Al-Tawḥīd · Volume 1 · Section 28 · 22 narrations
“Woe be upon you! Perhaps you should tell me when He did not exist, so that I can tell you when He did exist. Glory be to Him, who has always been and will always be, the Peerless, the Needless, who has taken neither…
Read the full narration →A man came to Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) and asked him: “O Abu Ja`far! Tell me about your Lord. How long has He existed?” Thus, he (AS) answered, Woe be upon you! Verily, it is said to a thing that did no exist and then…
Read the full narration →A Jewish rabbi came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS), and asked him: “O Commander of the Faithful! Since when has your Lord existed?” He (AS) replied, ”May your mother grieve you! When did He not exist so that it…
Read the full narration →Where was our Lord before He created the Heaven and the Earth? Therefore, he (AS) replied, “`Where’ [ayna] is a question about space, and Allah existed when there was no space.”
Read the full narration →I asked Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja`far (AS): “For what reason did Allah ascend His Prophet (SA) to the Heavens, from there to the Farthest Lote-Tree [Sidrah], and from there to the Veils of Light. He addressed him and…
Read the full narration →The head of the rabbis [ra`s al-jalut] said to the Jews. “Verily, the Muslims consider Ali to be the greatest debater and the most learned one among them. Take me to him so that I may ask him a question that will…
Read the full narration →I asked al-Rida (AS): “O son of the Messenger of Allah! What do you say about the tradition which people narrate from the Messenger of Allah (SA) that he said: `Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, comes down from the…
Read the full narration →I asked my father the master of the worshippers [Sayyid al-`Abidin] (AS): O father! Inform me about when our grandfather the Messenger of Allah (SA) ascended to heaven to meet His Lord, the Mighty and High, and He…
Read the full narration →Whoever claims that Allah is in a thing, from a thing, or on a thing, has become an infidel. If Allah, the Mighty and High, were on something then He would have been carried. If He were in something then He would have…
Read the full narration →“Verily, whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is in a thing or from a thing or on a thing ahs uttered a lied.” The Compiler (RA) of this book says: The proof that Allah, the Mighty and High, is not in space is…
Read the full narration →I asked Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), “Is it permissible for you to say: Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, is in a place?” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Glory be to Allah, and Exalted be He, from that! Verily, if He were…
Read the full narration →"Verily, Allah (swt) was always without time and space, and He was like He was. No place is free from Him, nor is any place occupied by Him, nor des He dissolve in any place. Nowhere is there a secret counsel between…
Read the full narration →Harun ibn `Uqbah al-Khuza`I reported to me, on the authority of Asad ibn SA`id al-Nakha`I that `Amr ibn Shimr reported to me, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju`fi that Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS) said: O…
Read the full narration →“Verily, the people who are circumambuling (the Ka`bah) are passing in front of you.” Thus, he (AS) replied, “The One to whom I pray to is closer to me than they are.”
Read the full narration →`Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad said, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), on the authority of his father (AS) The Messenger of Allah (SA) had two Jewish friends who believed in Musa, the Messenger of Allah…
Read the full narration →“Inform me about the face [wajh] of the Lord, the Blessed and Exalted.” Hence, `Ali (AS) called for some fire and dry wood and then set fire to it. When it blazed, `Ali (AS) asked, “Where is the face of this fire?” The…
Read the full narration →Messenger of Allah said: Verily, when Musa ibn `Imran whispered to his Lord saying, “O my Lord, are You far from me so I may shout to You or are You close to me so I may whisper to You?” Therefore, Allah, Lofty be His…
Read the full narration →A group of people were mentioned before him (AS) who claimed that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, comes down to the Heaven of this world. He therefore replied, Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, does not come down,…
Read the full narration →I do not say: Verily, He is definite so I remove Him from His place, nor do I bound Him to a place that He may be confined to it. Nor do I set Him a boundary that He may move within something with support or by means of…
Read the full narration →“Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cannot be described in terms of space, motion, translocation or stillness. Rather, He is the Creator of time, space, motion and stillness. Exalted is Allah from what they say, the…
Read the full narration →“No, I swear by the One Hidden over the seven heavens.” Consequently, `Ali (AS) tapped him on his back, and asked him: “Who is hidden over the seven heavens?” He replied, “Allah, O Commander of the Faithful!” He (AS)…
Read the full narration →A man passed in front of al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) while he was praying and one of the people in his gathering stopped him. When he (AS) finished his prayer, he asked the man: “Why did you stop him?” He…
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