28-9 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Baghdady narrated that Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Suleiman ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hassan quoted his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Zayd ibn Ali, on the authority of his father Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), on the authority of his father (Al-Hussein ibn Ali (MGB)), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God has created one-hundred twenty-four thousand Prophets. I am the dearest of all in the presence of God and I do not boast about this. The Honorable the Exalted God has created one-hundred twenty-four thousand Trustees. Ali is the dearest and the best of all Trustees in the presence of God.”