ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ الحقَّ لايُعرَفُ‏ بالرِّجالِ، اعْرِفِ الحقَّ تَعرِفْ أهلَهُ. 
‪Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the truth is not known through men; know the truth [first] and you will know its people.’[Majma`a al-Bayan, v. 1, p. 211]