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'''Al-Mubāhala verse''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آية المباهلة}}) is [[verse]] 61 of [[Sura Al 'Imran | '''Al-Mubāhala verse''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آية المباهلة}}) is [[verse]] 61 of [[Qur'an 3]] (Sura Al 'Imran) which is about the [[Prophet (s)|Prophet's (s)]] encounter with [[Christian]]s of [[Najran]]. Shi'ite and some Sunni exegetes have considered this verse as a merit for [[Ashab al-Kisa']] especially [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. Imam Ali (a) has been introduced as the soul of the Prophet (s). [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] has considered this verse as the greatest merit for Imam Ali (a) in the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
[[File:Mobahala Mosque.jpg|thumbnail|right|Mobahala Mosque, The place where [[Prophet (s)]] debated with Christians of Najran]] | [[File:Mobahala Mosque.jpg|thumbnail|right|Mobahala Mosque, The place where [[Prophet (s)]] debated with Christians of Najran]] | ||
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In addition, [['Allama Tabataba'i]] has mentioned another aspect for the involvement of the Prophet's (s) family that: It is as if the Prophet (s) intends the parties to curse each other and to wish for the divine punishment for the other party so that the curse would include women, children and souls too, so that the enemies would be eradicated.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 3, p. 223.</ref> | In addition, [['Allama Tabataba'i]] has mentioned another aspect for the involvement of the Prophet's (s) family that: It is as if the Prophet (s) intends the parties to curse each other and to wish for the divine punishment for the other party so that the curse would include women, children and souls too, so that the enemies would be eradicated.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 3, p. 223.</ref> | ||
Based on this view, it was not necessary for the parties to be more than two people so that the plural pronouns could be used in the verse, because according to the above opinion, the plural pronoun means that through mutual cursing the wrong party would be uprooted completely. Exegetes, narrators and historical reports unanimously maintain that the Prophet (s) took no one else to Mubahala except for [['Ali (a)]], [[Fatima (a)]], [[al-Hasan (a)]] and [[al-Husayn (a)]], so the souls were two [the Prophet (s) and 'Ali (a)], the "women" was one [Fatima (a)], and the sons were two [al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a)] through which the divine order was fulfilled.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 3, p. 223.</ref> Also, other verses are found in the [[Qur'an]] which refer to one person while the verbal reference is plural, such as the [[Zihar verse]] in [[ | Based on this view, it was not necessary for the parties to be more than two people so that the plural pronouns could be used in the verse, because according to the above opinion, the plural pronoun means that through mutual cursing the wrong party would be uprooted completely. Exegetes, narrators and historical reports unanimously maintain that the Prophet (s) took no one else to Mubahala except for [['Ali (a)]], [[Fatima (a)]], [[al-Hasan (a)]] and [[al-Husayn (a)]], so the souls were two [the Prophet (s) and 'Ali (a)], the "women" was one [Fatima (a)], and the sons were two [al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a)] through which the divine order was fulfilled.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 3, p. 223.</ref> Also, other verses are found in the [[Qur'an]] which refer to one person while the verbal reference is plural, such as the [[Zihar verse]] in [[Qur'an 58]].<ref>Refer to: Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 3, p. 223.</ref> | ||
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==Relation to al-Bara'a Verse== | ==Relation to al-Bara'a Verse== | ||
{{Main|al-Bara'a Verse}} | {{Main|al-Bara'a Verse}} | ||
When the Bara'a verses addressing the polytheists of Mecca were [[revealed]], Prophet (s) initially appointed [[Abu Bakr]] to proclaim these verses to the polytheists of Mecca. However, [[ | When the Bara'a verses addressing the polytheists of Mecca were [[revealed]], Prophet (s) initially appointed [[Abu Bakr]] to proclaim these verses to the polytheists of Mecca. However, [[Jabra'il]] (Gabriel) brought a message from God to the Prophet (s) that: these verses should be proclaimed either by you or someone who belongs to you.<ref>Ibn Ḥanbal, ''al-Mawsūʿa al-ḥadītha Musnad Ḥanbal'', vol. 2, p. 427.</ref> Therefore, the Prophet (s) appointed Imam 'Ali (a) who was introduced as the soul of the Prophet (s) in al-Mubahala Verse to proclaim these verses.<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol.3, p. 1077; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 33.</ref> | ||
== Greatest Merit of Imam 'Ali (a) in the Qur'an== | == Greatest Merit of Imam 'Ali (a) in the Qur'an== | ||