The Four Questions Asked Imam Ali(a,s) By The Jews

THE FOUR QUESTIONS

Imam Ali (A.S.) was always available ( at KUFA his Kingdom) when the three khalifa sought his advice on religious matters. His position as the jurist was on the top of the list among the companions of the Holy Prophet (saw) (being His SON in Law) . Umar Ibne Khattab the 2nd Caliph had given clear instructions that when Ali was present in the mosque of the Prophet no one should take precedence over him in answering questions on religious matters (Not Authentic) . In one such encounter during the time of the 2nd Caliph, a group of Jewish scholars approached the caliph and said, "We have a few questions. If we get the answers to these questions correctly, we will accept the Islamic faith.

"Ask whatever you want to ask," said the caliph.

They asked the following questions:
1. What are the locks and keys of heaven?
2. Who was the messenger who was neither of the human nor of the Jinn and who warned his people?
3. Which are the 5 beings who were created without ! the aid of ovaries?
4. What are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve?

The caliph Umer (The biggest enemy of Shia's)  thought over these questions for a time, then said, "I do not know the answers to these questions. I will take you to a man who is most knowledgeable in the commandments of Allah and the Holy Prophet and the greatest among us (According to Allah the ranking of All Caliphs are the one according to which they succeeded the throne).

The caliph then brought the Jewish scholars to Ali (a.s.) (when he was at Kufa) . They asked the same questions to him. Ali (a.s.) answered thus:

1. The locks of the heavens are beliefs in more than one god, and its keys are the letters of "La Ilaha Illallah, Muhammad-Ur- Rasulallah." (Jews never believes in this.) 

2. The messenger (whose messengers was this) who warned his people is the ant who, when Solomon's army was passing by, said to his people, " Enter your houses so that the army may not stamp you out (without intention)". So Allah states in the Holy Qur'an, " Until they came to the valley of the Ants, said an ant (addressing the other ants of the valley) O" you ants' enter into! your dwellings, so that Solomon and his hosts may not crush you while they know it not". (Sura An-Naml. V 18)

3. The five beings who were not born of ovaries are: Adam, Eve, the staff of Moses which used to change into a python, the camel of Saleh, and the sheep of Ibrahim (which was sent by Allah to become a ransom of the life of Ibrahim's son Ismael). (Why those living being are forgotten whose Mother's and/or Father's Name are not mentioned in Kitaab ALLAH).

4.

· One is Allah who has no partners,

 

· two are Adam and Eve,

(Why he forget Satan, Malaika & Jinns just to fit the counting, Adam is also One From him, his mate was created they are not Two) 

 

· three are the substances ( i.e. non-living matter, plants and animals), (Substances are Two Organic & Non-Organic)

 

· four are the Heavenly books: Torah of Moses, Bible of Jesus, Zubur of Dawood and the Qur'an of Hadhrat Muhammad (saw).

( Why he forgot this Ayat that Allah sent The Book with all Prophets :

Mankind was one single nation, and Allah sent Prophets with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; ......................[2:213]

 

· Five are the daily prayers.  (Not Mentioned in Quraan)

 

· Six are the days of creation of the heavens and earth (According to Bible too) , as per the verse of the Qur'an: " And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them two, in six periods and touched us not any fatigue." (Sura Qaf V. 38).

 

· Seven are the seven heavens (According to Bible too) , in the light of the Qur'anic Verse: " And we have erected above you the seven strong ones." (Sura An-Naba V12)

(Seven is also mentioned in [2:261] , [12:43] , [12:46] , [12:47] , [12:48] , 23:17] & [69:7] )

 

· Eight are those angels who bear the heavens, as per the Qur'anic Verse: " And the angels shall be on the side of it; and above them shall bear that day `Arsh' (the throne of authority). of your Lord, eight of them (Sura Al-Haaqqah. V.17) (Please read the Ayat [69:17]

where its mentioned eight angels? Its not in Arabic text of Quraan I have might be it is in yours! beside Eightis also mentioned in [6:143] , [12:20] , [18:22] , [28:27] & [69:7]  )

 

· Nine are the nine signs given to Moses as stated by God: "And indeed we gave Moses nine clear signs (miracles); so ask the children of Israel when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him; "Verily I deem you O' Moses one bewitched. "(Sura Bani Israel, V 101).

(Nine is also mentioned in [18:25] , [27:48] & [74:30] )

 

· Ten are the ten days, i.e. God had promised Moses that he would stay on the mountain of Toor for thirty days, and later added ten more days to this duration, as it is stated in the Qur'an." And we made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and completed it with ten more;" Thus was completed the term of his Lord, forty nights, and (before he went up) Moses said to his brother Aaron: You take my place among my people, act rightly and follow not the path of the mischief-makers." (Sura Al-A'araf. V.142).

(Ten is also mentioned in [2:196] , [5:89] , [6:160] , [11:13] , [20:103] , [89:2] )

 

· Eleven are the brothers of Joseph, son of Jacob as the Qur'an states, "When said Joseph to his father, O' my father; Verily I did see (dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon,, I saw them all prostrating to me." (Sura Yousuf. V.4).

(So According to Allah stars mean Brothers & what does Sun & moon stands for? ), 

 

· Twelve are the Twelve water-springs manifested by the staff of Moses, as God states, " And (remember) when Moses sought water for his people; said We, `Strike the rock with your staff' Then gushed out therefrom twelve springs; each people knew their drinking place; "Eat and drink God's provision, and commit not evil in the earth acting mischievously. "(Sura Al Baqarah V60).

(Why not 12 Tribes of Bani Israel [5:12] & [7:160]  ?


When the Jewish scholars heard the replies of Hadhrat Ali (a.s.) they said, "We bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (saw) is His Messenger . They all embraced Islam, went back to their tribe and converted all of them to Islam.