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Ayat ul Mubahala
The Christians of Najran sent a deputation to the Holy Prophet (S) in Madina to argue about their faith. They maintained that Prophet Isa (A) was the son of Allah. The Holy Prophet (S) tried to prove to them that Prophet Isa (A) was a human being, specially chosen as a Prophet by Allah, but they remained obstinate in their belief. At this time, the following verse was revealed: Verily, the likeness of Isa with Allah is as the likeness of Adam, He created him out of dust, then He said to him, "Be!" and he was. (This is) the truth from your Lord, therefore do not be of those who doubt. (Ale Imran, 3:59,60) The Holy Prophet (S) used this verse to argue that if the Christians said that Isa (A) was the son of Allah because he was born without a father, then what about Adam (A) who did not even have a mother? In this verse Allah also reminds us of His Power; all He does when He wills something to happen is to say "Be!" and it becomes. Despite this, the Christians continued to argue and then the verse of Mubahila was revealed as below: But whoever disputes with you (O Muhammad) in this matter after the knowledge has come to you, then say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and our selves and your selves, then let us humbly pray to Alláh and invoke His curse upon the liars." Verily, this is the true narrative. There is no god except Allah, and verily, Allah is the Almighty, All-wise. But if they turn away, then, verily, Allah knows the mischief-makers. (Ale Imran, 3:61-63) According to Allah’s command, the Holy Prophet (S) challenged the Christians to pray and invoke Allah’s curse on the party that insisted upon falsehood. They accepted the challenge and on the next day (24th Zul Hijjah), the Holy Prophet (S) came out to the meeting place carrying Imam Husain (A) in his arms and leading Imam Hasan (A) by his hand. He was followed by Fatimah (A) and at the end was Imam Ali (A) carrying the banner of Islam. He had brought his grandsons as his "sons" and Fatimah (A) as his "women" and Imam Ali (A) as his "soul" or "self" Seeing that the Holy Prophet (S) was accompanied by his immediate family and convinced that he was truthful, the Christians backed away from the confrontation and agreed to pay tax to the Muslim state instead. References: |
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