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The household of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Arabic for people of the house, together with the line of Imams reckoned from it. Ali, Fatimah, Husayn ibn Ali and Jafar al-Sadiq are gathered here. How far the phrase reaches is itself read differently by Sunni and Shia scholars, and the entries name the positions and who holds them rather than settling between them. Ali stands here as the first Imam in Shia reckoning, and is also counted among the Rightly Guided Caliphs in Sunni reckoning.
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What Defines This GroupingThe household of the Prophet. In Shia Islam these are the five of the Cloak, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn, together with the Imams descended from them, in whom rightful religious authority is held to reside by designation. 2Tradition: Shia Islam What Defines This GroupingThe household of the Prophet. In Sunni usage the term is honorific and its extent is debated, many readings of Quran 33:33 including the Prophet's wives. It carries deep reverence but no claim to religious authority. 3Tradition: Sunni Islam Size of the Traditional SetFive: the People of the Cloak, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn. 2Tradition: Shia Islam Learn More
The Ahl al-Bayt
This group holds the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet Muhammad, held in deep reverence across Islam and of central religious importance in Shia Islam, which locates rightful authority in the Prophet's descendants through his daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law Ali.
The browser will find figures such as Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn. The entries describe each within the tradition, noting the particular veneration of the household in Shia belief and the events, such as Karbala, that shaped it.
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