The verse of purification

The verse of purification is part of the 33rd verse of Surah al-Ahzab of Qur'an, which says,

God only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O People of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.Qur'an 33:33

This verse has especial importance for Muslims due to giving information about Ahl al-Bayt of Muhammad. The two largest branches of Shia Islam believe it to designate the "People of the House" as being in a state of ismah "infallibility".

Tafsir

While this verse is among the verses which introduce some special laws for Muhammad's wives with feminine plural pronouns, the pronoun referring to the Ahl al-Bayt is in the masculine plural. According to Madelung, the great majority of the hadiths quoted by al-Tabari in his Tafsir describes Ahl al-Bayt as referring to Muhammad, Fatima, Ali, Hasan, and Husayn. He adds, however, that it is unlikely that the passage could have been separated from the first part of the verse, noting a "clear aim of the verse to elevate the rank of the wives of the Prophet above all Muslim women: "O wives of the prophet, you are not like any other women."Qur'an 33:32 Madelung writes that the "ahl al-bayt," as understood by the usage of the term during Muhammad's time, consisted of his blood relations, including the Banu Hashim.^[1]

Notes

References

• Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521646960. 

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