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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ahlul-bait (a.s.) in the Qur'an and the Prophet's Traditions (sunnah) Ahlul-bait (a.s.) in the Qur'an and the Prophet's Traditions (sunnah) The Qur'an emphasizes the lofty position and significance of the Ahlul-Bait so as to make mankind follow their right path, consult them when their opinion differs or their faith, situation and concepts contradict.

Investigating the verse of Revelation, we will find that the Qur'an sometimes addresses them as 'Ahlul-Bait', like the Almighty's saying: "..Allah desires only to keep away uncleanness from you O people of the House (Ahlul-Bait) and make you as pure as can be." Holy Qur'an (33:33) Sometimes as 'relative' (Qurba) like His saying: "...Say (O' Muhammad unto mankind): I do not ask of you any reward for it (preaching the message)' but love for my relatives (Ahlul-Bait)..." Holy Qur'an (42:23) The Holy Qur'an, also, focuses on their merits and their virtues through various verses without using these two terms for indicating them like its address concerning Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husein in Chapter (Dahr) and the Mubahala verse or its description of Ali in many verses like the Wilaya and Tabligh verses and other verses.

It describes them as being the best among mankind, the pious and...etc. The commentators and narrators single out the causes for the revelation of these verses and acknowledge what is meant by them, then it will be cleared for us through some samples of the interpretation of the Almighty's verses and explain the causes for their revelation: **1.

The Verse of Purity (Tathir): ** "..Allah desires only to keep away uncleanness from you O people of the House (Ahlul-Bait) and make you as pure as can be." Holy Qur'an (33:33) All exegists of the Holy Qur'an and narrators of the Prophet's traditions, unanimously agree that the word Ahlul-Bait, or the Household of the Prophet (s.a.w.) as used by Almighty Allah in the Qur'an, refers only to the following persons: The Prophet's daughter Fatima, her husband Ali and their two children Hasan and Husein (peace be upon them all).

The famous exegist Suyuti in his renowned commentary 'Dur al-Manthur' cites Tabarani's narration from Umm Salama that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) once told his beloved daughter, Fatima, to call her husband Ali and two of their sons; Hasan and Husein. When they came, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) covered them with a Fadak (a place near Madina) cloak and put his hand on them, and said: "O Allah!