The Indian said: "Because the Truth speaks upon your tongue. I do not think the journey that called you to our lands was anything but a mercy for me and a kindness to me. I have realized from your word what guided me to the gnosis of Allah — Exalted Glory —. However, I want to discover from you what the people of elevation say, what they transmitted and what they related."

REPORTS ESTABLISHING THE DIVINITY OF OUR MASTER 'ALI

The Hijazi said: It is related from Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — that he passed by a man cast upon the roadside who was saying with a tender voice: "O Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Yā Dhā al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām)." Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — said: "Indeed, the Possessor of Majesty and Honor is with you; He sees you and you see Him, and He hears your speech, so say what you wish." The man said: "I ask Him for pardon and forgiveness." He said to him: "He has forgiven you and pardoned you, so what [else] do you wish?" He said: "The departure (al-nuqla), since He has pardoned and forgiven me." Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — said to him: "Die." So, he died at that very hour and moment. Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — ordered him to be carried and prepared [for burial]; they prepared him, and he ordered his burial, so he was buried.

The Indian said: "I adjure you by Allah, have you heard this report from several paths and did the truthful ones relate it?" He replied: "And he has what is even greater than this." The Indian said: "That suffices you, O man! Indeed, whoever revived a single soul is surely capable of reviving the nation. But did he say anything regarding himself?"

The Hijazi said: It is related from al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad that he said: I was traveling with Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — while he was marching to fight the Khawarij, when he met Umar ibn Jurmuz, who said: "Turn back from what you intended." Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — asked him: "And why is that, O Umar?" He said: