Abu Haritha (Arabic: أَبُو حَارِثَةَ, romanized: ʾAbū Ḥāritha) was a Grand Bishop of Najran, as well as the official representative of the Roman Church in Najran (present-day Yemen), located in the Arabian Peninsula.
The letter read: "In the name the Lord of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob … I invite you all to worship God instead of worshiping his creatures, so that you may come out of the guardianship of the creatures of Allah and take place under the guardianship of Allah himself…"[1] In response to that letter, a delegation of sixty Christian men, including 24 from noble families from Najran, travelled to meet with Muhammad in Medina between 21 and 25 of Dhu'l-Hijja 10 A.H. / 22 to 26 March 632 A.D. [specific dates contested].
[7] In the Quran, al-mubahala (invocation of God's curse) was mentioned as a decisive solution to the dispute over Jesus between the Christians of Najran and Muhammad.
Praying for God to curse the liar regarding religious disputes is an ancient Arabic tradition.
[5] The event of Mubahala is an instance of the Quran's critique of a central Christian doctrine: God on earth as Christ (Incarnation).