Application of the term " āyah" in the Shi a traditions, taking the Ṣaḥīḥa of Hishām b. Sālim into account

The term “āyah” is one of the Qur‟anic divisions based on the mere Qur‟an and used in the text of the divine discourse. This term has different meanings and applications some of which are observed in certain traditions quoted from the Infallibles (A.S). This article intends to investigate the meanings and applications of this term in the Shi„a traditions among which is the hadith transmitted by Hishām b. Sālim that apparently denotes that the