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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shia Rebuts Question 22: Why do the Shi‘ah regard the sons of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (‘a) (Hasan and Husayn (‘a)) as the sons of the Messenger of Allah (S)? Reply: A study of the exegesis { tafsir }, history and hadith books will show that this idea is not accepted only by the Shi‘ah but by almost all Muslim researchers from all Islamic groups.

Now, let us consider this issue by citing evidences from the Glorious Qur’an, hadith s and statements of renowned commetators { mufassirun }: In essence, the Holy Qur’an regards a person’s consanguineous children as his children. Also, it deems as his children (both male and female) those who are born from his children. In the Qur’an and the Sunnah , there are plenty of proofs substantiating this fact. Here are some of them: 1.

In the verse below, the Holy Qur’an considers Hadrat ‘Isa (Jesus) ( ‘a ) among the children of Ibrahim al-Khalil (Abraham the Friend {of Allah}) ( ‘a ) whereas ‘Isa, the child of Maryam (Mary) ( ‘a ), can be traced back to Hadrat Ibrahim ( ‘a ) through his mother: ﴿ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ كُلاًّ هَدَيْنَا وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِ دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٭ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ ﴾ “And We gave him (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob and guided each of them.

And Noah We had guided before, and from his (Abraham’s) offspring, David and Solomon, and Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron—thus do We reward the virtuous—and Zechariah, John and Jesus.” [^1] Muslim scholars regard the stated verse as a clear proof that Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn ( ‘a ) are children of the Messenger of Allah (S) as well as his offspring.

Below is one of the instances: Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti narrates: "أرسل الحجّاج إلى يحيى بن يعمر فقال: بلغني أنك تزعم أن الحسن والحسين من ذرية النبيّ صلى الله عليه وأله وسلم – تجده في كتاب الله وقد قرأته من أوّله إلى أخره فلم أجده. قال: ألست تقرأ سورة الأنعام: ومِن ذريته داوود وسليمن حتى بلغ ويحيى؟ وعيسى قال: بلى.

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