Don’t you know that Noah said the following in his...

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!’ [377] 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 Me that of which thou hast no knowledge!

I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!’ [378] Al-Ma’mun asked, “Did God give distinction to the Prophet’s progeny over other people?” Abul Hassan Al-Reza (s) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God gave distinction to the Prophet’s progeny over other people in the Wise Book.” Al-Ma’mun asked him (s), “Where is that in God’s Book?” Al-Reza (s) told him, “Indeed the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘ Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people.

Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.’ [379] In another place the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘ Or do they envy mankind for what God hath given them of his bounty? But We had…