In The Glorious Qur'an-

the revealed word of

Almighty Allah, to His

last and greatest

Prophet, Muhammad

(s.a.w.)-there is a verse

Which speaks of the

Prophet’s family

ALLAH(swt) commands his prophet to ask the people to love his family in return for all the hard work and suffering that he endured during his prophetic mission.

BUT……………..

Who are the members of the Prophet’s family that this verse speaks of?

Also there is another verse

which refers to the same

blessed family of the holy

Messenger -33:33

………Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying." Holy Qur'an (33:33)

Why did ALLAH (swt) in

his infinite wisdom, want

to purify this family in

addition to asking the

believers to Love and

obey them?

Yet another verse talks of

this family in the holy

Quran…………

VERSE 3:61

But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our selves and your selves, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars.

Holy Quran 3:61

Verse 3:61 is called the ayat of

Mubahela and it was revealed on

the eve of a debate with the

Christian scholars of Najran after

prophet Muhammad and the

Christians were unable to arrive

on any mutual understanding.

The next morning, in obeying this

commandment, MUHAMMAD

emerged from his house with his

closest family. He came and

stood with this family in front of

the Christian bishops who also

came forward to perform the

Mubahela.

He held the hand of

HASSAN walking

beside him, held HUSSAIN in his arms,

followed by

his daughter FATIMA

and finally by his son-in-law and cousin

ALI.

The Prophet came and

stood with this family

in front of the

Christian bishops who

also came forward to perform the Mubahela.

The chief of the Christians

was bishop Abul Harris.

When he saw this small

family of the Prophet he

turned towards his fellow

Christians and told them…..

, "do not indulge in Mubahela with this family, for I am observing such pious faces that if they would order the mountain to come to them the mountain shall move towards them. It is therefore necessary to make treaty with them rather than confrontation of this spiritual imminence."

They asked Muhammad for

peace and it was accepted.

Muhammad extended the hand

of friendship towards them, a

treaty was signed and both

parties left on friendly terms.

Therefore we can conclude from verse 3:61, that

Our sons refers TO HASSAN(as)

HUSSEIN(as)

Our Women

refers to

FATIMA

ZEHRA (as)

Ourselves refers

to the Holy

prophet (as) and

ALI (as)

These are the holy personalities that are referred in all the three verses mentioned

42:23

33:33

3:61

This is the family whose members were purified so that they can be blessed with the knowledge to carry on the teachings of ISLAM after the Blessed Messenger.

ALLAH (swt) knew a time

would come when there

would be a split within

the Muslim community as

to who to obey.

False hadeeth and

corrupted testimonies

would be created to hide

the truth,

which would split the

Muslims

But the message of ALLAH (swt) clearly commands us through his holy words where the truth lies- with those who have been blessed and purified

BUT WHAT DID THE

MUSLIMS DO?

May ALLAH(swt) guide us

and keep us on the straight

path….

The path of whom he has

favored

And not the path of those

who have gone astray and

those who have earned his

anger

ON HIS DEATH BED PROPHET

MUHAMMAD (as) ASKED FOR A

PEN AND PAPER SO HE COULD

WRITE DOWN THE WAY THAT

WOULD PREVENT THE MUSLIMS

FROM GOING ASTRAY…………….

HE WAS DENIED THIS BY A

COMPANION