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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate And Infallibility of Imams In The Qur’an Chapter 2: Imamate in the Qur’anic Verse of Mubahalah ﴿ فَمَنْ حَاجَّكَ فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْناءَنا وَ أَبْناءَكُمْ وَ نِساءَنا وَ نِساءَكُمْ وَ أَنْفُسَنا وَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَلْ لَعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكاذِبِينَ ﴾ “ So, whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of the knowledge, then sa Come, We will call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our souls and your souls, then we will pray humbly ( to our Lord ) , and ( solemnly ) invoke for the curse of Allah upon those who lie **”** .

(3:61) The Christians of Najran and Their False Claim The above Qur’anic verse refers to the Christians of Najran, who considered Jesus Christ, peace be on him, a deity and assumed that his having no father is a sign of his being a deity. The Qur’anic verse preceding the afore mentioned verse refutes their claim.

“ Surely the likeness of Jesus is with Allah as the likeness of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him, Be, and he was **” (3:59)** The verse above tells the Christians that if Jesus’ birth of no father is a sign of his being a deity as they claim, then Adam (as) is worthier of being a deity because he was born of no father and no mother. But the Christians would not accept the truth however compelling the argument was. Thus, the Prophet was ordered to invite them to mubahalah .

(A contest of prayer to God) Although there are many things to discuss in the Qur’anic verse of mubahalah , we will consider here certain issues concerning the Household of the Prophet (saws), particularly ‘Ali (as), who accompanied the Prophet to the mubahalah . These issues are concerned with the following: Who was the Prophet (saws) assigned to invite to mubahalah ? What was the aim of their presence?

In compliance with the divine order mentioned in the verse, who did the Prophet take with him? Clarifying the rank of ‘Ali (as) referred to in the Qur’anic verse, and his being “the Prophet’s soul” with traditions to support this point. Answering the questions posed about the stated verse.

One: Those Accompanying the Prophet (saws) as in the Verse of Mubahalah Concerning the first question about who the Prophet was supposed to invite to Mubahalah , it is necessary to deliberate on two things: a) To whom do “ our sons ” and “ our women ” refer? b) Who are meant by “our souls”?

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