فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ...

How can you prove this?” The Imam (a.s.) answered, “This is clear from what the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘ And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors.’ [^5] Hence, the inheritance of the Book is dedicated to the guided ones, not the evil-doers.

Don’t you know that Noah said the following in his supplications to his Lord - the Honorable the Exalted, ‘ O my Lord! Surely my son is of my family! And Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of Judges!’ [^6] He said this because the Honorable the Exalted God had promised to save him and his family. But the Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘ O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of…