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The Glorious Qur'an, the revealed word of Almighty Allah to His last and greatest Prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w.), is the source of all divine laws and has given humanity a perfect system of life and a code of well-defined ethical values. Every Muslim knows that he is obliged to apply Qur'anic instructions in his daily life and refer to them for guidance. Numerous verses of the Holy Qur'an spotlight the lofty position of the Ahlul-Bait, directing and exhorting the Muslims to adhere to their path. Broadly speaking these verses could be classified as follows:
1. There are instances of direct references by virtue of special ephithets such as Ahlu1-Bait in the verse of purification ayatal-Tathir, or al-Qurba as in ayat al-Mawadda. Sometimes the verses make indirect references which the Prophet expounded to his companions.
2. The Qur'an also records certain incidents and events relating to the AhIuI-Bait, focussing on their merits and virtue, and therey solving the leadership issue for the Muslim community. It either refers to them collectively as in the Mubaha/a verse and the eighth verse of Dahr sura, or individually as in the Wilaya verse which is quoted below:
"Only Allah is your (Wali) and His Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-due while they bow'.
Holy Qur'an (5:55)
We shall now study in detail some of the verses - out of the many which throw light on the lofty merits and greatness of Prophet Muhammad's immediate family.
1. The Verse of Purity (Tathir).
"...Allah desires to keep any uncleanness from you people of the House and make you pure as pure can be"
Qur'an(33:33)
All exegists of the Holy Qur'an and narrators of the Prophet's traditions, unanimously agree that the word AhIuI-Bait, or the Household of the Prophet as used by Almighty Allah in the Qur'an, refers only to four persons: The Prophet's daughter Fatima (a.s.), her husband Ali (a.s.) and their two children Hasan (a.s.) and Husain (a.s.).
The famous exegist Suyuti in his renowned commentary Dur al-Manthur' cites Tabarani's narration from Umm Salama that the Prophet once told his beloved daughter Fatima to call her husband Ali and their two sons Hasan and Husain. When they came, the Prophet covered them with a Fadak (1) cloak and putting his hand on them, said: O Allah! these are the ahl of Muhammad (another version says aal i.e. family), so, shower your blessings and favours on aal Muhammad as you showered them on aal Abraham; You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.. Umm Salama said that she raised the cloak to join them, but the Prophet pulled it out of her hand and said: You are (also) on the right'.
Another narration from Umm Salama says that once theProphet was in her house lying on a mattress, covered with a cloak from Khaitiar whenhis beloved daughter Fatima (a.s.) entered with a dish called aI-Khazira (a kind of food). The Prophet asked her to call her husband (All) and her two sons, Hasan and Husain. She called them and as they all sat together to eat, Allah revealed the following verse to the Prophet.
"...Allah desires to keep any uncleanness from you, o' people of the House and make you pure as pure can be .
Qur'an(33:33)
Upon this the Prophet covered them all with his cloak and lifting his hands towards the sky said:
"O Allah! this is my family and the nearest of my kin, keep away from them uncleanness and keep them pure as pure can be .
Umm Salama adds that thrice the Prophet repeated these words and when she poked her head under the cloak and asked him Am I with you? In a refraining gesture, he said twice:
"You are (also) among the righteoust".
On many an occasion the Prophet explained the meaning of this verse to the Muslims and drew their attention to its significance. Abi Sa'id Khidri quotes the Prophet as saying:
"This verse was revealed concerning five persons): Myself, All, Fatima, Hasan and Husain."
"…Allah desires to keep away undeanness from you, people of the House and make you pure as pure can be ".
