The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Abaya ibn Rib'i said: I asked Abdullah ibn Abbas: "Why did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) give Ali (peace be upon him) the kunya Abu Turab?" He said: "Because he is the master of the earth and the proof of Allah upon the earth and its inhabitants after him; the earth's continuance is because of him, and its stillness and stability come through him." And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) saying: "When the Day of Resurrection arrives and the unbeliever sees all the reward, nearness to Allah and honour that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has prepared for the Shia of Ali (peace be upon him), he will say: یَا لَیْتَنِی کُنْتُ تُرَابِیّاً [O! would that I had been turabi (of dust)], meaning: would that I had been of the Shia of Ali (peace be upon him). And this is the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: وَیَقُولُ الْکَافِرُ یَا لَیْتَنِی کُنتُ تُرَابًا [and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust]."