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Verse of purification
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The verse of purification (Arabic:آية التطهير) refers to verse 33:33 of the Quran, the central religious text in Islam. The verse concerns the status of purity of the Ahl al-Bayt (lit. 'people of the house'), the last passage of which reads,
God only desires (innama yuridu llahu) to remove defilement (rijs) from you, O Ahl al-Bayt, and to purify you completely.[1]
Muslims disagree as to who belongs to the Ahl al-Bayt and what political privileges or responsibilities they have.[2] Shia Islam limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, her husband Ali, and their two sons, Hasan and Husayn.[3][4] There are various views in Sunni Islam, though a typical compromise is to include also Muhammad's wives in the Ahl al-Bayt.[5] The verse of purification is regarded by the Shia as evidence of the infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt.[6]
- ^ Nasr et al. 2015, p. 2331.
- ^ Brunner 2014.
- ^ Momen 1985, pp. 16, 17.
- ^ Leaman 2006.
- ^ Goldziher, Arendonk & Tritton 2022.
- ^ Howard 1984.
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