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Event of Mubāhala is an event in Islamic history in which the Prophet (s) and Christian delegations from Najran met to do mubahala, attempting to reveal who was lying about their religious differences.
In the Qur'an, the term Mubahala is mentioned as a decisive solution to the dispute over Prophet Jesus (a), being one of the Trinity or not, between the Christians of Najran and Prophet Muhammad (s).
The Prophet (s) suggested Christians of Najran do mubahala, and they accepted; however, on the day they had agreed upon earlier, they refused to do mubahala since they saw that the Prophet (s) came with closest members of his family, who were his daughter, Fatima al-Zahra (a), his son-in-law, Imam Ali (a), his grandsons, al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a), and thus Christians understood his truthfulness. This way, the Prophet (s) became victorious in this event.
The occasion of the Prophet's (s) mubahala with Christians of Najran is not only a sign of the truth of the Prophet's (s) claim [i.e., inviting them to Islam] but also shows the position of his family members since he introduced them alone among all his companions and relatives. Therefore, that event is among the merits of the Ahl al-Bayt (a). The encounter of mubahala happened on Dhu al-Hijja 24, 9/April 3, 631. However, some reported it on the 25th.
Mubahala means "to curse each other"; For example, "bahalahu Allah" means "May Allah curse him and keep him away from His mercy." Mubahala, invocation of God's curse) means cursing and damning each other. Two people or two parties who believe they are right supplicating before God and ask Him to curse the liar so that everyone knows who is right....
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