Mubahala
E177183
Mubahala is an Islamic practice and historical event in which opposing parties invoke God's curse upon the liars among them to resolve a religious dispute, most famously associated with a meeting between the Prophet Muhammad’s family and a Christian delegation from Najran.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mubahala canonical | 2 |
| Hadith of the Mubahala | 1 |
| Mubahala with Christians of Najran | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1557185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mubahala Context triple: [Fatimah bint Muhammad, associatedWith, Mubahala]
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As-Sa'iqa
As-Sa'iqa is a Syrian-controlled Palestinian Ba'athist militant and political faction that operates within the broader Palestinian national movement.
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B.
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
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C.
Hajj al-Qiran
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D.
Rebellion of Iblis
The Rebellion of Iblis refers to the Qur’anic account of Satan’s refusal to bow to Adam, symbolizing arrogance and disobedience to God.
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E.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mubahala Target entity description: Mubahala is an Islamic practice and historical event in which opposing parties invoke God's curse upon the liars among them to resolve a religious dispute, most famously associated with a meeting between the Prophet Muhammad’s family and a Christian delegation from Najran.
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A.
As-Sa'iqa
As-Sa'iqa is a Syrian-controlled Palestinian Ba'athist militant and political faction that operates within the broader Palestinian national movement.
-
B.
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a pivotal 628 CE peace agreement between the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh of Mecca that secured a temporary truce, enabled Muslim pilgrimage, and strategically paved the way for Islam’s expansion and the later peaceful conquest of Mecca.
-
C.
Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim combines both Hajj and Umrah in a single continuous state of ihram during the pilgrimage season.
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D.
Rebellion of Iblis
The Rebellion of Iblis refers to the Qur’anic account of Satan’s refusal to bow to Adam, symbolizing arrogance and disobedience to God.
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E.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic practice
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | Mubahala ⓘ |
| alsoTransliteratedAs |
Mubahilah
ⓘ
Mubāhala ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Christians of Najran ⓘ
surface form:
Christian delegation of Najran
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| basedOn | Quran 3:61 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine verification of truth
ⓘ
truth of Islamic message ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 24 Dhu al-Hijjah (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired religious sermons and polemical works ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
performed when both sides claim truth
ⓘ
used when argumentation fails ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalUse | argument in Muslim–Christian theological debates ⓘ |
| hasEthicalImplication | warning against lying about religious truth ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | discussed in Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasMethod | invoking God’s curse upon liars ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | resolve religious disputes ⓘ |
| involves |
calling for divine judgment
ⓘ
invoking curse on the liars among participants ⓘ supplication to God ⓘ two opposing parties ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialDiscussionIn |
Shia fiqh
ⓘ
Sunni fiqh ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
invoking curse mutually
ⓘ
mutual imprecation ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Surah Al-Imran
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al Imran
|
| notableEvent |
Mubahala
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mubahala with Christians of Najran
|
| relatedConcept |
duʿa (supplication)
ⓘ
interfaith dialogue in early Islam ⓘ laʿna (curse) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requires |
sincere conviction of truth
ⓘ
willingness to accept divine curse if lying ⓘ |
| requiresParticipants |
family members in classical example
ⓘ
representatives of each community ⓘ |
| significanceInShiaIslam | evidence of special status of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| significanceInSunniIslam | example of prophetic method in interfaith dispute ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Quranic exegesis (tafsir)
ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophethood
ⓘ
early 7th century CE ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Medina ⓘ |
| viewedAs | proof of Prophet Muhammad’s confidence in his message ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Mubahala Description of subject: Mubahala is an Islamic practice and historical event in which opposing parties invoke God's curse upon the liars among them to resolve a religious dispute, most famously associated with a meeting between the Prophet Muhammad’s family and a Christian delegation from Najran.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hadith of the Mubahala
this entity surface form:
Mubahala with Christians of Najran