Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: The treasures of two orphans were four pieces of advice 4-79 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا ٠يد العطار قال: حدثنا العلاء بن رزين، عن ٠الثقفي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلا٠في قول الله عز وجل "وكان تحته كنز له٠ا كان إلا لوحا فيه كل٠ات أربع: إني أنا الله لا إله إلا أنا، و٠وت كيف يفرح قلبه، وعجبت ل٠ن أيقن بالحساب كيف يضحك سنه، وعجبت ل٠ن أيقن بالقدر كيف يستبطئ الله في رزقه، وعجبت ل٠ن يرى النشأة الاولى كيف ينكر النشأة الاخرى 4-79 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Abdul Hamid al-At’tar, on the authority of Al-Ala’ ibn Razin, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Saqafy, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) who said the following regarding the words of the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘…there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were entitled.’ “I swear by God that the treasure referred to here was not gold or silver.

Rather it was a tablet on which it was written, ‘Inni ana Allah! La ilaha illa ana! Va Muhammad Rasuli! (Indeed I am God. There are no gods but Me. Muhammad is My Prophet). I wonder how one who believes in death can be happy! I wonder how one who believes in the Reckoning and the Resurrection Day can laugh! I wonder how one who believes in destiny can doubt the fact that God would send down the daily bread! I wonder how one who has seen this world can deny the Hereafter!”