Quran glossary · draft

بهل

joint supplication

A joint supplication that submits the disputants to divine judgment of truthfulness.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: بهل

Lemmas: نبتهل

Forms: نَبْتَهِلْ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

3:61

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

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole target is a first-person plural form VIII jussive. Both sides are invited to gather their closest people, then perform the target action, then place God's curse on the liars. The reciprocal gathering and stated consequence define a joint, truth-testing supplication.