Download Here - IslamicBlessings.com

So Harun turned yellow and was dominated by anger, and he said:
‐Woe unto you! Is it I whom is asked about such a question?
‐I have heard from him who had heard from Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family,
that he said: “Whoever is appointed as a ruler over some peoples is granted an intellect like those
of theirs.” You are the Imam of this community; when you are questioned about any of the affairs
of your religion and of the (religious) duties, you must answer it. Have you any answer to it? ‐
Explain to me what you have said and take the two purses of money.
‐Surly when Allah created the earth, he created the insects of the earth without feces and blood.
He created them from earth and made them feed on it. When the young insect leaves its mother,
it does not feed it nor does it nurse it, and it lives on earth. So Harun said: “By Allah, none has
been tried with such a question.” The Bedouin took the two purses of money and went away. A
person followed him and asked him about his name, and suddenly he was Imam Musa al‐Kazim,
peace be on him. The person came back to Harun and told him about that, and he said:
“This leaf must be of that tree!”[1]
We have doubt about this narration for the following reasons:
1. Imam Musa vied with Harun al‐Rashid for performing the hajj and prayers; this rivalry is far
from the guidance and behavior of the Imam, and no religious deed resulted from it.
2. Harun did not recognize the Imam throughout this debate that took a long time, while he fully
knew him.
3. The Imam took two purses of money from Harun, whereas he was very far above such a deed,
for he was famous for that he refused Harun and did not submit to him or those kings of his time.
4. The story, which is questions and answers, is weak and illogical; therefore it is nearer to
imagination than to reality. It was created by the excessive and the Mufawada; it has no share of
correctness, as I (the author) think.
With some Jewish Scholars
A delegation of Jewish scholars visited Imam al‐Sadiq to debate with him on Islam. When they had
the honor of standing before him, they asked him about the evidence and proof of the prophecy
Presented by http://www.alhassanain.com & http://www.islamicblessings.com