The Verse of Purification

Title: The Verse of Purification
Author: Ayatullah Muhammad Mahdi al-Asify
Translator: 'Abdullah Ahmad Zango
Prepared 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 Baghi
Publisher: Printing Center of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly
First Edition -2012
All rights reserved.

Contents
PREFACE - 11
FOREWORD - 13
PUBLISHER’S INTRODUCTION - 17
AUTHOR’S PREFACE - 21
PREFACE TO THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION - 23
THE TRADITION OF THE HOLY PROPHET (SUNNA) - 24
THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TADITION OF THE PROPHET (SUNNA) - 25
First: The Obstacles on the Way to the Tradition of the Prophet - 26
Second: How the Muslims Pave the way to Islamic legislation - 45
Thirdly: Has Islam opened a way for the succeeding generations to get access to the prophetic traditions? - 46
THE IMAMATE (LEADERSHIP) OF AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) - 48
1.The tradition of the two weighty things (hadith thaqalayn) - 48
2.The Tradition of the Ark - 52
3.The tradition of the city of knowledge - 54
4.Other traditions - 57
PREPARING ‘ALI (‘A) FOR THE IMAMATE - 58
CONTINUATION OF PROPAGATION ISLAMIC INJUNCTIONS AFTER THE DEMISE OF THE PROPHET (S) - 64
THE VERSE OF PERFECTION - 65
INFALLIBILITY OF THE AHL AL-BAYT AND NEGATING IJTIHAD (INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT) FROM THEM - 66
"THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION"
THE WORD "INNAMA" (I.E. ONLY) - 69
RAZI'S EXPLANATION OF THE HOLY VERSE - 70
"ALLAH DESIRES" - 73
THE 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" - 80
AHL AL-BAYT OF THE PROPHET - 82
Who are the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a)? - 82
OPPOSING NARRATIONS - 88
1. The Narration of 'Ikrama and Muqatil - 89
2. The narration of Ibn 'Abbas - 94
3. The narration of Wathilat ibn al-Asqa' - 97
4. The Narration of Umm Salama - 102
5. The Narration of Ibn Hajar Haythami - 104
THE WORDS "AL"AND "AHL"AND THEIR LITERAL MEANING AND THEIR MEANING IN THE HADITH - 105
THE CONTEXT OF THE HOLY VERSE IN THE QUR'ANIC CHAPTER OF "AHZAB" - 109
"AND TO PURIFY YOU A THOROUGH PURIFICATION" - 114
1. 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) - 118
2. The Continuty of Caliphate and Imamate among the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) after 'Ali (‘a) - 122
The Twelve Caliphs in the Prophetic Traditions - 125
The Authority of the Traditions of Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) - 127
Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) school of thought - 129
THE VERSE OF PURIFICATION IN THE "SHIAH,"MASANID"AND "TAFASIR"
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY - 157
When the Prophet (s) Saw the Blessing Descending - 157
THE TYPE OF KISA (GARMENT) - 158
A: The Account of Umml Mu'minin A'isha - 158
B. Umm Salama’s Account - 159
THE MANNER IN WHICH AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) SAT UNDER THE "KISA" - 159
A. 'Umar ibn Abi Salama’s Account - 159
B. The Tradition of Wathilat Ibn al-Asqa’ and Umm Salama - 160
THE PLACE WHERE THE AHL AL-BAYT WERE GATHERING - 161
A.The Tradition of Abu Sa'id KhudriKhudri - 161
B. The Tradition of Umm Salama - 161
WHO WERE IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF REVELATION OF THE HOLY VERSE OF PURIFICATION? - 163
HOW WERE AHL AL-BAYT AT THE TIME OF THE REVELATION OF THE VERSE - 163
EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF THE WORD OF THE HOLY VERSE - 164
A COMMENTARY ON THE VERSE IN THE "MA'THUR" - 166
WHAT DID THE PROPHET (S) DO AFTER THE REVELATION OF THE VERSE? - 168
THOSE WHO ESTABLISH THE VIRTUES OF AHL AL-BAYT (‘A) THROUGH THE HOLY VERSE - 170
A. al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (‘a) - 170
B. Umm Salama - 171
C. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas - 172
D. Ibn 'Abbas - 173
E. Wasila ibn al-Asqa' - 174
F. 'Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad - 175
SUMMARY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED A NARRATIONS - 178
A BILBIOGRAPHY OF THE CHAPER ON THE VERS OF PURIFICATION IN THE SIHAH, MASANID AND TAFASIR - 183
ACHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE REFERENCES AND THEIR AUTHORS - 188
AL-MUSTADRAK (INDEX) OF REFERNCES - 190