Husayn ibn Abdul Wahhab says: “I was told by ibn Ayyash John, who was told by Abu Talib Abdullah ibn Muhammad Ambari.” He says: “I was told by Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Zayd Trusty.” He (Zayd) says: “Abu Samina Muhammad ibn Ali Sayrafi told me.” He said: “I was told by Ibrahim ibn Umar Yamani from Hammad ibn Isa who is known as ‘Gariq Johfah.” He said: “I was told by Umar ibn Uzaynah who narrated it from Aban ibn Abi Ayyash, who narrated it from Sulaym ibn Qays al Hilali, who said: “I have heard from Abu Dhar Jundun ibn Gaffari say:
“I saw Sayyed Muhammad (SAW) when he told Amirul Mumineen (AS) one night: “When it is morning you go to the mountains of Baqi and stand on high place on the earth. When the sun rises, salute it, because indeed, Allah has commanded it to reply to you with matters that are within you.”
So in the morning Amirul Mumineen (AS) came out and Abu Bakr and Umar were with him and a community of Muhajireen and Ansar were also with him until he reached Baqi and went and stood on a high place on the earth. When the sun arose, Alayhissalam said: “Salutation, O creature of Allah’s new creation who obeys Him.” Everyone heard a voice from the sky – an answer of someone who is answering: ‘And salutation be on you as well, O that person, who is Awwal and O he, who is Aakheer, O Zahir, O batin, O he who knows everything.’ When Abu Bakr, Umar, Muhajireen and Ansar heard what the sun said, they all fainted. Then they became conscious after a while, when Amirul Mumineen had left the place. They all went to the Holy Prophet (SAW) with the community and said: “You say that Ali is a man like us, when the sun addressed him in a manner that Allah has addressed Himself.”
The Holy Prophet (SAW) asked: “What did you hear from it?” Everyone replied: “We heard it saying ‘Salutations be on you, O he who is Awwal.’ So he (SAW) said: “It said truth. He is the first one who brought faith to me.”
All said: “We heard it say: ‘O Aakheer’.” He replied: “It said truth, he is the last person of all who will separate from me. He will give me the ritual bath, shroud and will enter me in my grave.”
All said: “We heard it say: ‘O Zahir’.” He replied: “It said truth. All my knowledge became Zahir (clear) for him.”
All said: “We heard it say ‘O Batin’.” He replied: “It said truth. All my secrets are present with him.”
All said: “We heard it say ‘O he, who knows everything’.” He replied: “It said truth. He knows what is lawful and unlawful, and compulsory, tradition and like it.”
All stood up and said: “Muhammad put us in darkness.” and left from the door of the mosque.