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*********** In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful (On recitation of whose name Divine blessing descends) In his book entitled "Mustadrak Sahihyn " Hakim quotes from son of Ja'far son of Abu Talib [^1] as saying: ''When the holy Prophet (P) observed that the Divine blessing was forthcoming he said, 'Call for me! Call for me! Safia asked 'O Prophet of Allah! Whom should I call for you?

He said, 'Call for me the members of my family, namely, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Husayn' (May peace and benediction be upon them). They were thus called to come close to the holy Prophet (P) and when all of them were gathered, the holy Prophet (P) placed his cloak on them and there after ·raised his hands in supplication and said, 'O Allah! These are the members of my family. Send your kind blessings on me and my progeny'.

In the meantime Almighty Allah revealed the verse: "O people of the Prophet's House! Allah intends but to remove all sorts of uncleanness and blemish from you and to purify you with a thorough purification. " After quoting this hadith Hakim says, "This hadith is authentic and correct as regards its sources are concerned".

Type And Kind Of Kisa According to the hadith quoted by Umm al-Mu'minin 'Ayeshah: Muslim (in "Sahih"), Hakim[^2] (in "Mustadrak"), Bahiqui (in "Sunan al-Kubra") and Tabri, in "Usd al-Ghabah" (Vol.III, page 33). Ibn Kathir and Suyuti (in their "Tafsirs") quote from 'Ayeshah[^3] with regard to this verse as having said: "One day the holy Prophet (P) came out of the house[^4] carrying a printed cloak on his shoulder.

At that time Hasan (P) came up to him and the holy Prophet (P) accommodated him and the holy Prophet accommodated him under the cloak. Then came Husayn (P) and the holy Prophet (P) accommodated him, too, under the cloak. Thereafter, Fatima (P) approached and was accommodated under the cloak. Ali (P) was the last to come and the holy Prophet (P) accommodated him also under the cloak. Thereafter, he (the holy Prophet recited this sacred verse: 'O People of the Prophet's House!

Allah intends but to remove all sorts of uncleanness and blemish from you and to purify you with a thorough purification."(33:33) According to the hadith quoted by Umm a1-Mu'minin Umm Salama[^5] . In his "Tafsir", Tabri has quoted Umm Salama as having said in connection with the sacred verse in question as under: - "When the verse, O People of the Prophet's House!