The Jewish man went to Ali -asws and said...

The Jewish man went to Ali -asws and said, \u2018Are you as such as \u2018Umar has said?\u2019 Imam Ali -asws then asked, \u2018What has \u2018Umar said?\u2019 He then informed him -asws of what \u2018Umar had said. The Jewish man said, \u2018If you are as he has said you are, I would like to ask you certain questions to know if anyone of you knows the answer so I will know that your -asws claim is true that you -asws are the best and the most truthful among the nations.

In such case I will accept your -asws religion, Islam. \n \u2018Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said, \u2018Yes, I am as \u2018Umar has said I am. Ask whatever you want to ask.

I will give the answer by the will of Allah -azwj .\u2019 He said, \u2018Tell me about three and three and one.\u2019 Ali -asws said, \u2018O Jewish man, why do you not say, \u2018Tell me about the seven?\u2019 The Jewish man then said, \u2018If you -asws can tell me the answer to the three then I will ask you -asws other questions, otherwise, I will abstain.

If you -asws provide me the answer to these seven you then are the most knowledgeable person on earth, the best of them and have more authority over the people than they themselves do.\u2019 Imam -asws then said, \u2018Ask your questions O Jewish man.\u2019 He said, \u2018Tell me about the first stone that was placed on the face of earth, the first tree that was planted on earth and the first water fountain that gushed out of earth.\u2019 \n \u2018Amir-ul-Momineen -asws answered his questions.

\n The Jewish man then said to him -asws , \u2018Tell me how many Imam -asws (Leaders with Divine Authority) will this nation have\u2019? Tell me about your Prophet -saww : where will be his place in Paradise and who will be with him -saww therein\u2019?\u2019 \n \u2018Amir-ul-Momineen -asws (Imam Ali -asws ) said, \u2018This nation will have 12 \u2018A\u2019immah -asws . All of them -asws will be from the descendants of the Holy Prophet -saww of this nation.

They -asws will be from my -asws descendants. The place of our Holy Prophet -saww in Paradise will be the best and holiest of them in Eden. With him -saww , in his -saww dwelling, will be these 12 people -asws from his -saww descendants. Their -asws mothers -asws and grandmothers -asws and the mothers -asws of their mothers -asws and their -asws descendants will live with them -asws . No one else will live therein as their -asws partners.