Al-Khiṣāl - Part 28: On More than One-Thousand Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 28: On More than One-Thousand Numbered Characteristics Chapter: God Addressed Moses with One-Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Words د بن يحيى العطار، رضي الله عنه٠قالوا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أح٠د بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحك٠زة، عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠قال: كان في ذؤابة سيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله صحيفة صغيرة، فقلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلاÙ: أي شيء كان في تلك الصحيفة؟ قال: هي الاحرف التي يفتح كل حرف ٠نها ألف حرف، قالوا أبوبصير: قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلا٠نها إلا حرفان حتى الساعة 28-32 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn al-Hassan and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hikam, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Abi Basir that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “There was a booklet in the cover of the sword of God’s Prophet (MGB).”Abi Basir asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “What was written in that booklet?” The Imam (MGB) replied, “There were letters each of which opened up to one-thousand letters.”Abi Basir added, “Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “Only the interpretation of two of those letters has become clear up until now.”