قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا الصَّمَدُ قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الْمَصْمُودُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْقَلِيلِ وَ الْكَثِيرِ.
“I asked Imam abu Ja‘far al-Thani (the 2nd (a.s.), ‘May Allah take my soul in your service, what is the meaning of the word al-Samad?’” The Imam replied, al-Samad means the Lord to Who one turns for help, big or small.”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنَ التَّوْحِيدِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَتْ أَسْمَاؤُهُ الَّتِي يُدْعَا بِهَا وَ تَعَالَى فِي عُلُوِّ كُنْهِهِ وَاحِدٌ تَوَحَّدَ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ فِي تَوَحُّدِهِ[5] ثُمَّ أَجْرَاهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ فَهُوَ وَاحِدٌ صَمَدٌ قُدُّوسٌ يَعْبُدُهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَ يَصْمُدُ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْماً. فَهَذَا هُوَ الْمَعْنَى الصَّحِيحُ[6] فِي تَأْوِيلِ ا
“I asked Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) a few things about the Oneness of Allah. The Imam replied, “Allah, Holy are Whose names, with which He is mentioned is Exalted and Most High in His Own-self. He is One. In Oneness He is the One and only in Oneness. He then made His creatures to know Him as the only One. He is One, Self-s