Pointing to Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn ( ‘a )...

Pointing to Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn ( ‘a ), the Holy Prophet (S) also says: "إن أبنيّ هذين ريحانتى من الدنيا." “Verily, these two sons of mine are my bunch of sweet basil in this world.”[^9] [^1]: Surah al-An‘am 6:84-85. [^2]: Ad-Durr al-Manthur (Beirut), vol. 3, p. 28, the commentary of the said verse in Surah al-An‘am. [^3]: Surah Al ‘Imran 3:61. [^4]: Ad-Durr al-Manthur (Beirut), vol. 2, p. 39, the end of the commentary of the verse under discussion.

[^5]: Tafsir Mafatih al-Ghayb (Egypt, 1308 AH), vol. 2, p. 488. [^7]: Al-Jami‘ Li Ahkam al-Qur’an (Beirut), vol. 4, p. 104. [^8]: Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh Madinah Dimashq (Beirut, 1400 AH), p. 59, hadith 106. [^9]: Ibid., p. 62, hadith 112. Previous…