سورة الجن

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him): Muhammad ibn Muslim narrates from Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has ten names; five of them are in the Quran and five others are not in the Quran. As for the names that are in the Quran, they are Muhammad, Ahmad, Abdullah, Ya Sin and Nun."

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): al-Kalbi said: Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to me: "How many names does Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) have in the Quran?" I said: "Two names or three." He said: "O Kalbi! He has ten names; [which appear in these verses]: مَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ [Muhammad is but a Messenger; other Messengers have passed away before him] (Al-Imran/144), and [the verse]: مُبَشِّراً بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ [giving glad tidings of a Messenger who will come after me whose name is Ahmad!] (al-Saff/6), and [the verse]: وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً [And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they almost crowded upon him], and [the verse]: طه* مَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَى [Ta Ha. We did not send down the Quran upon you to cause you distress!] (Ta Ha/1-2), and [the verse]: يس* وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ* إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ* عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ [Ya Sin. By the wise Quran. Indeed you are among the Messengers, upon a straight path] (Ya Sin/1-4), and [the verse]: ن* وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ* مَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ [Nun. By the pen and what they write, by the grace of your Lord you are not mad] (al-Qalam/1-2), and [the verse]: يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ [O you wrapped in garments!] (al-Muzzammil/1), and [the verse]: يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ [O you covered up in your cloak!] (al-Muddaththir/1), and [the verse]: قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْراً رَسُولاً [Allah has sent down to you a reminder — a Messenger] (al-Talaq/10)."

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَدْعُوهُ [And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him] — what is meant is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), who was calling them to the wilayah of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him). كَادُوا [they almost] — what is meant is Quraysh. يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً [would be a mass against him] — they showed hostility toward him.

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ یَدْعُوهُ [And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him] — the intended meaning is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family). یَدْعُوهُ [calling upon Him] is an allusion to Allah. کَادُوا [they wellnigh] — the intended meaning is Quraysh. یَکُونُونَ عَلَیْهِ لِبَدًا [they crowded him] means they joined together against him.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ یَدْعُوهُ کادُوا یَکُونُونَ عَلَیْهِ لِبَداً [And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death)] — when they heard the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) reciting the Qur'an, out of eagerness they climbed onto his shoulders. And he (the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)) did not know of them until the messenger [of revelation] came and he recited: قُلْ أُوحِیَ إِلَیَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ [Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened].

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ یَدْعُوهُ کادُوا یَکُونُونَ عَلَیْهِ لِبَداً [And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death)]; he narrates that: when the jinn came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), while he was in prayer with his companions and the companions were following him in rukū' and sujūd, they were amazed at the obedience of his companions and reported to their own people that when Abd Allah (the noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)) was praying, they were nearly like a garment on his body.