The meaning of the separated letters at the beginning of the chapters of the Qur’an

I said to Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Alif Laam Meem» [1] (2:1),…

From that which we know, they inform, and from that which we taught them of the Qur’an, they recite.

I heard Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, speak Hayee and Abu Yasir, the two sons of Akhtub, and some from the Jews of Najran came to the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and said to him: Is…

Quraish and the Jews rejected the Qur’an, and they said: A clear magic that he has uttered. Then Allah said: «Alif Laam Meem. That Book» meaning: O Muhammed, this book that We have sent down unto you is the segmented…

The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, in His Book: «Alif Laam Meem Ssaad», what thing did He intend with it? And what does it include of what is allowed and forbidden? And what does it include of what people…

I was present at the place of Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, and a man entered into his place and asked him about «Kaaf Haa’ Yaa’ ‘Ayn Ssaad». So he, peace be upon him, said: The «Kaaf» is…