سورة العنكبوت

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir narrates: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), regarding this verse: "Say, Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of the Book" (Ra'd/43), said: "Allah intended us, and Ali (peace be upon him), after the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), is the first of us, the most excellent of us, and the best of us of the household."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir narrates from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) that he said: "قالَ الَّذِی عِنْدَهُ عِلْمٌ مِنَ الْکِتابِ أَنَا آتِیکَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ یَرْتَدَّ إِلَیْکَ طَرْفُکَ [The one who had knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you] (Naml/40)." The Imam (peace be upon him) spread his fingers apart and placed them on his chest, and said: "By Allah! With us is the entire knowledge of the Book."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Sadir said: I, Abu Basir, Yahya al-Bazzaz and Dawud ibn Kathir were in a gathering in the presence of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) ... He said: "O Sadir! Have you read in the Quran this verse: قُلْ کَفَی بِاللهِ شَهِیداً بَیْنِی وَ بَیْنَکُمْ وَ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْکِتابِ [Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of the Book] (Ra'd/43)?" I said: "May I be your ransom! I have read it." He said: "The one who has a portion of the knowledge of the Book is more knowledgeable, or the one who has the entire knowledge of the Book?" I said: "Rather the one who has the entire knowledge of the Book." Then he pointed with his hand to his chest and said: "By Allah, all the knowledge of the Book is with us; by Allah, all the knowledge of the Book is with us."