The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) ordered these honourable persons...

The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) ordered these honourable persons accompanying him to say Amin (may it be so) when he prayed. The delegation of Najran was struck with horror when they saw the holy delegation who entirely displayed truth and reality and who sought no refuge except the protection of the Almighty Allah.

The chief of the Najran delegation told his colleagues: “By Allah, I see the faces who if they pray, surely annihilate all the Christians of the world if they turn towards Allah”(Al-Mustadrak, Hakim Nishapouri, Vol.3, P.150); (Tafsir Tabari, Vol.3, P.300). This was the reason why they came to the (PBUH&HP) and asked him to excuse them from participating in Al-Mubahalah. The Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) asked them to submit to the will of Allah and convert to Islam.

They said that they were unable to fight with the Muslims but were ready to pay annual taxes to live under the protection of Islam. Thus, this episode ended.

The following conclusion could be drawn from this incident: The accompaniment of Imam Ali (PBUH), Holy Fatimah (PBUH), Imam al-Hasan (PBUH), Imam al-Hussein (PBUH) with the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) in the course of Al-Mubahalah clarified that in the holy verse “our children, our women, and ourselves” refers to none but the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP), Imam Ali(PBUH), Fatimah (PBUH), Imam al-Hasan (PBUH), and Imam al-Husayn (PBUH).

In other words, by stating the word “ourselves”, the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) meant himself and ‘Ali (PBUH), by “our women”, he meant Holy Fatimah (PBUH), and by “our sons”, he meant Imam al-Hasan (PBUH) and Imam al-Husayn (PBUH). Thus, it becomes clear that Imam Ali (PBUH) is in the soul of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) himself. It also becomes evident that the (PBUH) of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) were the four persons.

This is because the members of the household of anyone are those who are commonly called “ourselves, our women, and our children”. If any other persons were considered as the , the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP) would have taken them along for Al-Mubahalah.

This is why we must judge the ‘Ismah (infallibility) of these four persons, for the Almighty Allah testifies on the ‘Ismah and taharah (purity) of the (PBUH) of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HP): “…And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless” (Qur’an 33:33). Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.