This coincidently occurred upon communicating the bad news...

This coincidently occurred upon communicating the bad news of destructing the Sodom and Gomorrah of those who had committed the indescribable crime. Consequently, the 90-yr old Abraham got his second son Isaac - who subsequently fathered Israel (Jacob), as the Quran narrates. At the dawn of history, some 12,000 years ago, Allah created Adam from dirt. Later, He made Noah a great Prophet.

At other points in time, He made Abraham as a close friend, spoke to Moses, and miraculously created Jesus form Virgin Mary. Eventually, He chose the to be His beloved one, and the seal of the Prophets. Throughout history, human beings had no say in the selection of any of the very many prophets. As the Quran states: "Lo!

Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of \'Imran above (all His) creatures." Quran (3:33) "And when a token cometh unto them, they say: We will not believe till we are given that which Allah\'s messengers are given. Allah knoweth best with whom to place His message. Humiliation from Allah and heavy punishment will smite the guilty for their scheming." Quran (6:124) The Muslims agree that every Messenger is a prophet, but not vice versa.

Among the Messengers of Allah, five were with Universal missions: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. To Muhammad's contemporaries, who denied his Messengership, the Quran challenges: "They who disbelieve say: Thou art no messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me and you." Quran (13:43) Who other than Imam Ali that had the knowledge of the Book, i.e. the Quran.

If the Quran was a silent book, Imam Ali was the talking one. When Allah gives such recognition to Imam Ali's testimony for the Prophet's Messengership, little consideration should be given to those who institutionalized his dismissal as the immediate Vicegerent for the Prophet? In very many Hadiths, the Prophet identified his Twelve vicegerents - all are from Quraysh.

In his life, not only he assigned Imam Ali, but also he spoke about the Imamate of Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain, and the nine Imams from the latter's progeny. None but Imam Muhammad bin Al-Hassan Al-Askari, commonly known as the Mahdi is the awaited Saviour about whom all prophets spoke. Birth: mid Sha'ban 255 A..H., Samaraa, Iraq. Previous…