(415) It is related from our Master Amir Almuminin—exalted be his glory—that he said: "The best of speech is that which is brief and indicative, and does not weary [the listener]."

(416) Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik al-Basri related by his chain to Salman—peace be upon him—that he was sitting with his two servants, Zadan and Shadhan, before him. He said to them: "I intend to ascend to the heaven and manifest an occultation; what will you two say to whoever asks you about me?" Zadan said: "I shall say: 'You are on one of your journeys and shall return after a time.'" Shadhan said: "Rather, I shall show them that you have grown weary of their entry upon you, and that you have qualified me for them. I shall remain with them thus, conducting their affairs according to your initial manner with them, until they settle under my command, be satisfied with my judgment and justice, turn away from you, and forget you." So he left them according to the charge he gave them and the Carpet ascended with him while they watched him until the gates of heaven opened for him and he entered. They went out to whoever asked about him with what they had told him. The matter was established for Shadhan, and Zadan was his assistant in that; they sought no news of Salman after that.

He—peace be upon him—possesses many proofs and miracles related by a vast multitude. Had we set out to record all the miracles we have related and transmitted from the Lords of the Gates, the discourse would be too vast and would become a book in itself; the listeners might grow weary, their understandings failing to grasp its recognition, and the narrators falling short of its transmission and writing. We have recorded that which establishes the indication and clarifies the proof for the people of this doctrine by the success and aid of God. We return to the completion of the explanation of Salman’s manifestations—peace be upon him—in the eleven Risings and the textual designations appearing from the Master—exalted be his glory—concerning him.