Ahl al-Bayt

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Islamic theological term Quranic term religious concept

Ahl al-Bayt refers to the family and close household of the Prophet Muhammad, who hold a central, revered, and often spiritually authoritative status in Islamic tradition, especially within Shia belief.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic theological term → Quranic term → religious concept →
associatedWith	Hadith al-Kisa → Hadith al-Thaqalayn → Hadith of the Cloak → Hadith of the Two Weighty Things → purification verse → verse of purification →
centralToDoctrineOf	Ismaili Shia Islam → Twelver Shia Islam → Zaydi Shia Islam →
connectedTo	Ashura commemorations → Karbala narrative →
consideredSourceOf	moral example → religious guidance → spiritual authority →
describedAs	family of the Prophet Muhammad → household of the Prophet Muhammad →
hasCentralRoleIn	Shia Islam →
hasImportantRoleIn	Sunni Islam →
honorificTitleForMembers	Sayyid → Sharif →
includesAccordingToManySunniScholars	Ali ibn Abi Talib → Fatimah bint Muhammad NERFINISHED → Hasan ibn Ali → Husayn ibn Ali →
includesAccordingToShia	Ali ibn Abi Talib → Fatimah bint Muhammad → Hasan ibn Ali → Husayn ibn Ali → Twelve Imams →
includesAccordingToSomeSunniViews	wives of the Prophet Muhammad →
language	Arabic →
linkedTo	concept of Imamate → concept of Wilayah → love of the Prophet’s family →
literalMeaning	People of the House →
mentionedIn	Quran 33:33 →
religion	Islam →
reveredBy	Shia Muslims → Sufi Muslims → Sunni Muslims →
veneratedIn	Shia devotional practice → Sufi devotional practice →
viewedAs	pure → specially guided → worthy of love and loyalty →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ashura → Fatimah bint Muhammad ("Ahl al-Kisa") → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → Karbala → Sayyids →	associatedWith
Shia Islam → Twelver Shia → Zaydi Shia →	venerates
Ahl al-Bayt ("family of the Prophet Muhammad") → Ahl al-Bayt ("household of the Prophet Muhammad") →	describedAs
Husayn ibn Ali → Qasim ibn Muhammad →	family
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → Safiyya bint Huyayy ("Ahl al-Bayt (in broader Sunni usage)") →	household
Hasan ibn Ali →	category
Idrisid dynasty →	dynasticHouse
Shia Islam →	emphasizes
Fatimah bint Muhammad →	house