Eid Al-Mubahala
Imam Al-Kadhim (as)
Imam Al-Hadi (as)
Eid Al-Ghadeer
Miscellaneous Challenge
100

This year in the Hijri calendar is when the event of Mubahala took place.

10 AH

100

Imam al-Kadhim's father was this Imam.

Imam Al-Sadiq (as)

100

Imam al-Hadi was also widely known by this title, meaning "The Pure."

Al-Naqi

100

Ghadeer Khumm is located between these two cities.

Makkah and Madinah

100

Mubahala and Ghadeer both use this Arabic term in their Qur’anic and historical framing to establish authority and truth in a disputation context.

Hujjah

200

The Mubahala verse is verse number ___ of Surah Aal Imran.

Ayah 61

200

The village near Madinah where Imam al-Kadhim was born is called this.

Abwa

200

Imam al-Hadi became Imam at approximately this age.

8 years
200

The event of Ghadeer occurred on the 18th day of this Islamic month.

Dhul Hijjah

200

Two of the four figures from the Mubahala event are also explicitly included in the meaning of “Ahl al-Kisa,” while the other two are not. Identify the two AND explain the linguistic reason based on the verse wording.

Imam Ali and Sayyidah Fatimah

300

The delegation that challenged the Prophet consisted primarily of followers of this faith.

Christianity?

300

This Abbasid caliph ruled during much of Imam al-Kadhim's Imamate and is most associated with his imprisonment.

Harun ar-Rashid

300

The Abbasid caliph who summoned Imam al-Hadi from Madinah to Samarra was this ruler.

Al-Mutawakkil

300

According to many narrations, approximately how many pilgrims were present at Ghadeer?

100,000 or more

300

Imam al-Kadhim and Imam al-Hadi were both restricted under Abbasid surveillance, but under different caliphs. Identify the structural similarity in why both were monitored, beyond just “they were Imams.”

Because both represented independent spiritual authority capable of forming alternative allegiance structures (imamate as a parallel legitimacy system to Abbasid political authority).

400

According to many historical reports, when the Christian delegation saw the Prophet approaching with his family, their leader reportedly said that if these individuals prayed for a mountain to move, it would do this.

Move from its place

400

Before being transferred to Baghdad, Imam al-Kadhim was imprisoned in this city.

Basra

400

This famous ziyarat, considered one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the Ahlulbayt, was taught by Imam al-Hadi.

Ziyarah Al-Jamia Al-Kabira

400

Before declaring Imam Ali's position, the Prophet asked, "Am I not more entitled to the believers than..." whom?

Themselves

400

Arrange these in the correct chain of transmission of authority (not chronology):
Ghadeer → Mubahala → Imam al-Kadhim → Imam al-Hadi
and explain the logic of how authority is conceptually transferred across them.

Ghadeer → Mubahala → Imam al-Kadhim → Imam al-Hadi

500

Name all four individuals who accompanied the Prophet during Mubahala and identify which phrase of the verse each is associated with ("our sons," "our women," and "ourselves").

  • Hasan ibn Ali – "our sons"
  • Husayn ibn Ali – "our sons"
  • Fatimah al-Zahra – "our women"
  • Ali ibn Abi Talib – "ourselves"
500

Name the two prison wardens who, according to historical reports, were deeply impressed by Imam al-Kadhim's worship and character and became reluctant to mistreat him.

Isa bin Jafar & Fadl ibn al-Rabi

500

Name the six Abbasid caliphs whose reigns overlapped with Imam al-Hadi's Imamate.

  • Al-Mu'tasim
  • Al-Wathiq
  • Al-Mutawakkil
  • Al-Muntasir
  • Al-Musta'in
  • Al-Mu'tazz
500

Name the companion who famously congratulated Imam Ali after the event by saying: "Congratulations, O son of Abu Talib! This morning you became the mawla of every believing man and woman."

Umar ibn Al-Khattab (la)

500

Name one of Abu Huraira's children.

Muharrir, Muharriz, Abdurrahman, and Bilal