Exalted Glory —.' Umar said to them: 'Do you know him?' They said: 'Yes, we would know him if we saw him.' He said to them: 'Look in the mosque.' They looked right and left and glimpsed Amir Al-Muminin — Exalted Glory — in a corner of the mosque, surrounded by his Shia and followers. They hastened to him, kissed his hands and feet, and said: 'This, by Allah, is the one who took charge of Salman's affair, prayed over him in al-Mada'in, and hid him.'"
The idolater said: "What is the matter with these people, may Allah fight them! The blind commoners have a better speech than them; for the commoners denied from a lack of knowledge, but these Shia acknowledged the signs and miracles yet denied their Manifestor (Muẓhir). They are like those whom Allah mentioned in His Book, saying: «So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part? Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you except disgrace in worldly life; and on the Day of Resurrection they will be sent back to the severest of punishment»1
He said: "O noble Sheikh, wise scholar, mention to me what the people of insight (Ahl al-Baṣā'ir) among his Shia, who are specialized in his loyalty (wilāya), said of him." The Muslim said: "The speech of the people of insight and elevation (al-irtifā') cannot be explained." He asked: "And why is that?" He said: "Because it is a great secret and a magnificent matter that none of the angels can bear but the near ones, none of the prophets but the sent ones, and none of the believers but the tested ones. Furthermore, I have mentioned to you what suffices you from hearing anything else."
The idolater said: "You mentioned to me just now that the angels are many, and what I want from you none of the angels can bear but the near ones, and likewise the prophets but the sent ones, and the believers but the tested ones. Were it not a great matter, a big secret, and a magnificent science, the matter would not be so. I have heard from the Book of Allah — Exalted Glory — where He says: «And above every