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The Five (a) is a title for the Prophet (s), Imam Ali (a), Lady Fatima (a), Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a), whose common virtues and positions distinguish them from other Infallibles (a). They are also known as Al 'Aba, Ashab al-Kisa', Al Kisa' and al-Khamsa al-Tayyiba (the pure five).
The fame of the Five is due to the occasion of revelation of the verse of Tathir which was revealed when the Prophet (s) and other four infallible ones mentioned above gathered under a cloak. Shi'a commentators and many others exclude the Ahl al-Bayt (a) to Lady Fatima (a), her husband and Al-Hasanayn (a) whom are introduced in the mentioned verse as those from whom all impurities is repelled.
The excellence of the Five is also understood from other verses, such as:
- Al-Mubahala Verse: in which Ali (a) regarded as the soul of the Prophet (s), Lady Fatima (a) is regarded as the chosen woman of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a) are regarded as children of the Prophet (s).
- Al-It'am Verse: which revealed when Ali (a), Fatima (a), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a) fasted for three consecutive days, and in all the three days at the time of iftar (breaking-meal), they gave their food to a poor person, an orphan, and a prisoner, while they stayed hungry themselves.
- Al-Mawadda Verse: in which "al-Qurba" refers to Ali (a), Fatima (a), al-Hasan (a), and al-Husayn (a) and their love is regarded as the reward for the Prophet's (s) mission.
- Verses 19-22 of Qur'an 55 in which Ali (a) and Fatima (a) are characterized as two seas and the Prophet (s) as an intermediary or barzakh between them, and al-Hasanayn (a) as pearl and coral emerging from the meeting of the two seas ....
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- Prophet Muhammad (s) «Prophet of Islam, one of the Ulu l-'Azm prophets and the last prophet»
- Sayyid Shihab al-Din Mar'ashi Najafi «One of the Shi'a Marja's after Ayatollah Burujirdi»
- Captives of Karbala «Members of Ahl al-Bayt (a) and the families of some of the martyrs of Karbala who were captured by the Kufian army during the Event of Karbala»
- Battle of Siffin «The battle between Imam 'Ali (a) and Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan occurred in 37/657 in an area called Siffin»
- Ziyarat al-Arba'in «Pilgrimage of Imam al-Husayn (a) on the Day of Arba'in»
- Imam al-Hasan (a) «Al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib, the second Imam of the Shi'a»
- Attack at Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine «ISIS terrorist attack on pilgrims of Shahcheragh Shrine in Shiraz"»
- Sermon of Lady Zaynab (a) in Damascus «The sermon that lady Zaynab (a) delivered after the Event of 'Ashura when the caravan of the captives of Karbala was taken to the gathering of Yazid b. Mu'awiya in Damascus.»
- Incident of Saqifa «The first political event that took place right after the demise of the Prophet (s) in which Abu Bakr was chosen as the first caliph»
- Verse of Khatamiyya
- Mut'a
- Proclamation of Verses of Dissociation
- Dissociation from Polytheists (Ritual)
- Verse of Mashwara
- Mustabsir
- O my Shiites! Whenever you drink refreshing water, remember me
- Karim Ahl al-Bayt (Title)
- Hizb (Quran)
- Verse of Shura
- Battle of Bani Qaynuqa'
- Al-Isra' Verse
- Adab al-muta'allimin (book)
- Ikhfat
- Haritha b. Nu’man
- Theory of Sarfa
- Rida (Title)
- Fadakiyya Sermon
- 'Adi b. Harith
- Infallibility of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a)
- 1273 CE - Demise of Jalal al-Din Rumi (Jumada II 5, 672)
- 1843 CE - Birth of Shaykh Fadl Allah Nuri (Dhu l-Hijja 2, 1259)<
- 1883 CE - Demise of Muhammad Baqir Aqa Najafi Isfahani (Safar 23, 1301)
- 1918 CE – Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi issued a fatwa in support of Iraqi independence (Rabi' I 20, 1337 AH).
- 1949 CE - Demise of Aqa Muhammad Kabir (Rabi' I 3, 1369)
- 2018 CE – Demise of Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (Rabi' II 16, 1440 AH)
Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox church in Gaza destroyed by Zionist bombardment
Tomb of Khawla bt. Imam al-Husayn (a) in south Baalbek, Lebanon
