Verse of Purification
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The Verse of Purification is a Qur’anic passage (33:33) revered in Islamic tradition for its declaration of the spiritual purity of the Prophet Muhammad’s household (Ahl al-Bayt), including Fatimah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verse of Purification canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
ⓘ
Qur’anic verse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| basisForTitle | al-Mutahharun (the purified ones) ⓘ |
| centralToDoctrineOf |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shi’a Islam
|
| citedIn |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic sermons ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| commentedOnIn | tafsir literature ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Prophetic traditions about the People of the House ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Āyat al-Taṭhīr ⓘ |
| hasArabicScript | آية التطهير ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | part of the standard Uthmanic codex ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalRole |
defining status of Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
supporting concept of ‘ismah (protection from sin) in Shi’a thought ⓘ |
| hasGenre | revelatory proclamation ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature | shift from feminine plural to masculine plural pronouns ⓘ |
| hasKeyPhrase |
“Allah only desires to remove defilement from you, O People of the House”
ⓘ
“and to purify you completely” ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | recitation in gatherings honoring Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| hasQuranReference | Qur’an 33:33 ⓘ |
| hasSurahNumber | 33 ⓘ |
| hasVerseNumber | 33 ⓘ |
| importantIn | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| interpretedAsReferringTo |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
surface form:
household of the Prophet Muhammad
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | Hadith of the Cloak ⓘ |
| linkedToGroup |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahl al-Kisa
|
| locatedInSurah | Surah al-Ahzab ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
purification ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| recitedIn | Islamic devotional practices ⓘ |
| revealedIn | Medinan period ⓘ |
| reveredBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sunni–Shi’a theological discussions ⓘ |
| theme |
divine will to purify
ⓘ
moral and spiritual cleanliness ⓘ |
| usedToSupportBelief |
special status of the Prophet’s household
ⓘ
spiritual purity of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.