beloved to every Muslim than their own lives, wealth, honour, parents and children. Having love for these blessed personalities is to have love for the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and love for the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is a sign of complete faith.

Hence, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ’’لَا یُوْمِنُ عَبْدٌحَتّٰی اَکُوْنَ اَحَبَّ اِلَیْہِ مِنْ نَفْسِہٖ, meaning, “A servant cannot be a complete believer until I am more beloved to him than his own self”, وَذَاتِیْ اَحَبَّ اِلَیْہِ مِنْ ذَاتِہِ , “and until I am more beloved to him than his own being”, وَتَکُوْنَ عِتْرتِیْ  اَحَبَّ اِلَیْہِ مِنْ عِتْرَتِہِ  , “and until my children are more beloved to him than his own children”, وَاَہْلِیْ اَحَبَّ اِلَیْہِ مِنْ اَہْلِہِ , “and until my Ahl al-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم are more beloved to him than his own family members.”^[1]

Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم

Dear Islamic brothers, Allah Almighty stated the following regarding the excellence of the Ahl al-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم in part 22, Surah al-Ahzaab, verse 33:

اِنَّمَا یُرِیۡدُ اللّٰہُ  لِیُذۡہِبَ عَنۡکُمُ الرِّجۡسَ اَہۡلَ الۡبَیۡتِ وَ یُطَہِّرَکُمۡ  تَطۡہِیۡرًا)۳۳(

“Allah wills only to remove every impurity from you, O People of the House of the Prophet, and make you absolutely pure by cleansing you.”^[2]

According to the majority of the Quranic commentators رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه, this blessed verse was revealed regarding Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada, Sayyidatuna Fatimat al-Zahra, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan and Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم.

Imam Ahmad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ that this verse was revealed regarding the panjtan pak ( the pure