Salam dear young friends, how are you today? Hope you are well by the Grace of Almighty Lord.
As we had mentioned in our previous week’s chat, this week we would elaborate more on the event of famous Day of Mubahela which we all celebrated on Sunday July 24.
As we had said earlier, in 9 AH, a delegation of Christians of the Yemeni region of Najran came to Medina to debate with Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) on the nature of Prophet Jesus (AS). The Prophet of Islam lodged them in courtesy and allotted to them a corner of the Masjid Nabi to conduct their prayers and other rituals of Christianity.
After several days of debate and citing of irrefutable proofs by the Seal of Messengers that it is against the glory of God Almighty to have children or spouse, when the Christians stuck to their irrational belief that the virgin-born Messiah was godson, the Lord Most High revealed ayahs 59 to 61 of Surah Aal-e Imran, challenging the two sides to assemble outside the city and invoke Divine Wrath on the liars.
On revelation of these ayahs, the Prophet of Islam calmly and confidently strode into the place of rendezvous. To the surprise of the Christians of Najran, who were present with their women and children, the Prophet was neither accompanied by his companions, nor any of the nine wives that he had married in the last ten years of his life out of social necessity in order to break the taboos of Age of Ignorance, following the passing away in Mecca of his loyal wife of 25 long years, Hazrat Khadija (SA).
The only persons accompanying him were four in number, of which two were mere children. And of the two grownups, there was a solitary male in the prime of his manhood, while the other was a fully veiled lady.
These Fantastic Four were Prophet Mohammad’s (SAWA) Immaculate Daughter Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA), his Infallible Son-in-law Imam Ali (AS) and his Impeccable Grandsons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Husain (AS).
On seeing these radiant visages, the Christians were struck with awe. The chief priest advised his flock not to enter into a match of malediction with such pure personages, who were clearly covered with an aura of celestial light. He said if they were to raise t