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Fatima (A) in the Verse of Mubahala

Allah, the Exalted said: "If anyone disputes in this matter with thee,

now after (full) knowledge hath come to thee, say: `Come! Let us

gather together; our sons arid your sons, our women and your women,

ourselves and yourselves. Then let us invoke the curse of God on

This event is famous and is known to all Muslims. Islamic scholars are

united on the fact that it was revealed in regard to the Christian

delegation who came from Najran to dispute the issue of Isa Ibn

Maryam (A) with the Prophet (S). In v.6 of Bihar, Imam Ali (A)

mentioned the event in the following manner: A delegation of Najrani

Christians led by three prominent men, Al-Aqib, Muhsen, and the

Archbishop; these meet along with two prominent Jews came to the

Prophet (S). They intended to argue with him; the archbishop started:

"Abu Al-Qasim, who was Musa's father?"

The archbishop then said: "Who was Yusufs father?"

The Prophet answered: "Yaqoub."

The archbishop continued: "May I be your sacrifice; who is your

The Prophet answered: "Abdullah Ibn Abd al- Muttalib."

Then the archbishop asked: "Who is Isa's (Jesus) father?"

The Prophet (S) waited a moment while Gabriel revealed the following

to him: "(Say) he was the Spirit of Allah and His Word."

The archbishop then asked: "Can he be a spirit without having a

Again a revelation was sent to the Prophet (S) the revelation is as

follows: "The similitude of Isa before Allah is as that of Adam; He

created him from dust, then said to him: `Be.' And he was."

When the archbishop heard this, he jumped in objection to the Prophet

saying that Isa (A) was created from dust, and said: "Muhammad, We

don't find this to be in the Torah, the Bible, or in the Zabour. You are