al-Mutahharun (the purified ones)

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Al-Mutahharun (the purified ones) is an honorific title in Islamic tradition referring to those regarded as spiritually immaculate and divinely purified, often associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s household (Ahl al-Bayt).

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al-Mutahharun (the purified ones) canonical 1
al-muṭahharūn 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept
Quranic term
honorific title
alternativeName al-muṭahharūn
the purified ones
associatedWithConcept ṭahāra (ritual and spiritual purity)
associatedWithGroup Ahl al-Bayt
associatedWithPerson Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
associatedWithVerse Quran 56:79
category Islamic honorific titles
Islamic theological terms
Quranic expressions
describedAs divinely purified
spiritually immaculate
grammaticalGender masculine plural in Arabic form
grammaticalNumber plural
hasAttribute closeness to God
purity from spiritual defilement
worthiness to access the Quran’s deeper meanings
honorificFor Ahl al-Bayt of Muhammad
linked to: Ahl al-Bayt

Prophet Muhammad’s household
linked to: Ahl al-Bayt
interpretationVariesBy Islamic school of thought
interpretedBy Shia scholars
Sunni scholars
label al-Mutahharun
language Arabic
linkedToDoctrine doctrine of the purified household of the Prophet
literalMeaning those who have been purified
mentionedIn Quran
relatedConcept Ahl al-Bayt
Ismah (infallibility)
linked to: Imamate

Wilayah (spiritual authority)
religiousTradition Islam
reveredIn Shia Islam
Sunni Sufi traditions
scriptForm المطهرون
sometimesIdentifiedAs angels
the infallible members of Ahl al-Bayt (in Shia theology)
those in a state of ritual purity
usedIn Islamic spirituality
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis (tafsir)

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Verse of Purification basisForTitle al-Mutahharun (the purified ones)
al-Mutahharun alternativeName al-muṭahharūn
linked to: al-Mutahharun (the purified ones)