[Machine] I heard Ali saying, "There has never been a true state except that Adam was praised over Iblis, and there has never been a false state except that Iblis was preferred over Adam. Iblis was commanded to prostrate, but he disobeyed, so Adam was praised over him. This continued until two men fought and one killed the other. Iblis was preferred over him. And indeed, there will be specific trials, general trials, specific trials, and general trials." It was asked, "O commander of the faithful, what is the specific trial and the general trial, the specific trial and the general trial?" He said, "There will be two imams, one true and one false. The truth will turn into falsehood and falsehood will turn into truth. This is the specific trial. And there will be two imams, one true and one false. The truth will turn into falsehood and falsehood will turn into truth. This is the general trial."  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ «إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ دَوْلَةُ حَقٍّ قَطُّ إِلَّا أُدِيلَ آدَمُ عَلَى إِبْلِيسَ وَلَا دَوْلَةُ بَاطِلٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أُدِيلَ إِبْلِيسُ عَلَى آدَمَ أُمِرَ إِبْلِيسُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَعَصَى فَأُدِيلَ عَلَيْهِ آدَمُ حَتَّى قَتَلَ الرَّجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَأُدِيلَ عَلَيْهِ إِبْلِيسُ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ فِتْنَةٌ خَاصَّةٌ وَفِتْنَةٌ عَامَّةٌ وَفِتْنَةٌ خَاصَّةٌ وَفِتْنَةٌ عَامَّةٌ» فَقِيلَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا الْفِتْنَةُ الْخَاصَّةُ وَالْفِتْنَةُ الْعَامَّةُ وَفِتْنَةُ الْخَاصَّةِ وَفِتْنَةُ الْعَامَّةِ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ «يَكُونُ الِإِمَامَانِ إِمَامُ حَقٍّ وَإِمَامُ بَاطِلٍ فَيَفِيءَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ إِلَى الْبَاطِلِ وَمِنَ الْبَاطِلِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ فَهَذِهِ فِتْنَةُ الْخَاصَّةِ وَيَكُونُ الِإِمَامَانِ إِمَامُ حَقٍّ وَإِمَامُ بَاطِلٍ فَيَفِيءَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ إِلَى الْبَاطِلِ وَمِنَ الْبَاطِلِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ فَهَذِهِ فِتْنَةُ الْعَامَّةِ»