Serenity Is Belief

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌[1] قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ أَيَّدَهُمْ بِرُوحٍ مِنْهُ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ.

“Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘He sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers. . . (48:4) The Imam said, ‘It (serenity) is belief.’ I (the narrator) then asked him about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘He supported them with a spirit from

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- أُولئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمانَ‌[2] هَلْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ صُنْعٌ قَالَ لَا.

“I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, ‘These are those into whose hearts belief is written. . . .’ (58:22), do they have any say in what is written into their hearts? The Imam said, ‘No, they do not have any say in it. ’”

السَّكِينَةُ الْإِيمَانُ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Serenity (al-Sakinah) is belief.”

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ.

“About the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘It is He who has sent serenity (al-Sakinah) into the hearts of the believers,’ (48:4) the Imam said, ‘It (serenity) is belief.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ قَالَ- وَ أَيَّدَهُمْ بِرُوحٍ مِنْهُ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ وَ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ- وَ أَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوى‌[3] قَالَ هُوَ الْإِيمَانُ.

“Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, ‘It is He who has sent serenity (al-Sakinah) into the hearts of the believers.’ (48:4) The Imam said, ‘It (serenity) is belief.’ 1 then asked about, ‘ . . . and supported them with a spirit from Him. . . .’ (58:22) The Imam said, ‘