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Status of Ahlul-Bayt in the Glorious Qur'an - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Status of Ahlul-Bayt in the Glorious Qur’an 2022-11-22 524 Views Nearest Progeny The Glorious Qur’an, the revealed word of Almighty Allah to His last and greatest Prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w.a), 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-Bayt , 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 epithets such as Ahlu1-Bayt in the verse of purification (ayat al-Tathir), or nearest progeny as in ayat al-Mawaddah. 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-Bayt, focusing on their merits and virtue, and thereby solving the leadership issue for the Muslim community.

It either refers to them collectively as in the Mubahalah verse and the eighth verse of Dahr, 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’. (1) We shall now study in detail some of the verses – out of the many which throw light on the lofty merits and greatness of ’s immediate family. 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” (2). All exegetes of the Holy Qur’an and narrators of the Prophet’s traditions, unanimously agree that the word AhIuI-Bayt, 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 exegete 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 Hassan and Husain. When they came, the Prophet covered them with a Fadak (1) cloak and putting his hand on them, said: O Allah!