The chapter because of which we named this book, the Book of the Meanings of the Reports

Sheikh Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali bin Hussain bin Musa bin Babawayh, the jurist, al-Qommi, the visitor of Ray, the compiler of this book, may Allah be pleased with him and sanctify his soul: 1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, and Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, and Ahmad bin Idrees, and Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, may Allah grant them mercy, that they said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hassaan al-Wasiti, from the one he mentioned, from Dawud bin Farqad, that he said

2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Muhammed bin ‘Isa, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Zaid al-Razzaz, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

3. We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said