Then Suwayd bin Nawfal al-Hilali stood up to him and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, are you present with what you have mentioned and knowing of it?" So he turned to him with the eye of anger and said: "May the bereft mothers be bereft of you, and may the calamities descend upon you," up to his saying: "I am the secret of secrets. I am the tree of lights. I am the close friend of Gabriel. I am the chosen one of Michael," up to his saying: "I am the ship of the deep waters. I am the proof of proofs. I am the director of the creations. I am the verifier of the truths. I am the esoteric interpreter of the interpretation. I am the explainer of the Gospel," up to his saying: "I am Uriya of the Psalms. I am the veil of the Forgiving. I am the elite of the Majestic. I am Iliya of the Gospel," up to his saying: "I am the uprooter of the door. I am the defeater of the factions. I am the explainer of the clear proofs. I am the clarifier of the problematic matters," up to his saying: "I am the secret of the letters.

I am the light of the vessels. I am the key to the unseen things. I am the lamp of the hearts. I am the light of the spirits. I am the spirit of the phantoms (ashbah)," up to his saying: "I am the one informed of the news of the first ones. I am the informant of the events of the last ones," up to his saying: "I am, by Allah, the Face of Allah. I am the lion of Bani Ghalib. I am Ali bin Abi Talib." Then the questioner cried out with a great cry and fell down dead.