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Imam Ali (PBUH): The Self of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Ali (PBUH): The Self of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) 2021-06-22 553 Views Imam Ali , The Commander of faithful Quoting from the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) that Sunni and have related many traditions (Hadiths) on the virtues of Imam Ali (PBUH) and all the other Imams (PBUTH).

One of those Prominent Virtues is mentioned in Al-Mubahalah verse of The Quran (3:61) which proves obviously that Imam Ali (PBUH) is the soul of the Prophet (PBUH&HP). The present article aims to give a brief introduction to the verse and clarifies what happened to the Prophet and his progeny (Ahl ul-Bayt) and how Almighty Allah considers Imam Ali (PBUH) as the Soul of the Prophet (PBUH&HP).

The Adventure of Al-Mubahalah In the 9th year after Hijrah, the Christians of the city of Najran selected a group of their dignitaries and scholars, sending them to Medina. The delegation primarily debated and argued with the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP), but they were condemned and defeated and Allah revealed the following verse of “Al-Mubahalah (cursing)”. “Should anyone argue with you concerning him, after the knowledge that has come to you, say, ‘Come!

Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, our souls and your ourselves, then let us pray earnestly, and call down Allah’s curse upon the liars.” (Qur’an 3:61) According to the order and instruction are given through this verse, the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) proposed that the Christian delegation from Najran participate in requesting the curse of Allah on liars.

Then, the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) had to gather along with His women (not wives) and children to pray for the curse of Allah on the liars, so that the Almighty Allah would send upon them His torment. The Christian delegation from Najran accepted the proposal for Al-Mubahalah and allocated the day after for this purpose.

The next day, a great number of Muslims and the delegation from Najran waited for the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH&HP) appearance to see in what form and with what formalities he would arrive and whom he would bring along for Al-Mubahalah. They saw the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) coming out in such a way that he was carrying Imam al-Husayn (PBUH) in his arms and holding Imam al-Hasan’s (PBUH) hand in his hand.

Behind the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) was his daughter, Fatimah (PBUH), and behind her was Imam Ali (PBUH).