long until he seized Hubal and cast it backward. It is related that every part of Hubal was taken and weighed, and it was fifty mithqals. It is related from 'Abd Allah ibn al-'Abbas that he said: 'We saw from you, O Amir Al-Muminin, a matter that terrified us.' He — Exalted Glory — asked: 'And what was that matter?' He said: 'The height of the House is thirty-five cubits, and the height of each person is seven cubits; yet your hand grew long until it reached Hubal?' He — Exalted Glory — said to him: 'By Allah, if I intended to stretch my hand to the reins of the seven heavens to seize them and bring them down to the earth, I would have done so.'

Among them is what he manifested on the day of Hunayn and the defeat of the companions of the Messenger — Exalted Glory — until he repelled the polytheists. Among them is what he manifested on the day of Khaybar. It is related that when he shook the gate, the wall shook; he took the gate and cast it upward until it vanished from the eyes of the people, then it fell and was measured, reaching forty cubits. As for his battles, were I to mention the miracles and dazzling signs he manifested in them, the discourse would grow long.

It has been related that Abu Bakr, Umar, and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas came to the Messenger of Allah — Exalted Glory — and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no Prophet but that he brought his signs, and no Successor (Waṣī) but that he manifested a miracle. We have seen of your signs that by which we inferred your Prophethood and believed in your Message; we want 'Ali ibn Abi Talib to manifest for us a miracle by which we may infer his Imamate.' The Messenger of Allah — Exalted Glory — said: 'Rise, O 'Ali, and revive a dead person for them.' He rose with them until he came to the graveyards and they stood at the grave of Sa'd ibn Mas'ada, who had been dead for nine years. They said to him: 'We know this man; we want you to revive him for us so we may see him.' He ordered the grave to be covered, so they covered it. He spoke words that were not understood, and he had not finished his speech before the grave split open and the man stood up,