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A question of a Muslim who turned the whole debate upside down

The Jewish scholar asked 26 questions, the Muslim scholar only asked one… then what happened?

By Shoaib KhanPublished 2 months ago 7 min read

Hazrat Bayezid Bastami's debate with a Jew:

A large gathering of Jews and one of their scholars is giving a speech in them. Hazrat Bayezid

Bastami went and sat in the gathering. As soon as he sat down, his scholar became speechless.

There was a commotion in the gathering, saying, "Why doesn't Hazrat speak?" The scholar said, " دخل فينا محمدی "

A Muhammadan has come among us, speechless. They said, "Make him stand up, we will kill him." He said, "No, brother! Whoever is a Muhammadan should stand up." Hazrat Bayezid Bastami stood up. The Jew

said, "I will ask you a question, will you answer?" Bayezid said, "I will." Hazrat Bayezid

said, "I will ask you a question, will you answer?" He said, "I will." The Jewish scholar started asking questions.

(1).... Tell me one thing that has no other?
He said, "Allah is one, there is no other with Him."

(2) He said, "Tell me two things that have no third?"
He said: “The night and the day are not its third.

(3) He said: Tell me three that does not have a fourth?
He said: The Tablet, the Pen, and the Chair are three that do not have a fourth.

(4) He said: Tell me four that does not have a fifth?

He said: The Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, and the Quran are four that do not have a fifth.

(5) He said: Tell me five that does not have a sixth?
He said: Allah has enjoined five prayers on His servants, not six.

(6) He said: Tell me six that does not have a seventh?

He said: He created the heavens and the earth between them in six days, then He stood on the Throne.

(7) He said: Tell me seven, of which there is no eighth?

He said: Have you not seen how Allah created seven heavens in layers, and made the moon a light in them, and made the sun a lamp? (Al-Quran)

My Lord says: I have created seven heavens, so the heavens are seven, and there is no eighth.

(8) He said, "Tell me about the eight, which is not the ninth?"

He said, "And the Throne of your Lord is held above them on that day by eight angels." (Al-Quran)

The Throne of my Lord is held by eight angels, not the ninth.

(9) He said, "Tell me about the ninth, which is not the tenth?"

He said, "In Al-Madinah, there are nine wicked people who corrupt." (Al-Quran) Hazrat Salih

There were nine great wicked people among the people of the Prophet (peace be upon him). There was no tenth. Allah said, "Nine."

(10) He said, "Tell me about the ten, which is not the eleventh."


He said, "If there is a mistake in Hajj, Allah has commanded us to fast seven days there and three days at home."

 Talaq شعر كامله) (Al-Quran) These are ten, not eleven.

(11) He said, “Tell me the eleven that are not twelve?”


He said, “Yusuf had eleven brothers, not twelve.”

(12) He said, “Tell me the twelve that are not thirteen?”

He said, “Allah has made twelve months in the year, not thirteen.”

(13) He said, “Tell me the thirteen that are not fourteen?”

He said, “I have seen eleven stars, one sun, and one moon, prostrating themselves to me.”

(Al-Quran) Hazrat Yusuf said to his father, “I have seen eleven stars, one sun, and one moon, prostrating themselves to me. These are thirteen, not fourteen.”

(14) He said, “Tell me what is it? I asked myself about it, which Allah Himself created.”

He said, “The staff of Hazrat Musa.”

Allah is the creation of Allah, but He asked Himself and He did not give it.

Beming Yamusa (Al-Quran) O Moses! What is in your hand?

(15) He said: Tell me what is the best ride? He said:

A horse.

(16) He said: Tell me the best day. He said:

Friday.

(17) He said: Tell me the best night.

He said: Laylatul-Qadr

(18) He said: Tell me the best month.

He said: The month of Ramadan.

(19) He said: Tell me what is it that Allah created and acknowledged its greatness.

He said: Allah made woman cunning and acknowledged her cunning. أن كُنَّ عزيم

(Al-Quran) The cunning of women is very powerful. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I have not seen her trampling the feet of the wisest of men. And there is nothing that covers the wisdom of the wise except women.

(20) He said, "Tell me, what is that which is lifeless but breathes?"

He said, "And by the dawn when it breathes." My Lord says, "I swear by the dawn when it breathes.

" (21) He said, "Tell me, what are the fourteen things which Allah, the Exalted, has commanded to be obeyed?" He spoke to them.

He said, "Seven earths, seven heavens."

Then He raised Himself to the sky and it was smoke. He said to her, "And the earth, whether you will or will not, will come, willingly or unwillingly." They said, "Come, obedient."

