All That I Ask Is That You Love My Family

In The Glorious Qur'anthe revealed word of Almighty Allah, to His last and greatest Prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w.)-there is a verse Which speaks of the Prophet’s family 

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SAY: I DO NOT ASK OF YOU ANY REWARD FOR IT BUT LOVE FOR MY NEAR RELATIVES…… HOLY QURAN(42:23)

ALLAH(swt) commands his prophet to ask the people to love his family in return for all the hard work and suffering that he endured during his prophetic mission. BUT……………..

Who are the members of the Prophet’s family that this verse speaks

Also there is another verse which refers to the same blessed family of the holy Messenger -33:33

………Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying." Holy Qur'an (33:33)

Why did ALLAH (swt) in his infinite wisdom, want to purify this family in addition to asking the believers to Love and obey them?

Yet another verse talks of this family in the holy Quran………… VERSE 3:61

But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our selves and your selves, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars.

Verse 3:61 is called the ayat of Mubahela and it was revealed on the eve of a debate with the Christian scholars of Najran after prophet Muhammad and the Christians were unable to arrive on any mutual understanding.

The next morning, in obeying this commandment, MUHAMMAD emerged from his house with his closest family. He came and stood with this family in front of the Christian bishops who also came forward to perform the Mubahela.

He held the hand of HASSAN walking beside him, held HUSSAIN in his arms,

followed by his daughter FATIMA

and finally by his son-in-law and cousin

ALI.

The Prophet came and stood with this family in front of the Christian bishops who also came forward to

The chief of the Christians was bishop Abul Harris. When he saw this small family of the Prophet he turned towards his fellow Christians and told them…..

, "do not indulge in Mubahela with this family, for I am observing such pious faces that if they would order the mountain to come to them the mountain shall move towards them. It is therefore necessary to make treaty with them rather than confrontation of this spiritual

They asked Muhammad for peace and it was accepted. Muhammad extended the hand of friendship towards them, a treaty was signed and both parties left on friendly terms.

Therefore we can conclude from verse 3:61, that

Our sons refers TO HASSAN(as) HUSSEIN(as)

Our Women refers to FATIMA ZEHRA (as)

Ourselves refers to the Holy prophet (as) and ALI (as)

These are the holy personalities that are referred in all the three verses mentioned 42:23 33:33 3:61

This is the family whose members were purified so that they can be blessed with the knowledge to carry on the teachings of ISLAM after the Blessed

ALLAH (swt) knew a time would come when there would be a split within the Muslim community as to who to obey.

False hadeeth and corrupted testimonies would be created to hide the truth, which would split the Muslims

But the message of ALLAH (swt) clearly commands us through his holy words where the truth lies- with those who have been blessed and purified

BUT WHAT DID THE MUSLIMS DO?

May ALLAH(swt) guide us and keep us on the straight path…. The path of whom he has favored And not the path of those who have gone astray and those who have earned his anger

ON HIS DEATH BED PROPHET MUHAMMAD (as) ASKED FOR A PEN AND PAPER SO HE COULD WRITE DOWN THE WAY THAT WOULD PREVENT THE MUSLIMS FROM GOING ASTRAY……………. HE WAS DENIED THIS BY A COMPANION