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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 3) Q11: Triple Darkness "He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers creation after creation, in a triple darkness........" (Qur'an, 39:6) What is meant by: (1) a triple darkness? (2) of cattle eight kinds? A.

(1) "Triple darkness": according to the 'Ahadith of Masumeen it means "the three veils of darkness which cover the unborn child, i.e. the caul or membrane, the womb and the hollow (or stomach) in which the womb is enclosed." (2) In Surah 6, Ayats 143-4, four kinds of cattle are mentioned in pairs in connection with certain Arab superstitions which are condemned by Allah, the same four pairs are mentioned here as representatives of domesticated cattle given by Allah to man for his benefit.

These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen. Q12: GRADES OF THE PROPHETS How can we say that our Prophet (s.a.w.) is the highest in rank and greatest of all the prophets, when Allah says in the Qur'an that we should not make any difference between His prophets. See Ayat 285 of Sura Al-Baqarah:- "....... all believe in Allah and in His angels and in His Messenger; (they say) we make no difference between His messengers...." A.

Compare this Ayat with Ayat 253 of the same Surah and you will find that there WAS grade and RANK among the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. That Ayat says:- "These messengers, We have exalted some of them above the others......." Then what is the meaning of the Ayat 285?

Its meaning is that we have to believe in all the Messengers of Allah, We should not be like Jews who do not believe in Hadhrat Isa (a.s.) and Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.), nor like Christians who do not believe in Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.).

Q13: SINLESSNESS OF THE PROPHETS We believe in the sinlessness of prophets; but these sentences from a dua (Aamal-e- Arafa) show that they were not sinless: (1) "WA-BISMIKAL-AZEEMI-LLADHI DA'AK BIHI DAWOODO WA KHARRALAKA SAAJIDA FAGHAFARATA LAHU DHAN-BAH" (And by Thy Great name by which Dawood prayed to Thee and prostrated before Thee in Sajdah, so that Thou pardoned his Dhanb' i.e.

Sin) (2) "WABISMIKAL-LADHI DA'AKA BIHI ADAMO FAGHAFARATA LAHU DHANBAH." (And by Thy name by which Adam prayed to Thee, so that Thou pardoned his "Dhanb' i.e. sin) A.