Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Basri narrated to us. He said: al-Mughira b. Muhammad narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. `Abd al-Rahman al-Azdi narrated to me in the year 216 AH. He said: Qays b. al-Rabi` and Mansur b. Abi’l Aswad narrated to us from al-A`mash from al-Minhal b. `Amr from `Abbad b. `Abdullah. He said:

`Ali said: No verse has been revealed from the Quran except that I know where it was revealed, regarding whom it was revealed, regarding what it was revealed, and whether it was revealed on a plain or on a mountain. It was said: What was revealed regarding you? So, he said: Had you not asked me, I would not have informed you. This verse was revealed regarding me: “Surely, you are but a warner, and for every people there is a guide” (13:7) – the Messenger of Allah is the warner, and I am the guide to what he has brought.