Might she give birth to a child despite her old age and...
Might she give birth to a child despite her old age and despite the fact that her husband too was old That was a truly amazing matter. The verse itself says: " She said: 'Voe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man Verily this is a wonderful thing! '" That same Allah Who had made the fire cold for Abraham(a.s.) and had made him win over the idol- worshippers, is definitely able to make an infertile old woman fertile and an old man sire a child.
" Commentary : One day, Amir- ul- Mu'mineen Ali(a.s.) gave greetings to a group of people which returned his greetings, saying: "Our greetings to you and may Allah's favor and blessings be with you, the Ahl- ul- Bayt, and may His forgiveness and His paradise also be upon you as well. " Ali(a.s.) said: "Do not add anything to what the angels said to Abraham(a.s.) , therefore, the phrase 'And may Allah's favour and blessings be with you' would suffice.
" The verse says: " They said: "Do you wonder at Allah's decree The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O people of the House! Verily He is Praise worthy, Glorious. " Question: Considering the fact that in the above verse, the angels addressed Abraham's wife using the phrase Ahl- ul- Bayt, and since, naturally, everyone's wife is considered as part of one's household, why is it then that in the verse of Tathir in the Sura Al Ah zab, No.
33, verse 33,(1) the wives of the (p.b.u.h.) are not included in his household? Answer: Regarding only the literal meaning of the word, it would be natural for the word Ahl- ul- Bayt to include reference (1) It says: "... Verily Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House and to purify you a(thorough)purifying. " to one's wife.
However, we have firm grounds regarding the fact that someone can be excluded from this denotation even when normally they would be included in its purview, like in the verse saying: "Verily he is not of your household" where Noah's son is not counted as a member in Noah's household.