Chapter: 13, Verse: 21

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَهِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ وَدُرُسْتَ بْنِ أَبِي مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ ما أَمَرَ الله بِهِ أَنْ يُوصَلَ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي رَحِمِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ السَّلامُ وَقَدْ تَكُونُ فِي قَرَابَتِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَلا تَكُونَنَّ مِمَّنْ يَقُولُ لِلشَّيْ‏ءِ إِنَّهُ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ وَاحِدٍ

Narrated through a chain of trustworthy/reliable narrators that Abu Abd-Allah Imam Sadiq (عليه السلام) was asked about the verse of Quran, 

"Those who establish relations (connect) that which Allah has commanded to be connected" (13:21)

Imam (عليه السلام) said, "This verse was revealed for maintaining relationship with Aal-e-Muhammad (عليهم السلام) and this verse could also be referring to your relatives."

Then the Imam (عليه السلام) said, "Do not be from amongst those who say about something that it is referring to one thing only."

[Source: al-Kafi, Vol. 2, Pg. 156]

Chapter: 13, Verse: 31

وَ لَوْ أَنَّ قُرْآناً سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتى‏

"If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would be the one!)" (13:31)

So this verse makes it very clear that Quran can make the mountains move and even make the dead to speak. And its very well known that as per the narrations the Imam's (as) have the complete knowledge of the Quran and hence they can also do these, now lets read the below narration.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي زَاهِرٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص وَرِثَ النَّبِيِّينَ كُلَّهُمْ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ مِنْ لَدُنْ آدَمَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى نَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيّاً إِلَّا وَ مُحَمَّدٌ ص أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ كَانَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ وَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَفْهَمُ مَنْطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقْدِرُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمَنَازِلِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ قَالَ لِلْهُدْهُدِ حِينَ فَقَدَهُ وَ شَكَّ فِي أَمْرِهِ فَقالَ ما لِيَ لا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كانَ مِنَ الْغائِبِينَ حِينَ فَقَدَهُ فَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذاباً شَدِيداً أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطانٍ مُبِينٍ وَ إِنَّمَا غَضِبَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَدُلُّهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَهَذَا وَ هُوَ طَائِرٌ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ مَا لَمْ يُعْطَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَ قَدْ كَانَتِ الرِّيحُ وَ النَّمْلُ وَ الْإِنْسُ وَ الْجِنُّ وَ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ الْمَرَدَةُ لَهُ طَائِعِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ الْمَاءَ تَحْتَ الْهَوَاءِ وَ كَانَ الطَّيْرُ يَعْرِفُهُ وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ قُرْآناً سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتى‏ وَ قَدْ وَرِثْنَا نَحْنُ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ الَّذِي فِيهِ مَا تُسَيَّرُ بِهِ الْجِبَالُ وَ تُقَطَّعُ بِهِ الْبُلْدَانُ وَ تُحْيَا بِهِ الْمَوْتَى وَ نَحْنُ نَعْرِفُ الْمَاءَ تَحْتَ الْهَوَاءِوَ إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لآَيَاتٍ مَا يُرَادُ بِهَا أَمْرٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَعَ مَا قَدْ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا كَتَبَهُ الْمَاضُونَ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَنَا فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ وَ ما مِنْ غائِبَةٍ فِي السَّماءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي كِتابٍ مُبِينٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنا مِنْ عِبادِنا فَنَحْنُ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَانَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَوْرَثَنَا هَذَا الَّذِي فِيهِ تِبْيَانُ كُلِّ شَي

The narrator says,

I said to Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal Imam Kazim (عليه السلام), "May I be sacrificed for you, inform me about the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله) - did he inherit [from] all the Prophets?"

The Imam said, "Yes."

I said, "From Adam upto himself?"

The Imam said, "Allah did not send any prophet except that Muhammad (صلى لله عليه وآله) was more knowledgeable than him."

I said, "Indeed, Isa ibn Maryam used to revive the dead by the permission of Allah."

The Imam said, "You have spoken the truth."

I said, "And Sulayman ibn Dawud used to understand the speech of birds. Was the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله) capable of doing such?"

The Imam said, "Indeed, Sulayman ibn Dawud, when he missed the bird Hud-Hud and doubted its situation, said - 'Why is it I do not see the Hud-Hud? Or is he among the absent?' (27:20). When he missed it, he became angry with it and said, 'I will surely punish him with a severe punishment, or I will surely slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear authority/reason.' (27:21).

And He (Sulayman) only became angry because it (the Hud-Hud) used to guide him to water. So this [bird], while being [just] a bird, had been given what Sulayman was not given. And indeed, the wind, the ants, mankind, the Jinn, the devils, and the rebellious ones were obedient to him (Sulayman), yet he did not know [the location of] the water beneath the air [i.e., underground], while the bird knew it.

And indeed, Allah says in His Book: 'And if there were a Quran with which the mountains were moved, or the earth were travelled over with it, or the dead were made to speak...' (13:31).

And indeed, We [i.e. the Imams] have inherited this Quran, which contains that by which mountains are moved, lands are traversed, and the dead are revived. And we know [the location of] the water beneath the air [i.e., underground].

And indeed, in the Book of Allah there are verses; no affair is intended [to be accomplished] by them except if Allah permits it, along with what Allah may permit from what those of the past have written. Allah has placed it for us in the Mother of the Book (Umm al-Kitab). 

Indeed, Allah says: 'And there is no hidden thing in the heaven and the earth but it is in a clear Book.'(27:75).

Then He said: 'Then We gave the Book for an inheritance to those whom We have chosen from among Our servants...' (35:32).

So we are the ones whom Allah (عز وجل) has chosen, and He has made us inherit this [Quran] in which is the explanation of all things."

[Source: Al-Kafi Vol. 1 Pg. 226 / (similar in) Basaair Al Darajat, Vol. 1, Chapter. 21, Hadees. 1]

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Chapter: 13, Verse: 43

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، ومحمد بن يحيى، عن محمد بن الحسن، عمن ذكره جمعيا عن ابن أبي عمير، عن أبن أذينة، عن بريد بن معاوية قال: قلت لأبي جعفر عليه السلام: " قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم ومن عنده علم الكتاب "؟ قال: إيانا عنى، وعلي أولنا وأفضلنا وخيرنا بعد النبي صلى الله عليه وآله

Narrated from Abu Jafar Imam Baqir (عليه السلام) about the meaning of the following verse,

"Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you and the one who has knowledge of the Book." (13:43)

The Imam (عليه السلام) said, "It is a reference to Us. And Imam Ali (عليه السلام) is the first among Us and the most virtuous (Afdal) and the best among Us after the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله)."

[Source: al-Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 229]