 ١ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ حُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَا مَوْضِعُ الْعُلَمَاءِ قَالَ مِثْلُ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ وَصَاحِبِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَصَاحِبِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام )
 1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Humran ibn A‘yan who has said that he asked abu Ja‘far  the following. “What is the position of the scholars?” The Imam  said, “ It is like Dhul Qarnayn, (see 18:83 – 99 Holy Quran),the companion of Solomon (see 27:40),and the companion of Moses  (See 18:65)”