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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al-sadiq What Was the Crime of Ahl Al- Bayt? The Glorious Koran has mentioned many verses about ahl al- Bayt (the members of the House). It has ordered men to love them. It has told them about their purity. It has uiged men to cleave to them. It has urged them to obey them. It has declared that they have the most outstanding merit and position.

Throughout his lifetime, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, followed the Holy Koran showing that his family gathered outstanding merits and glorious traits that sometimes impose their obedience and following on men and sometimes bind men to love them and sometimes make the hearts and selves of men incline toward them, and so on.[1] That was for the happiness of men themselves to take the religion from its people and knowledge from its origin.

So, it is a must on people to respect them, cleave to them, and refrain from other than they. Ahl al Bayt (I.e. ‘Ali, al- Zahra’, their two sons, and at- Husayn’s Sons, peace be on them.) were a prototype for the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, in all his outstanding merits and traits.

So, whoever wants the knowledge of the Prophet, they are the gate of his city, whoever wants his utterance they are the aspect of his eloquence, whoever wants his good manners finds examples from his behavior, whoever wants his religion finds them the lamps of his law, whoever wants his asceticism finds in them his method, whoever wants to obey his family they are the chosen of his progeny, and whoever wants to look at him, they are the beauty of his face.

These were the outstanding merits of ahl al- Bayt in comparison with those of the Owner of the Bayt (House), this is some of what they were an example for his Holy Character, may Allah bless him and his family.

Whoever has a relation with Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, can continue this relation through them, or is at enmity with Islam they are a righteous number for it, or is at objection with the religion they are the strongest shield, or is at war with the right, or follows the wrong but they are the enemies of the wrong.