Chapter On The Meanings of the Names of Allah and their Derivatives

Al-Kāfi|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 16
Al-Kāfi

Book 3, Chapter 16

Chapter On The Meanings of the Names of Allah and their Derivatives

10ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ سُبْحَانَ الله فَقَالَ أَنَفَةٌ لله.
10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from Yunus from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following. “I asked abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام about the words 'Glorious is Allah.'” He replied, “(It means) Respect of Allah.”
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