Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from 'Amr ibn abu al-Miqdam from Jabir who has said that he heard abu Ja'far (a.s.) say the following. "No one from
the people has claimed to have collected the whole of the Holy Quran (in a book form) as it was revealed.
If anyone would come up with such a claim, he is liar. No one collected this Holy Book and memorized as Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High revealed it except Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) and
the Imams after him."
H 608, Ch. 35, h 2
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn Sinan from 'Ammar ibn Marwan from al-Munakhkhal from Jabir from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the
following. "No one is able to claim that with him is the whole of the Holy Quran; its apparent and hidden essence, except the executors of the will of the Holy Prophet (s.a.).
H 609, Ch. 35, h 3
Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from al- Qasim ibn al-Rabi' from 'Ubayd ibn 'Abdallah ibn abu Hashim al-Sayrafi from 'Amr ibn Mus'ab from Salma
ibn Muhriz who has said that he heard abu Ja'far (a.s.) say the following. "Of the knowledge that we have received is the interpretation of the Holy Quran and its laws, the knowledge of the
changes of time and the happenings therein.
When Allah wants good for a people, He makes them to understand. If He would make to understand one who does not want to understand such a person turns away as if he has heard nothing. The
Imams (a.s.) paused, briefly, then said, "Had we found keepers and trusted people for our knowledge, we would have said it (all to him). Allah is the best supporter."
H 610, Ch. 35, h 4
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from abu 'Abdallah al-Mu'min from 'Abd al-A'la Mawla 'Ala Sam who has said that he heard abu 'Abdallah
(a.s.) say the following.
"I swear by Allah that I know the Holy Quran from the beginning to end as if it is in the palm of my hand. In it there is the news of the heavens and the earth, the news of what has been
and the new of what will come into being. Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, "In it there is the explanation of all things." (16:89)
H 611, Ch. 35, h 5
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu Zahir from al-Khashshab from Ali ibn Hass'an from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who recited the following
verse.
"The one who had knowledge from the Book said, "I can bring it to you before you even blink your eye. . . ." (27:40). The narrator has said that the Imams (a.s.) opend his two fingers and
placed them on his chest and then said, "With us, I swear by Allah, is the knowledge of the whole of the Book."
H 612, Ch. 35, h 6
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from those he mentioned, both of them from ibn abu 'Umayr from ibn 'Udhayna from Burayd ibn
Mu'awiya who has said that he asked abu Ja'far (a.s.) about the meaning of the following verse. ". . . Say,
'God and those who have the knowledge of the Book are sufficient witness (to my prophet-hood).'" (13:43) The Imam (a.s.) said, "It is a reference to us. Ali (a.s.) is the first among us and
the most virtuous and the best among us after the Holy Prophet (s.a.)"
