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1. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taliqani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa`id master of the Bani Hashim reported to us, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal, on the authority of his father that
I asked al-Rida `Ali ibn Musa (AS) about the meaning of Bismillah: He (AS) said: “The meaning of the statement Bismillah is ‘I mark myself with one of the traits of Allah, the Mighty and High’ and that is true service.” I asked him, “What is al-simah?” Therefore, he (AS) replied, “It is the mark.”
1 - حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني رضي الله عنه، قال: أخبرنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد مولى بني هاشم، عن علي بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أبيه، قال
سألت الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام، عن بسم الله، قال: معنى قول القائل بسم الله أي أسم على نفسي سمة من سمات الله عز وجل وهي العبادة قال: فقلت له: ما السمة؟ فقال: العلامة.
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