(22) He said, "Tell me, what is it that Allah created and then purchased?"

He said, "Allah created the Muslims and purchased them in exchange for Paradise."

He said, "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers themselves and their wealth that they will have Paradise.

" (Quran) O Muslims, by Allah, neither for wives nor for children nor for trade nor for leadership nor for government nor for any group, but Allah and It belongs to His Messenger.

If you follow the example of Allah and His Messenger, this entire map will follow you, and if you clash with Allah and His Messenger, Allah will leave you humiliated and humiliated.

(23) He said, "Tell me which inanimate thing circumambulated the House of Allah while being inanimate."

He said, "The ark of Prophet Noah sailed on water, and when it reached the House of Allah while walking, it circumambulated the House of Allah seven times."

(24) He said, "Tell me which grave carried its dead body."

He said, "The fish of Prophet Yunus, which carried Prophet Yunus inside it and kept moving for forty days. It was like a grave, moving like a grave.

But Allah, the Almighty, did not let Prophet Yunus die, nor did He keep him hungry, nor did He keep him thirsty, nor did He make him sick, nor did He disturb him.

Rather, He made the fish like glass. Prophet Yunus sat in the belly of the fish and watched the entire sea.

He saw the scene from inside and outside. The fish has only one stomach. Food is also coming out of it. But Prophet Yunus is a trust.

He is sitting comfortably. The movement of the stomach is not causing any pain to Prophet Yunus, but the food of the fish is also being eaten. Prophet Yunus is sitting as a trust.

(25) He said, "Tell me, which people are those who lie and yet enter Paradise?"

The brothers of Prophet Joseph said, "He came and covered his shirt with the blood of a goat and told lies.

Rather, He asked you for a command for yourselves." (Al-Quran) Prophet Joseph's brothers came in the evening and covered their shirt with the blood of a goat and told lies.

Prophet Joseph was carried away by a wolf, but upon Prophet Jacob's seeking forgiveness and his repentance, Allah will admit him to Paradise.

(26) He said, "Tell me which nation will speak the truth and yet go to Hell."

He said, "The Jews and the Christians are both children in one word.

The Jews say that the Christians are on falsehood. And the Christians say that the Jews are on falsehood. Both children are in it.  

The Jews said, "Al-Nadr is not on me" and the Christians said, "Al-Nasri is not on anything." (Al-Quran) Both children are in it, but both will go to Hell.

Apart from this, there are many other questions, but time has run out, so I am leaving the rest.

Now, Hazrat Bayazid said, "Now I also have a question. I will ask only one question. You will answer it. I will tell you what it is."

He said, "What is the key to Paradise?" The Jewish scholar became silent, so the people from the gathering below said, "Why don't you speak?

You have bombarded me with questions, and he kept answering each one, and you are not answering a single one." He said, "I have the answer, but you will believe me." No

Today we say that sir, I know everything, so why don't you believe? They say, what

are we compelled to do? To break this compulsion, they say, "Go in the path of Allah

" The Jewish scholar said, "I know the answer, you will believe it." They said, "No." If you say so,

we will believe that the key to Paradise is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah

ﷺ. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The key to Paradise is in my hand and the flag of Paradise is in my hand. All the people of the world will go to Paradise under my flag. No one can leave the gate of Paradise.

And the key is in your hand. No one can enter Paradise. Those who fear their Lord will go to Paradise in groups. Until when He comes and it is opened, “Abu-Bahu” (Quran) Come

They are standing at the door, the door is closed, come to Hazrat Adam, O

Our father! You are our first ancestor, you are our greatest, you are the door of Paradise

Open it. He will say, Hey, I was the one who took you out of Paradise, I will take you in from where? It is not up to me. Come to Hazrat Noah

You are the second generation, open the door. He will say, I cannot open it today

It is not up to me. They will come to Hazrat Moses. Then they will come to Hazrat Jesus

Jesus will say, I cannot open it. Go to the Prophet

Arab ﷺ, in whose hand is the key to Paradise and in whose following is the success of the world.

Hazil ... After narrating this incident, Hazrat Maulana Tariq Jameel Sahib says with great

pain that even today there is not enough faith to take out the forbidden from his shop, so how will this Islam be revived when there is not enough faith? Is it possible to decorate a Sunnah

So how will he revive religion in the world? What benefit will his prayers give him? The heart of Hazrat

Is not that of Muhammad (peace be upon him)? Forgive me, my heart and yours are the same as that of Qarun

There is wealth and wealth, money and money, the door is closed today, someone open it and show me.

(Reference to Insightful Events by Maulana Tariq Jameel Sahib)

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