It is related in numerous traditions from Aimmah (a.s.) that the book of Fatemah (s.a.) remains with them.
It is related in Basaerud Darajat from Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) that he said, “Fatemah (s.a.) left a book as remembrance. That book is not the Qur’an but contains words of Allah (s.w.t.) from among His numerous words that He revealed to Fatemah (s.a.). The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) dictated it while it was written down by Imam Ali (a.s.)”.
Abu Baseer relates, that I went to the presence of Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) and asked him, “May I be your ransom ! I havea question, is there a stranger here who may hear me”? Imam Sadiq (a.s.) lifted up a curtain, which was drawn between his room andthe adjoining one, and looked therein. Then he said, “O Aba Muhammad ! You may question whatever you desire”. I said, “May I be your ransom ! The Shi’ah relate a tradition that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) opened a door of knowledge for Imam Ali (a.s.) and that from each of these doors a thousand doors (of knowledge) opened. By Allah ! This is the complete & true knowledge”! Imam Sadiq (a.s.) remained silent for some time and then said, “Verily this is the knowledge, but not a complete one. O Aba Muhammad ! We have with us the ‘Jame’ah’ (a Compilation) and what do men know what is the compilation ? It is a scroll admeasuring a length of seventy cubits dictated by the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) himself and written down by Ali (a.s.). It contains all that is lawful & unlawful and all other Religious Laws that men need, even the penalty of inflicting a scratch”. Then he patted at me with his hand and said, “O Aba
Muhammad ! Do you permit me”? I replied, “I am one of you, then you may do as to wish”. Then he pinched me with his sacred hand and said, “The ‘compilation’ also contains the penalty for inflicing a pinch”, he replied this while appearing a bit angry. I said, “By Allah ! This is the complete knowledge”! Imam replied, “Verily this is the knowledge, but again not a complete one”. Then again he remained silent for sometime and continued, “Indeed we have the ‘Jafr’ with us, and what do men know what is the ‘Jafr’? I asked as to what it was and he replied, “It is made of leather, a treasure containing the knowledge of Prophets (a.s.), the Vicegerents and the ancient Erudites of Bani Israeel”. I againsaid, “Indeed this is the complete knowledge”! Imam said, “This is the knowledge but not a complete one”, saying this he remained silent for a moment and continued, “Indeed we have with us the ‘Book of Fatemah (s.a.)’ ! And what do men know what is the ‘Book of Fatemah (s.a.)’? I asked, “And what is the ‘Book of Fatemah (s.a.)”? and Imam replied, “It is a book three times of the Qur’an that is in your possession, by Allah ! It does not even contain a word from the Qur’an”[71]. I again said that it was indeed the complete
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Thegreat Scholar Shaikh Muhammad bin Hasan al Saffar (d. 290 AH) in his Basaerud Darajat relates, that Al Jafr is a book that Imam Ali (a.s.) inherited from the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.), it contains knowledge of past and future events. There are two types of Jafr : the White Jafr contains the previous scriptures viz. Zaboor, Tawrat, Injeel and even the Scrolls (Suhuf) of Ibraheem (a.s.). The red Jafr is a leather bag that contains the weapons of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.), both of these Jafr have been consequently passed on to each Imam (a.s.). While the Mushaf Fatemah (a.s.) is a part of the white Jafr. This Mushaf is said to be three times the size of the Qur'an but there is not even a word of the Qur'an in it. Part of the contents includes the will of Fatemah (s.a.). It is related that after the death of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.), Fatemah (s.a.) informed Imam Ali (a.s.) that she could hear voices from within. He asked her to inform him what she heard, it was actually the Angel speaking to her. She dictated what she heard to Imam Ali (a.s.), this formed the Musfah. It also pertains to future events. (Here ends the quotation of Shaikh Saffar). One should also thus refer to her name Al Muhaddisah i.e., a person other than theProphet, with whom the Angels speak.
knowledge and Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is the knowledge but not a complete one”. Then he remained silent for a moment and said, “All the knowledge of the past and future until the day of Qiyamah is with us”. I said, “This is then the complete knowledge”! Imam replied, “This also is the knowledge but not a complete one”. I asked, “Then what is the complete knowledge”? Imam replied, “It is the knowledge that manifests very day & night referring to one subject after the other and one thing after another until the day of Qiyamah”.