AHL AL-BAYT - ÂL AL-BAYT - ÂL AL-‘ABÂ

آل العباء - آل البيت - أهل البيت

 

Literally: Ahl means a man's family, a household, a kindred, friends, people, a nation, a man's family and descendants, or a wife. It also denotes the people of a place, condition, profession, religion, or quality, as well as a person or thing closely related to some particular thing mentioned

Literally: Bayt means a house.

Literally: Âl refers to the followers of a man of importance, consisting of his family, relatives, friends and followers, and of his posterity.

Literally: Ahl al-bayt and âl al-bayt mean the “People of the House” or “Family of the House”.

As an Islamic term: The terms Ahl al-bayt, âl al-bayt, âl an-nabî and âl al-Muhammad are used among the ummah to describe the people who grew up in the Prophet Muhammad’s (asm) house and family and those who are the source, guardians and followers of his Sunnah as-Saniyyah minutely and are his posterity.

Literally: ‘Abâ is a type of stout, woollen, homespun cloth, or a cloak and jacket made of that material. Consequently, Âl al-‘Abâ (The Family of the Cloak) refers to the core circle of five personages: Muhammad ‘Alayhissalâtu Wassalâm, Imam ‘Alî al-Murtadhâ (ra), Hazrat Fâtimah az-Zahrâ (ra), and their two sons, Imam Hasan (ra) and Imam Husayn (ra), for whom Muhammad ‘Alayhissalâtu Wassalâm offered his du'â and covered them with his own ‘abâ.

(For further explanation, please refer to The 4th Flash and 11th Flash.)