VERSE 3 OR “AYAT-E-MUBAHILAH”
In Surah Ale Imran, verse 61, the Holy Qur’an declares:
فَمَنْ حَاجَّكَ فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَ نَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنْفُسَنَا وَأَنْفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَلْ لَّعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَذِبِينَ ]
“Therefore say to those who dispute with you (O Muhammad) concerning ‘Isa after the knowledge has come to you, “Come! Let us summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves – then pray humbly, thereby casting the curse of Allah upon the liars!”
There was once a group of Christians who arrived from Najran. They eventually agreed to have an oath to the death on what was false and what was the truth. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallal Laahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam then appeared in front of them with Hadrat Sayyiduna ‘Ali, Sayyidah Fathima, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain Radi Allahu Anhum. However, when the heard Priest saw this delegation of Muslims, he quietly murmured to his followers, “Without doubt I can see such faces (in front of me) that if these people plead to Allah azza wajal to move the mountain from its place, then Allah azza wajal through their Du’a would move the mountain. For the sake of the Lord, do not have a Mubahilah against these people or else (we will) be destroyed and there will remain no Christians on the face of the earth until the Day of Judgement.” They then said, “O Abul Qasim! We are not performing a Mubahilah with you. You may remain on your religion and we will remain on our religion.” (Tafseer Kabeer, Tafseer Khaazin, Madaarijun Nubuwah)
Event of Mubaila in light of Quran and Hadith
