Āyat al-Taṭhīr

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Āyat al-Taṭhīr is a renowned Qur’anic verse invoked in Islamic theology and exegesis to discuss the spiritual purity and special status of the Prophet Muhammad’s household (Ahl al-Bayt).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Āyat al-Taṭhīr canonical 1
آية التطهير 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological concept
Qur’anic verse
object of Qur’anic exegesis
appearsAfter injunctions addressed to the wives of the Prophet in Qur’an 33:32–33
ArabicName آية التطهير
linked to: Āyat al-Taṭhīr
associatedWith Ahl al-Bayt
Islamic exegesis
Islamic theology
Prophet Muḥammad
linked to: Muhammad
category verses about purity
verses concerning Ahl al-Bayt
centralTheme special status of the Prophet’s household
spiritual purity of Ahl al-Bayt
grammaticalFeature shift from feminine plural to masculine plural pronouns
influenceOn Muslim conceptions of the Prophet’s family
doctrines of Imamate in Shīʿī Islam
interpretedBy Shīʿī exegetes
Sunnī exegetes
language Arabic
linkedGroup Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ
linked to: Fatimah

al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī
linked to: Hasan ibn Ali

al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī
linked to: Imam Husayn

the Prophet Muḥammad’s household
linked to: Ahl al-Bayt

ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib
linked to: Ali ibn Abi Talib
linkedHadith reports about the People of the Cloak (Ahl al-Kisāʾ)
Ḥadīth al-Kisāʾ (Tradition of the Cloak)
linked to: Hadith al-Kisa
locatedInText Qur’an 33:33
mentionsConcept Ahl al-Bayt
purification
partOf Sūrat al-Aḥzāb
linked to: Surah al-Ahzab
recitedIn Shīʿī devotional gatherings
Sunni lectures on the Prophet’s family
religious sermons
scripture Qur’an
linked to: Quran
subjectOfDebate scope of the term Ahl al-Bayt
whether it includes the Prophet’s wives
whether it is restricted to specific members of the Prophet’s family
textSegment “innamā yurīdu llāhu li-yudhhiba ʿankumu r-rijsa ahla l-bayti wa yuṭahhirakum taṭhīrā”
theologicalRole basis for discussions of infallibility in Shīʿī thought
basis for discussions of ritual and moral purity
evidence for the elevated rank of Ahl al-Bayt
usedAsProofTextBy Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Sunnī scholars in virtues-of-Ahl-al-Bayt works
Twelver Shīʿa
linked to: Twelver Shia

Zaydī Shīʿa
linked to: Zaydi Shia
usedIn Shīʿī theology
Sunnī theology
kalām (Islamic scholastic theology)
linked to: Islamic kalam

tafsīr literature
ḥadīth discussions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verse of Purification hasArabicName Āyat al-Taṭhīr
Āyat al-Taṭhīr ArabicName آية التطهير
linked to: Āyat al-Taṭhīr