سورة طه

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Sufyan ibn Sa'id al-Thawri said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): "O son of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)! What is the meaning of the verse: طه [Ta Ha]?" He said: "Ta Ha is one of the names of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), and its meaning is: O seeker of the truth and guide toward it."

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) that ten names have been assigned to me, and he mentioned Ta Ha and Ya Sin among those ten names.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Kalbi narrates: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to me: "O Kalbi! How many names does Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) have in the Quran?" I said: "Two or three names." He said: "O Kalbi! The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) has ten names, and Ta Ha is among them."

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him): Jabir said: I entered the mosque and found no one there except my master Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him), while he was saying: "O Allah! When You bring me to the utmost of Your mercy upon me, You favour me through the one by whom You guided me out of misguidance, rescued me from destruction, delivered me from bewilderment, and freed me from ignorance — and he is Your beloved and Your Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), the closest of Your creation to You. And when You mentioned the names exclusive to him, You said concerning him: طه ما أَنْزَلْنا عَلَیْکَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقی [Ta Ha. We have not sent down the Quran to you that you should be distressed]."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) visited Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) on such a day (the anniversary of the birth of the noble Messenger (peace be upon him and his family)) and taught this ziyarat to Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Thaqafi. The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "When you reach the place of martyrdom of Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him), say... Peace be upon you, O Ta Ha and Ya Sin."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): O Salman and Abu Dharr! ... I and the Prophet were one light; he became Muhammad al-Mustafa (peace be upon him and his family) and I became his successor, Ali al-Murtada (peace be upon him); .. Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is طه ما أَنْزَلْنا عَلَیْکَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقی [Ta Ha, We have not sent down the Quran to you that you should be distressed]; Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is the possessor of proofs, and I am the possessor of miracles and signs.

Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them): طه [Ta Ha], in the dialect of the tribe of Tayy, means 'O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)'.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Tha'labi narrates from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) that he said regarding the verse Ta Ha: "طه [Ta Ha], that is, the purity (taharah) of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)." Then he recited the verse: إِنَّما یُرِیدُ اللهُ لِیُذْهِبَ عَنْکُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ وَ یُطَهِّرَکُمْ تَطْهِیراً [Allah only wishes to remove impurity from you, O people of the [Prophet's] Household, and to purify you with a thorough purification]. (al-Ahzab/33).

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) when Jibra'il descended upon him, and with him was a vessel of red crystal filled with musk and ambergris. Beside the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) were Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and his two sons Hasan and Husayn (peace be upon them). Jibra'il said to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): "Peace be upon you. Allah sends His peace upon you and greets you with this greeting, and asks that you likewise greet Ali and his two sons (peace be upon them) with it." Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the vessel reached the hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said "لا إله إلا الله [There is no god but Allah]" three times and said the takbir three times, and then that vessel said with an eloquent, fluent tongue: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِیمِ * طه * ما أَنْزَلْنا عَلَیْکَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقی [In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. Ta Ha. We have not sent down the Qur'an to you for you to be miserable]. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) smelled it and offered it to Ali (peace be upon him).