobilized people against Mu’awiya for the second time and when people came in multit
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn Hammad from al-Husayn ibn Yazid from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Ibrahim from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) Who has said the following. “Allah, the Most Holy is Whose name, the Most High is Whose praise, the Mos
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from al-Mukhtar ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mukhtar and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan al-‘Alawi all from al-Fath ibn Yazid al-Jurjani who has said the following. “A road on my way back from Makkah to Khuransan joi
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
4. Muhaamd ibn abu ‘Abdallah in marfu‘ manner has narrated from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Once Imam Amirul Mu’minin addressed the people in the Mosque of Kufa from the pulpit and a man called dhi‘lab a very good orator and brave i
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
34. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Ubaydallah al-Dihqan from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Halabi from Yahya ibn ‘Umran from Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) that Amir al-Mu'minin (as) used to say: “Through intellect, the essence of wisdom i
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Shabab al-Sayarafi called Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Ali ibn Sayf from ‘Amira who has said that Isma‘il ibn Qutayba said the following. “I and ‘Isa ibn al-Shalqan went to see Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.).
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
6. The above is narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Salih ibn Hamza from Fath ibn ‘Abdallah Mawla Banu Hashim who has said the following. “I wrote to abu Ibrahim (a.s.) asking him about the Oneness of Allah.” He wrote back to me in his own hand writing,
Chapter on Comprehensive (Ahadith) about the Oneness of Allah
7. It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr and others whom he mentioned from ‘Amr ibn Thabit from a man whom he mentioned from abu Ishaq al-Subay‘i from Harith al-A‘war who said the
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Ni‘man from Sayf ibn ‘Umayr from those whom he mentioned from al-Harith ibn al-Mughira al-Nasri who has said the following. “A person asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Safwan al-Jammal from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) the following. “I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu Salam al-Khannas from some of our people from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “We (family of Prophet Muhammad) are the al-Mathani (one of t
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash'ari and Muhammad ibn Yahya both narrate from Ahmad ibn Ishaq, from Sa'dan ibn Muslim, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdillah (peace be upon him) regarding the verse of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "To Allah belong the m
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
5. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Isma‘il has narrated from al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan from Bakr ibn Salih from al-Hassan ibn Sa‘id from al-Haytham ibn ‘Abdallah from Marwan ibn Salih who has said that Imam abu ‘Abdallah has said the following. “All
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘a from his uncle, Hamza ibn Bazi‘a from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following about the words of Allah. “When they invoked Our anger, (43:54). We took
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Muhammad ibn Humran from Aswad ibn Sa‘id who has said the following. “I was in the presence of Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.), who began to speak without any question from me.” “We are
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
35. A number of our companions, from Abdillah al-Bazzaaz, from Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Hammaad, from al-Hasan bin 'Ammar that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) in a long narration said, “The first, the beginning, the force and the structure of something i
Chapter on Miscellaneous Ahadith
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ahmad ibn abu Nasr from Hassan al-Jammal who has said that Hashim ibn abu ‘Ammara al-Janbi reported to him this. “I heard Amirul Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) saying, ‘I am the eyes of Allah. I am the