1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari from MuAlia ibn Muhammad from abu Dawud al-Mustariqq who has said that Dawad al-Jassas who said: I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say about the words of Allah, “Through the signs and with the star people do find their way.” (16:16) “The star is the Messenger of Allah (sw) and the signs are the Imams (a.s.)”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from MuAlia ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Asbat ibn Salim who has said that Haythamm asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), while I was there, about the meaning of the words of Allah, “Through the signs and with the star people do find their way.” [16:16] The Imams (a.s.) said, “Star is the Messenger of Allah (s.a) and the signs are the Imams (a.s.)”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from MuAlia ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ who has said that he asked Imam al-Rida (a.s.) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most High, “Through the signs and with the star people do find their way.” [16:16] The Imams (a.s.) said, “We are the signs and the messenger of Allah is the star,”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.