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"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ يَهُودِىٌّ فَقَالَ لَهُ: مَتَى كَانَ رَبُنَا فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُ عَلِىٍّ، فَقَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ، فَقَالَ: كَانَ هُوَ كَانَ وَلَا كَيْنُونَةٌ، كَانَ بَلَا كَيْفٍ، كَانَ لَيْسَ لَهُ قَبْلٌ وَلَا غَايَةٌ، انْقَطَعَتْ الْغَايَاتُ دُونَهُ فَهُوَ غَايَةٌ فَأسْلَمَ الْيَهُودِىُّ".  

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