Qur'an(33:33)
A Tradition from A'isha who was a wife of the Prophet, also confirms the five persons meant in this verse. She says: once the Prophet came wrapped up in a cloak of black hair. After a while Hasan entered and he took him inside the cloak, then Husain came and joined them inside the cloak. Soon his daughter Fatima came and he took her inside also;
then Ali entered and he was also taken inside the cloak. When all five of them were assembled under the cloak, Aa'isha says the Prophet recited (the purification verse) as a further confirmation of the A hlul-Bait's dignity, as the verse had already been revealcd earlier concerning these five infallible:
1. There are instances of direct references by virtue of special ephithets such as Ahlu1-Bait in the verse of purification ayatal-Tathir, or al-Qurba as in ayat al-Mawadda. Sometimes the verses make indirect references which the Prophet expounded to his companions.
2. The Qur'an also records certain incidents and events relating to the AhIuI-Bait, focussing on their merits and virtue, and therey solving the leadership issue for the Muslim community. It either refers to them collectively as in the Mubaha/a verse and the eighth verse of Dahr sura, or individually as in the Wilaya verse which is quoted below:
"Only Allah is your (Wali) and His Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-due while they bow'.
Holy Qur'an (5:55)
We shall now study in detail some of the verses - out of the many which throw light on the lofty merits and greatness of Prophet Muhammad's immediate family.
1. The Verse of Purity (Tathir).
"...Allah desires to keep any uncleanness from you people of the House and make you pure as pure can be"
Qur'an(33:33)
All exegists of the Holy Qur'an and narrators of the Prophet's traditions, unanimously agree that the word AhIuI-Bait, or the Household of the Prophet as used by Almighty Allah in the Qur'an, refers only to four persons: The Prophet's daughter Fatima (a.s.), her husband Ali (a.s.) and their two children Hasan (a.s.) and Husain (a.s.).
The famous exegist Suyuti in his renowned commentary Dur al-Manthur' cites Tabarani's narration from Umm Salama that the Prophet once told his beloved daughter Fatima to call her husband Ali and their two sons Hasan and Husain. When they came, the Prophet covered them with a Fadak (1) cloak and putting his hand on them, said: O Allah! these are the ahl of Muhammad (another version says aal i.e. family), so, shower your blessings and favours on aal Muhammad as you showered them on aal Abraham; You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.. Umm Salama said that she raised the cloak to join them, but the Prophet pulled it out of her hand and said: You are (also) on the right'.
Another narration from Umm Salama says that once theProphet was in her house lying on a mattress, covered with a cloak from Khaitiar whenhis beloved daughter Fatima (a.s.) entered with a dish called aI-Khazira (a kind of food). The Prophet asked her to call her husband (All) and her two sons, Hasan and Husain. She called them and as they all sat together to eat, Allah revealed the following verse to the Prophet.
"...Allah desires to keep any uncleanness from you, o' people of the House and make you pure as pure can be .
Qur'an(33:33)
Upon this the Prophet covered them all with his cloak and lifting his hands towards the sky said:
"O Allah! this is my family and the nearest of my kin, keep away from them uncleanness and keep them pure as pure can be .
Umm Salama adds that thrice the Prophet repeated these words and when she poked her head under the cloak and asked him Am I with you? In a refraining gesture, he said twice:
"You are (also) among the righteoust".
On many an occasion the Prophet explained the meaning of this verse to the Muslims and drew their attention to its significance. Abi Sa'id Khidri quotes the Prophet as saying:
"This verse was revealed concerning five persons): Myself, All, Fatima, Hasan and Husain."
"…Allah desires to keep away undeanness from you, people of the House and make you pure as pure can be ".
Qur'an(33:33)
A Tradition from A'isha who was a wife of the Prophet, also confirms the five persons meant in this verse. She says: once the Prophet came wrapped up in a cloak of black hair. After a while Hasan entered and he took him inside the cloak, then Husain came and joined them inside the cloak. Soon his daughter Fatima came and he took her inside also;
then Ali entered and he was also taken inside the cloak. When all five of them were assembled under the cloak, Aa'isha says the Prophet recited (the purification verse) as a further confirmation of the A hlul-Bait's dignity, as the verse had already been revealcd earlier concerning these five infallible:
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