The Imams عليه السلام are the Mines of Knowledge, the Tree of Prophet-hood and the Centers wherein angels Interchange

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Adallah ibn Muhammad ibn ’Isa from his father from ‘Adallah ibn al-Mughirah from Isma‘il ibn abu Ziyad from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad عليه السلام from his father عليه السلام from Amir al-Mu’minin Ali عليه السلام who has said the following. “We, the Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Holy Prophet), are the tree of the prophet-hood, the station of the Messenger-ship of (Allah), the center wherein the angels interchange, the house of blessings and the mine of knowledge.”