Fatwa #297422 May 2001United States of America
Jews questioned Prophet Muhammad (SAW)?
Question
What were the questions and answers that the Jews asked the Prophet (SAW)
Answer
The Jews have asked questions many times. On one occasion, the Ulama of the
Jews advised the Kuffaar of Makkah to pose the following three questions: a)
The reality of the soul, b) The incident of the people of cave
(Ashaab-e-Kahf), and c) The king who ruled many places of the world.
Upon these questions, Surah Kahf (cave) was revealed.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
Jews advised the Kuffaar of Makkah to pose the following three questions: a)
The reality of the soul, b) The incident of the people of cave
(Ashaab-e-Kahf), and c) The king who ruled many places of the world.
Upon these questions, Surah Kahf (cave) was revealed.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.