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From the hadith al-Thaqalayn, the superiority of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) over others can easily be understood | From the hadith al-Thaqalayn, the superiority of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) over others can easily be understood. The Prophet (s) mentioned them alongside the [[Qur'an]]. He referred to the Qur'an as "al-Thiql al-Akbar" and the Ahl al-Bayt (a) as "al-Thiql al-Asghar" and never mentioned any other person alongside the Qur'an. Therefore, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) are superior to others the same way as the Qur'an is superior to other books. | ||
The [[al-Mubahala verse]] implies the superiority of [[Ahl al-Kisa']] over other [[sahaba|companion]]s of the Prophet (s) as well; since, according to this verse, [[God]] has given the Prophet (s) mission to choose some people from among children, Muslim men and women to accompany him in [[Mubahala]] with the Christians of [[Najran]]. The Prophet (s) chose [[Imam Ali (a)]], [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and [[al-Hasan (a)]] and [[al-Husayn (a)]]. | The [[al-Mubahala verse]] implies the superiority of [[Ahl al-Kisa']] over other [[sahaba|companion]]s of the Prophet (s) as well; since, according to this verse, [[God]] has given the Prophet (s) mission to choose some people from among children, Muslim men and women to accompany him in [[Mubahala]] with the Christians of [[Najran]]. The Prophet (s) chose [[Imam Ali (a)]], [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and [[al-Hasan (a)]] and [[al-Husayn (a)]]. | ||
There is no doubt that those who | There is no doubt that those who were chosen for the Mubahala have great position in [[faith]] and closeness to God.<ref>Ḥillī, ''Nahj al-ḥaqq'', p. 179, 215-216; Fāḍil Miqdād, ''al-Lawāmiʿ al-ilāhīyya'', p. 515; Muzaffar, ''Dalāʾil al-ṣidq'', vol. 2, p. 132-133.</ref> | ||
Abu Riyah, the servant of [[Umm Salama]], narrated from the Prophet (s): "If there were other people more honorable than Ali (a), Fatima (s), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a), God would have ordered me to do Mubadala with their help; and they are the best of people."<ref>Qundūzī, ''Yanābīʿ al-mawadda'', p. 287.</ref> | Abu Riyah, the servant of [[Umm Salama]], narrated from the Prophet (s): "If there were other people more honorable than Ali (a), Fatima (s), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a), God would have ordered me to do Mubadala with their help; and they are the best of people."<ref>Qundūzī, ''Yanābīʿ al-mawadda'', p. 287.</ref> | ||