History of Prophets 41item Some books mention that the Prophet Luqman wasn’t really a Prophet. Is it right or wrong? Did Adam commit a sin? What about the question of the infallibility of the divinely sent prophets? What is Shia opinion on the reports of the former prophets? The Almighty Allah states in Surah Yusuf, Ayat (verse) No. 100: And he raised his parents upon the throne and they fell down in prostration before him and he said: O my father! This is the significance of my vision of old; my Lord has indeed made it to be true: It was because Yusuf (‘a) has seen in his first dream that, the Sun and the Moon, and eleven stars are prostrating in front of him. We read in history that when Amirul Mo-mineen (‘a) was going towards Siffeen people of a group, who were standing at the roadside, according to the system for the Sassanid kings fell down in prostration as soon as they saw Hazrat. Amirul Mo-mineen saw this spectacle and felt too much of anguish and said: “What kind of unpleasant sin are you committing. Go and do your work, because I am also a creation of Allah, just like you.” Is this historical fact, not contrary to the above-mentioned Ayat? Hazrat Nuh (‘a) was commanded by the Almighty to build an ark and Allah informed him that water would spread all over the surface of the earth and the infidels will drown, but his women and sons will remain safe. One of his sons Canaan, did not care for his teachings our account of his idolatry and did not board the ark. At last he drowned in the flood. During this HazratNuh (‘a) supplicated his Lord and said: My Lord! Surely my son is of my family, and Thy promise is surely true… [1] The Almighty Allah addressed him in the following four sentences: What is the aim of those sentences? 1. He is not of your family - why? 2. He is the doer of other than good deeds - why? 3. Ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge - why? 4. I admonish you lest you may be of the ignorant. [2] What was Nuh (‘a) ignorant of? The Holy Quran in Surah Kahfayat No. 86, states with reference to the legend of Zulqarnain .When he reached the place where the sun set, he found it going down into a black sea; What is meant by this dark water? How this is possible that even though the sun being with all its greatness can go down in the dark waters? And is not this against the fact earth is spherical and rotates round the sun; and against the new assertions of the celestial sciences. In the lessons of the history of religions we read as follows: What is the forbidden fruit? As the Old Testament writes in detail and the Holy Quran says in suggestive way. (Forbidden fruit) is insight because on the basis of Quranic verses the Almighty used to call Adam and Eve and without feeling any kind of shame for their nakedness they used to reply. But after eating the forbidden fruit they began to feel ashamed of their nakedness and hid themselves. In the past they used to see the Lord without any kind of shame. Now after eating the forbidden fruit they are feeling ashamed of their nakedness. The proof is that the condition in which they were till yesterday (nakedness), they were not able to see it and now by eating the forbidden fruit they have received insight and the forbidden tree is the tree of insight. What did the Almighty desire? Should the man eat forbidden fruit or not? We should not view this problem like human stories that the Almighty did not want Adam to eat the forbidden fruit. Because if it had been unacceptable to Allah He would not have allowed Adam (‘a) to eat the fruit. (Because the intention of man has no value before the intention of Allah and only that comes to pass which the Almighty desires). Thus the Almighty Allah desired that man should eat this fruit because he could not come into existence without eating this fruit. And it is such a plan that was arranged for by the Almighty Himself so that man can come into existence and the man who is present now and who with the passing of times will continue to come. As mentioned in the above-mentioned discussion does the forbidden fruit only constitute knowledge and insight? Did Abū Ṭālib die a believer on account of which you visit (ziyārah) his shrine? Was Zul Qarnain a prophet or a king? What happened to Jesus (a.s.) according to Islam? Did he die on the cross or not, and where is he now? Some believe Jesus (a.s) is dead, if he is still alive how does he observe his salat especially Zakat as no poor people in heaven. Surah Maryam 31. Secondly who will be the last prophet? When he comes back? Are books like Bhagavat Gita classify as one of the holy books as per the time it was made for the people of that time? I would like to ask you about Hazrat Ibrahims Incident, in surahe Bani Israil, In light of the Hadith and Najul balagah, I found out and heard by many Alims that Imam Ali (a.s) came to rescue Hazrat Ibrahim when he was thrown in burning fire. Fact of the matter is that Hazrat Jibrayel also asked Ibrahim to help, why did he deny Jibrayeel's request and took Imam's help? What was the relationship between Hazrat Moosa alaihissalam and Qaroon? Which prophet is called Shaikhul Ambiya? 123