The grand status of the Prophet’s Family

The grand status of the Prophet’s Family By virtue of their relationship with Him, Allah Most High has accorded great status to the family...

The grand status of the Prophet’s Family


By virtue of their relationship with Him, Allah
Most High has accorded great status to the
family of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam). The Lord Almighty has declared their
superiority in the Holy Quran:

Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of
sins from you, O People of the House (of the
Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming])
and make you absolutely pure and clean by
blessing you with (perfect) purity and
wholesomeness. Surah Ahzaab (33:33)

This verse of the Holy Quran proves that Allah
Most High has kept the family of the Holy
Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) free of all
kinds of flaws and defects, be them moral,
ethical, intellectual, outward or inward. Ummul
Momineen Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah be
well pleased with her) says about the
background of the revelation of this verse:

Translation: When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam) was in my room, this verse was
revealed: Allah only intends to remove all the
impurity of sins from you, O People of the House
(of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of  shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure
and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity
and wholesomeness. Then the Holy Prophet
(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) summoned Hadhrat
Fatima, Hadhrat Ali, Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat
Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them).

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
said: These are my family members (Ahle Bait).
Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah be well
pleased with her) asked: O Prophet of Allah
(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! Am I not from
among the Ahle Bait? The Holy Prophet
(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Allah-willing,
you are also from the Ahle Bait. (Zujajatul
Masabeeh, Vol. 5, Pg. No. 316)