The Verse of Purification

Features The Verse of Purification

Title: The Verse of PurificationAuthor: Ayatullah Muhammad Mahdi al-AsifyTranslator: 'Abdullah Ahmad ZangoPrepared by: Cultural and Translation Section of The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.Editors: Sayyid Abbas Husayni, Dr.
Mahmud Farrokhpey, Mustafa Muhammadi, Dr.
Sajjad Jiyad.Proofreader: Muhammad Mahdi BaghiPublisher: Printing Center of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World AssemblyFirst Edition -2012 All rights reserved.ContentsPREFACE —11FOREWORD —13PUBLISHER’S INTRODUCTION —17AUTHOR’S PREFACE —21PREFACE TO THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION —23THE TRADITION OF THE HOLY PROPHET (SUNNA) —24THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TADITION OF THE PROPHET (SUNNA) —25First: The Obstacles on the Way to the Tradition of the Prophet —26Second: How the Muslims Pave the way to Islamic legislation —45Thirdly: Has Islam opened a way for the succeeding generations to get access to the prophetic traditions?
—46THE IMAMATE (LEADERSHIP) OF AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) —481.The tradition of the two weighty things (hadith thaqalayn) —482.The Tradition of the Ark —523.The tradition of the city of knowledge —544.Other traditions —57PREPARING ‘ALI (‘A) FOR THE IMAMATE —58CONTINUATION OF PROPAGATION ISLAMIC INJUNCTIONS AFTER THE DEMISE OF THE PROPHET (S) —64THE VERSE OF PERFECTION —65INFALLIBILITY OF THE AHL AL-BAYT AND NEGATING IJTIHAD (INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT) FROM THEM —66"THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION" THE WORD "INNAMA" (I.E.
ONLY) —69RAZI'S EXPLANATION OF THE HOLY VERSE —70"ALLAH DESIRES" —73THE IMPOSSIBLITY OF THE DIVERSION OF OBJECT FROM ALLAH'S DESIRE —75"THE GROUNDLESS ALLEGATION OF NEGATING FREE WILL FROM THE INFALLIBLES" —76"TO KEEP AWAY UNCLEANNESS FROM YOU" —80AHL AL-BAYT OF THE PROPHET —82Who are the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a)?
—82OPPOSING NARRATIONS —881.
The Narration of 'Ikrama and Muqatil —892.
The narration of Ibn 'Abbas —943.
The narration of Wathilat ibn al-Asqa' —974.
The Narration of Umm Salama —1025.
The Narration of Ibn Hajar Haythami —104THE WORDS "AL"AND "AHL"AND THEIR LITERAL MEANING AND THEIR MEANING IN THE HADITH —105THE CONTEXT OF THE HOLY VERSE IN THE QUR'ANIC CHAPTER OF "AHZAB" —109"AND TO PURIFY YOU A THOROUGH PURIFICATION" —1141.
The Caliphate and Imamate of Amir al- Mu'minin after the Prophet (s).
—116'Ali's Caliphate in the Narrations of "Ahl al-Bayt" (‘a) —1182.
The Continuty of Caliphate and Imamate among the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) after 'Ali (‘a) —122The Twelve Caliphs in the Prophetic Traditions —125The Authority of the Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) —127Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) school of thought —129THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION IN THE "SHIAH,"MASANID"AND "TAFASIR" THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY —157When the Prophet (s) Saw the Blessing Descending —157THE TYPE OF KISA (GARMENT) —158A: The Account of Umml Mu'minin A'isha —158B.
Umm Salama’s Account —159THE MANNER IN WHICH AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) SAT UNDER THE "KISA" —159A.
'Umar ibn Abi Salama’s Account —159B.
The Tradition of Wathilat Ibn al-Asqa’ and Umm Salama —160THE PLACE WHERE THE AHL AL-BAYT WERE GATHERING — 161A.The Tradition of Abu Sa'id KhudriKhudri —161B.
The Tradition of Umm Salama —161WHO WERE IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF REVELATION OF THE HOLY VERSE OF PURIFICATION?
—163HOW WERE AHL AL-BAYT AT THE TIME OF THE REVELATION OF THE VERSE —163EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF THE WORD OF THE HOLY VERSE —164A COMMENTARY ON THE VERSE IN THE "MA'THUR" —166WHAT DID THE PROPHET (S) DO AFTER THE REVELATION OF THE VERSE?
—168THOSE WHO ESTABLISH THE VIRTUES OF AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) THROUGH THE HOLY VERSE —170A.
al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (‘a) —170B.
Umm Salama —171C.
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas —172D.
Ibn 'Abbas —173E.
Wasila ibn al-Asqa' —174F.
'Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad —175SUMMARY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED A NARRATIONS —178A BILBIOGRAPHY OF THE CHAPER ON THE VERS OF PURIFICATION IN THE SIHAH, MASANID AND TAFASIR —183ACHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE REFERENCES AND THEIR AUTHORS —188AL-MUSTADRAK (INDEX) OF REFERNCES —190