of the top "scholars" at the time to
debate Imam Baqir a.s as he was
worried about how popular the Imam
a.s was getting. The "scholar" came to
Imam a.s and said, "I have some
questions for you, you claim to be Al
Baqir, answer my questions." Imam
a.s said, "Go ahead." He said, "But
you know my questions are from
Bible and Quran." He said, "Go
ahead." He said,"My first question is
this and it is an important question.
Which fast in history were you
allowed to eat and drink?" Imam
Baqir a.s said, "It is simple. The fast
of Bibi Maryam. When Allah told
her to remain silent, that was her
fasting." So then he said, "I have a
second question, tell me when was a
quarter of humanity killed, in
which occasion?" Imam Baqir a.s
said, "Simple. When Qabil killed
Habil a quarter of humanity died."
"Number three, what increases and
never decreases?" Imam Baqir a.s
said, "The water of the Ocean" He
said to him, "What decreases and
never increases?" Imam Baqir a.s
said, "Your age." Then he said,
"What statement was true, but
Allah said it was a lie?" Imam Baqir
a.s said, "The first verse in Surah
Munafiqoon, 'The Munafiqoon
come to you and say 'You are the
Prophet of God' but We Know that
they are liars.' " - the Statement is
true, but the Munafiqoon are liars.”
Then he said, "I'll ask you a
question that none can ever answer
me." Imam Baqir a.s said, "What?"
He said, "Which twins were born on
the same day, died on the same day
but one of them was one hundred
and fifty the other was fifty?" - You
need to be Baqir a.s to answer this
question! You need to be able to split
knowledge in half to answer this one!
He said, "Easy. Prophet Uzayr and
his brother Azeez. Prophet Uzayr
and his brother were together, then
he asked Allah 'How Do You Raise
the Dead and Make them Alive?'
Allah caused him to die for one
hundred years. So they were both
thirty, but Allah Caused one of
them to die for one hundred years.
When Prophet Uzayr came back
alive, because of Allah's
Permission he lived for twenty years
that means the elder brother was )