Al-Tawḥīd 1, narration 74

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · The Definition of One, Divine Unity, and the Believer in Divine Unity

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Arabic text

2 - حدثنا محمد بن محمد بن عصام الكليني، وعلي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رضي الله عنهما، قالا: حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب الكليني، عن علي بن محمد، ومحمد بن الحسن جميعا، عن سهل بن زياد، عن أبي هاشم الجعفري، قال: سألت أبا جعفر الثاني عليه السلام ما معنى الواحد؟ قال: الذي اجتماع الألسن عليه بالتوحيد، كما قال الله عز وجل: ﴿ولئن سئلتهم من خلق السماوات والأرض ليقولن الله﴾ .

Translation

2. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni; and `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) both said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad said; and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan all of whom on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari that I asked Abu `Jafar the Second (AS), “What is the meaning of the One?” He answered, “He is the One whose Divine Unity [al-Tawhid] is profess by all. As Allah, the Mighty and High, says: And if you as them, Who created the Heavens and the Earth, they will certainly say, Allah.1

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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  1. 2. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni; and `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) both said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad said; and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan all of whom on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari that

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