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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

The Egyptian Epistle - Muhammad ibn Muqatil al-Qati'i

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Derived from knowledge ('ilm). Likewise, He informed of Himself upon the pulpit, saying—exalted be his glory: "I am Aware of what is in the heavens and the earth, and knowledgeable of what is in the wombs."

His brother Ja'far named him: Radiya (The Well-Pleased)

He is the one with whom the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth are pleased as an Imam. This is His word, the Mighty and Sublime: {And He is the one who is a God in the heaven and an Imam in the earth}1.

The monk named him: The Greatest Law (al-Namus al-A'zam)

The monk knew and realized that He was Simon Peter; therefore, he called Him by his name. Their teacher had known that Simon Peter is the Greatest Law. When the monk looked at what appeared of His dazzling actions, he called Him by the name Simon Peter.

(274) Lord Jesus—exalted be his glory—said to our Master—exalted be his glory: "O Simon, you are my rock and upon you I built my church." Likewise, Muhammad—exalted be his glory—said to him: "You are my rock and upon you I have set my pack."

He named Himself upon the pulpit: Aristoteles (Aristotle)

(275) He said—exalted be his glory: "For every nation there is an Aristoteles, and I am the Aristoteles of every Aristoteles, and I am the Aristoteles of this nation." It means: for every nation there is a scholar, and I am the scholar of this nation and the scholar of every scholar.

Footnotes

1Surah Al-Zukhruf – Verse 84. Our Masters—exalted be their glory—used to recite it thus, and it was famous among the elite companions of the Masters. It is related from our Master al-Sadiq—exalted be his glory—that he recited this verse: {And He is the one who is a God in the heaven and an Imam in the earth.}
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