Stories Of The Quran - IslamBasics

Yusha` (Peace be upon them) went back retracing their footsteps, till they
reached the rock. There they saw a man covered with a green garment (or
covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir replied
saying: "How do people greet each other in your land?" Moses said: "I am
Moses." He asked: "The Moses of Banu Israel?" Moses replied in the affirmative
and added: "May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you
have been taught... etc."
The Story Indicated His Prophethood in Four Aspects:
First: Allah the Almighty says: {Then they found one of Our slaves, on
whom We had bestowed mercy from Us, and whom We had taught
knowledge from Us}. (Al-Kahf, 65)
Second: Moses says to Al-Khadir: {Musa (Moses) said to him (Al-Khadir):
"May I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge
(guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?" He
(Al-Khadir) said: "Verily you will not be able to have patience with me!
And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not."
Musa (Moses) said: "If Allah wills, you will find me patient, and I will
not disobey you in aught." He (Al-Khadir) said: "Then, if you follow me,
ask me not about anything till I myself mention of it to you"). (Al-Kahf,
66-70) So, were he not a Prophet, Moses would not address him that way, and
he would not answer Moses that way as well. Moses sought his company
because he wanted to get some of the knowledge Al-Khadir was given by Allah
and that which Moses did not get. Were Al-Khadir anything but a Prophet, he
would not be infallible. Thus, Moses would not be keen to accompany him
because Moses himself was an honorable Prophet and an infallible Messenger.
Were Al-Khadir anything but a Prophet, Moses would not take the trouble of
searching for him for eighty years. When Moses met with Al-Khadir, Moses highly
respected him and followed him submissively to gain as much as possible of his
divine knowledge.
Third: Al-Khadir intentionally killed the boy. He would not do that without
an inspiration from Allah Almighty ordering him to. This incident can stand as a
separate proof that Al-Khadir was a Prophet. It can stand as well, as a proof that
he was infallible. Al-Khadir killed the boy because he was inspired that the boy
would be a disbeliever when he grows up and that his parents would follow
him due to their earnest love for him. So he killed him to save the faith of the
parents. This indicated that he was an infallible Prophet.
Fourth: When Al-Khadir interpreted and explained for Moses the actions he
took and clarified everything to him he added: {As a mercy from your Lord.
And I did them not of my own accord}, i.e. I did not do that out of my
desire, instead, I was ordered to by divine inspiration. All these indicated his
Prophethood and infallibility.
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