Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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Chapter on Contingency of the Universe and Proof of the Existence of its Creator
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Khaffaf or from his father from Muhammad ibn Ishaq who has said the following. “‘Abdallah al-Daysani asked Hisham ibn al-Hakam, ‘Do you have a God?’” He replied, “Yes, I have a God.” He then asked, “I
Chapter on Contingency of the Universe and Proof of the Existence of its Creator
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from his father, from Abbas ibn Amr al-Fuqaymi, from Hisham ibn al-Hakam, regarding the narration of the heretic who came to Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). Among the statements of the Imam was: <br> "Your claim (of polytheism) does no
Chapter on Contingency of the Universe and Proof of the Existence of its Creator
6. Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub has said that a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi from his father, from Ali ibn al-Ni‘man, from ibn Maskan, from Dawud ibn Farqad from abu Sa‘id al-Zuhri from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said the followi
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
21. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washa’ from al-Muthanna al-Hannat from al-Qutayba al-A'sha from Ibn Abi Ya‘fur from a slave of Banu Shayban that Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir) (as) said: "When our Qa’im (Imam al-Mahdi) rises,
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
1 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub reported from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Najran, who said: I asked Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (as) about Tawhid, and I said: "I imagine something." He replied: "Yes, it is something that is neither ratio
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
2. Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan from Bakr ibn Salih from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id who said that I asked Imam abu Ja‘far, the second (a.s.) the following. “Is it permissible to say that Allah is a thing?
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from abu al-Maghra in a marfu‘ manner from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Allah is distinct from His creatures and His creatures are different from Him and whatever that is
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
4. A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqiyy, from his father, from al-Nadr b. Suwayd, from Yahya al-Halabiyy, from ibn Muskan, from Zurarah b. A'yun who said: I heard Abi 'Abdillah (a.s.) saying: “Allah is distinct from His creat
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from his father, from Ibn Abi 'Umayr, from Ali ibn 'Atiyyah, from Khaythamah, from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said, “Allah is distinct from His creation, and his creation is distinct from Him, and everything what the name ‘thing’ occurs
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
6 - Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from his father, from Abbas ibn Amr al-Fuqaymi, from Hisham ibn al-Hakam, who said: Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (as) said to the heretic when he asked him, "What is He (Allah)?" He said: "He is something contrary to other things; refer m
Chapter on Can Allah (God) be Considered a Thing?
7. It is narrated from Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said when he was asked, “Is it permissible to say Allah is a thing?” “Yes, it is permissible because it excludes Him from being ignored altogether and from being analogized or considered similar to the creatur
Chapter on (the Issue) that only He is proof of His Own Existence
1. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from the people he mentioned from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Humran from al- Fadl ibn al-Sakan from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has narrated the following. “Imam Ali (a.s.) has said, ‘Recognize Allah by Al
Chapter on (the Issue) that only He is proof of His Own Existence
2 - A group from our companions reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, from some of our companions, from Ali ibn Uqbah ibn Qais ibn Sim'an ibn Abi Rubayhah, a freedman of the Messenger of Allah (saw), who said: The Commander of the Faithful (as) was aske
Chapter on (the Issue) that only He is proof of His Own Existence
3. Muhammad ibn Isma‘il has narrated the following from al-Fadl ibn shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said that I spoke to Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) saying, “I debated certain people and said to them, ‘Allah, Glory be to Him, is far
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
22. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Ali ibn Ibrahim from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: “The hujjah (proof) of Allah over the worshippers is the Prophet (sw) and the hujjah (proof
Chapter on the minimum degree of knowledge of the existence of Allah
1 - Muhammad ibn al-Hasan reported from Abdullah ibn al-Hasan al-Alawi, and Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from al-Mukhtar ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mukhtar al-Hamdani, all from al-Fath ibn Yazid, from Abu al-Hasan (as), who said: "I asked him about the lowest level of kn
Chapter on the minimum degree of knowledge of the existence of Allah
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Tahir ibn Hatam when he was normal and wrote to the man (meaning thereby Imam abul Hassan al-Rida (a.s.). “What is it that without which one’s acknowledgement of the existence of Allah can not be consi
Chapter on the minimum degree of knowledge of the existence of Allah
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yusuf ibn Baqqah from Sayf ibn ‘Umayra from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar who has said the following. Imam abu ’Abdallah (a.s.) has said, “The issue about Allah is totally extraordi
Chapter on Who is Worshipped
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from Hassan ibn Muhbub from ibn Ri’ab from more than one person from the following form Imam abu ’Abdallah (a.s.). Abu ’Abdallah (a.s.) has said, “Whoever worships Allah with a degree of less t
Chapter on Who is Worshipped
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Hisham ibn al-Hakam, who asked Abu ’Abdillah (a.s.) about the names of Allah and about the root or derivative forms of those names: “What is the root word for Allah?” He (as) replied