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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 )