Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 62

(Ayah62){قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنْكَرُوْنَ :} Those whom one does not know, strangers, unfamiliar. Just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) did not recognize them, likewise Lut (peace be upon him) also could not recognize them. This clearly proves that, like all other creatures, these two great Prophets were also not ‘Alim al-Ghayb’ (knowers of the unseen), otherwise they would have known them before their arrival and would have been aware of their coming. In fact, Ibrahim (peace be upon him) would have already known that he would be granted Ishaq at such an old age, and Lut (peace be upon him) would have already known the fate of his people. But the result of this would be that Ibrahim’s (peace be upon him) patience in sacrificing Ismail (peace be upon him), his steadfastness when thrown into the fire, his patience in the trial of the oppression of the tyrant of Egypt, his patience in leaving Hajar and Ismail in a barren valley—all of these would not remain trials at all. Because if one already knows that nothing will harm him, then anyone could jump into the fire and be ready to put a knife to his son’s neck. The Shia, in fact, have declared not only the Prophets but also their twelve Imams as those who know every past and future matter. See the index of their book “Al-Kafi,” which they consider as authentic as the Ahl al-Sunnah consider Sahih Bukhari.