A Survey of Sunni-Shia Traditions about Mubahila and an Analysis on the Viewpoint of Authors of Al-minar in This Regard

Implying the elevated status of Ashab-i Kasaa, the verse of Mubahila is amongst the verses which most of the interpretations of Muslim scholars upon it assert its special reference to Ashab-i Kasaa. Although an agreement could be traced among the Islamic denominationsthat they reference the verse of Mubahila to the elevated status of the Household of the Prophet; the authors of Al-minar deny the specialty of the reference and ascribe it to some other people based on a narration by Ibn Asakir. Through a descriptive-analytical method, this article surveys first, both Sunni and Shia valid sources of narrations concerning the relationship between the verse of Mubahila and Ashab-i Kasaa and, then the viewpoint of top Sunni clerics in this regard and, finally critically analyzes the claims of the authors of Al-minar.