Late Aga Mirza Mahmud Shirazi, from whom some stories are narrated, said:

I heard from late Hajj Mirza Hasan Ziyaut Tujjar Shirazi, who previously had a big dispensary in Shiraz and after that in Tehran that he said:

Once I traveled with a caravan to Karbala via Kermanshah. I had obtained a mule and loaded necessary equipment on it before setting out. When I reached Qazwin, a person traveling on foot saw me alone and he came to me and started helping me with my errands. We also ate together. He promised me that he would accompany me till Kazmain and on reaching there would look for a place to stay and share my food. We reached Kazmain in this manner.

I asked his name and antecedents. He said: My name is Karbalai Muhammad and I am a resident of Qomshah Isfahan. I was traveling for the Ziyarat of Imam Ali Al-Ridha ('a) seven years ago, till my caravan was robbed at Astarabad and they took me also as a captive into slavery. Everyday they made me work, due to which I was extremely harassed and in tremendous pressure.

So much so that one day I decided to flee in any manner possible and get relief from this calamity. I vowed that if the Almighty Allah helped me, and I can reach my hometown safe, I will perform the Ziyarat of Karbala Moalla. So I made an excuse to get away from them and since it was night and they were asleep and unable to see me, I ran fast and reached to a place of safety. I thanked the Almighty Allah and now I am traveling to Karbala Moalla.

Late Ziyaut Tujjar says: I was traveling to Samarrah, so I told him: First let us go to Samarrah and after that we will perform the Ziyarat of Karbala and I emphasized this too much, but he did not accept. He said: I should fulfill my vow as soon as possible. I placed some money before him and said: You may take as much as you like, but he did not take anything. When I used more persuasion, he took only three Iranian Riyals and went away. After that he was not seen anywhere.

When I visited Najaf al-Ashraf, one day in the holy courtyard I was passing from the head side when I saw many people gathered around one man. I pushed the crowd aside and saw that it was my former travel companion, Karbalai Muhammad Qomshahi. He had tied his neck to the grill with a strip of cloth and was weeping and saying:

A person from Tehran was prepared to give whatever I liked and was giving me a hundred Tomans in cash, but I did not accept.

I went to him and said: Friend, what do you want from Imam Ali ('a). Come to my lodging, I will provide you whatever you want, but he did not agree and said: I am asking him something that no one else can give. And till I don't obtain it; I will not leave this place. When I saw that he was adamant, I left him and returned.

On the following day, I met him in the holy courtyard. He said in joy and happiness: Did you see? I got my wish fulfilled. He brought out an IOU from his pocket and said: I got it from Imam Ali ('a).

I saw a paper containing words readable from the front and the back and from the up as well as down. I asked him what it was for, and who is the payer? He replied: I will tell you after I collect the money.

So he took my Tehran address and went away from there. After some years he came to my shop in Tehran. After I recognized him, I complained that he had promised to inform me about that letter of credit, which Imam Ali ('a) had given. He said: I came to Tehran many times, but every time you had gone to Shiraz.

Now, I want you to know that my wish from Imam Ali ('a) was for lawful sustenance, in which I can spend my life in comfort. The Imam gave me a letter of credit drawn on a respected Sayyid personality for a piece of land and also some seeds for cultivation.

That Sayyid fulfilled the order and from that year till now, my life is sustained from this land comfortably and I am fully satisfied.