to do. Lo, indeed Ali is not limited, nor described, nor characterized by any trait; {He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent} (Al-Ikhlas 3-4). He has not taken a companion nor a son, and he has no partner in dominion, nor has he any supporter out of weakness—and magnify him with [all] magnificence. He has no partner, no peer, no helper, no backer, no resemblance, and no likeness. He is the First without example or beginning, and the Last without perishing, cessation, or end; the Manifest (Al-Zahir) through signs, the Hidden (Al-Batin) through the beings."

"Lo, indeed Ali is {Allah, there is no deity except him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes him nor sleep. To him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with him except by his permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of his knowledge except for what he wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires him not. And he is the Most High, the Most Great} (Al-Baqarah 255)."

"Lo, indeed Ali—{in his hand is [all] good, and he is over all things competent} (Al-Imran 26)."

"Lo, indeed Ali created you as apparitions (ashbah) and diverse kinds. Lo, indeed Ali is their Originator (Zari’) and their Evolver (Bari’), and no one can endure seeing him."