Chapter on al-Ruh, the Spirit
H 342, Ch. 21, h 1
It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn
Isa from ibn abu Umayr from Udhayna from al-Ahwal who has said the
following.
"I asked Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) about the spirit (Ruh) which was in Adam as
indicated in the Holy Quran, When it is properly shaped and I have blown My Spirit
into it (15:29)." Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) replied, "This is a
created spirit and the spirit in Jesus is created."
H 343, Ch. 21, h 2
It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn
Isa from al-Hajjal from Thalaba from Himran who has said the following.
"I asked Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the
Most High, The spirit from Him. Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) replied,
"It is the spirit (Ruh) from Allah created in Adam and Jesus."
H 344, Ch. 21, h 3
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad
ibn Khalid from Qasin ibn Urwa from Abd al-Hamid al- Tai from Muhammad
ibn Muslim who has said the following.
"I asked Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the
Most High, I have blown My Spirit into it (15:29)" The Imam (a.s.)
replied, "The spirit has motion like winds. It is called spirit (Ruh) because the
word is a derivative of Rih (wind). This derivative is selected because the spirits
are similar or are of the genus of the Rih (wind). He has given His own possessive
case because He selected it from among the other spirits just as He has said about a House
from among the houses My house and to a messenger from among the messengers
My friend and so on. All such things are created, invented, newly produced and
are cherished by the Lord."
H 345, Ch. 21, h 4
It is narrated from a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn
Khalid from his father from Abdallah ibn Bahr from abu Ayyub al-Khazzan from
Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following.
"I asked Imam abu Abdallah (a.s.) about what people narrate that Allah created
Adam in His-own form." The Imam (a.s.) replied, "It is created and newly
invented form. Allah selected and chose it over the other various forms and gave His-own
possessive case just like He has done so about Kabah and the spirit saying, My
house I have blown My spirit in Him."