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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of al-`Abbas ibn Ma`ruf, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of the person who told him that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked about the meaning of Bismillah al-Rahman alRahim. Thus, he (AS) answered: The ba * is the brilliance [baha] of Allah. The sin * is the splendor [sana] of Allah. And the min * is the Kingdom [mulk] of Allah.”
I asked, “What about Allah?” He (AS) replied, “The A * is the blessins [ala] of Allah over His Creatures from the bounty of our Guardianship [wilayah]. The l * is the obligation of our Guardianship which Allah demand of His Creation. I further asked, “And the h *?” He (AS) answered, “It stands for the abasement of those who oppose Muhammad and his Progeny, blessings of Allah be upon them.” I enquired, “What about al-Rahman?” He (AS) responded, “Beneficent for the entire universe.” I asked, “And al-Rahim?” He (AS) replied, “The Most Merciful towards the Believers specifically.”
3 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عمن حدثه، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام أنه سئل عن بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم فقال
الباء بهاء الله، و السين سناء الله، والميم ملك الله، قال: قلت: الله؟ قال: الألف آلاء الله على خلقه من النعيم بولايتنا، واللام إلزام الله خلقه ولايتنا، قلت: فالهاء؟ قال: هوان لمن خالف محمدا وآل محمد صلوات الله عليهم، قال: قلت: الرحمن؟ قال: بجميع العالم، قلت: الرحيم؟ قال: بالمؤمنين خاصة.
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