سورة القلم

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Muhammad ibn Muslim said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the meaning of this verse: عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ زَنِیمٍ [Ignoble, besides all that, base-born]. He said: "Al-Utull is one whose disbelief is severe, and al-Zanim is one who is shameless in his disbelief."

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): Al-Utull is one whose disbelief is severe and great, and al-Zanim is indeed the illegitimate-born.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was asked about al-Utull al-Zanim, and he said: "He is harsh-tempered and miserly, and excessive in eating and drinking, and possesses all kinds of foods and drinks, and oppresses people, and is big-bellied."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): الْعُتُلُ [al-utul] is the one who has no lineage or descent. This meaning is narrated from Ali (peace be upon him).