The Holy Quran 3:61 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا۟ نَدْعُ أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ

Translation

Whoever disputes with you (O Muhammad ﷺ) concerning the incident of Isa عليه الصلاة والسلام) after the knowledge (revelation) has come to you, then say to them, "Come! We shall call your sons and our sons, your wives and our wives, yourselves and ourselves. Then we shall (collectively) pray sincerely (to Allaah) and place Allaah's curse on the liars." (When Rasulullaah ﷺ invited a Christians delegation to 'Mubaahalah', they declined because they realised that they stood no chance against a Prophet of Allaah.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The invitation of the Christians of Najran to mubahalah (mutual invocation of Allah’s curse): Almighty Allah commanded: if the Christians of Najran do not accept [the truth] even after so much explanation, then hold a mubahalah with them, and its most effective and complete form was proposed thus: both parties are to come in person, together with their…

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