The word “Rijs”
have been used 10 times in the Glorious Qur’an. In Surah al-Ahz’aab Ayah 33,
this word is used in connection with the Historical Ayah of Tat’heer or Purity
as:
Innama Ureedullahu
Leyuzheba Ankamurrijsa Ahlal Bayte wa
Yutahherakum Tatheera.
O People of the
House, Allah wants to remove all kinds of uncleanliness from you and to purify
you thoroughly.
The word Rijs stands for and include abomination,
impurity, anything greatly disliked abhorred, intense aversion or loathing,
detestation, vile and shameful condition.
Ayah 30 to34 are as follows:
“O Wives of the Prophet! If anyone
among you commits evident indecency, her torment will be double. You are not other women. If you have fear of
Allah, do not be tender in your speech lest people whose hearts are sick may
lust after you. Speak to people in a normal manner. You must stay in your homes
and do not display yourselves after the manner of the (pre-Islamic) age of
darkness. Be steadfast in your prayer, pay the righteous tax, and obey Allah
and His Messenger. O People of the
house, Allah wants to keep away all kinds of uncleanness from you and to purify
you thoroughly. Wives of the Prophet, remember the revelation s of Allah and
words of wisdom that are recited in your homes. Allah is Most Kind and
All-Aware.”
In Suarh al-Sa’ffa’t
Ayah 82, Allah says: “His Command, when He wants anything, is only to say it: Be,
so it is” In Ayah al-Tat’heer, we find that Allah desires the purification of a
group of individuals and keep the rijs or any type of impurity away from them.
So, if Allah wants, Be: so it is, and so they are automatically purified by His
order. His will does not depend and is not determined by what those purified
individuals would or would not do.
In the above 5
Ayahs contain threat, encouragement, warning, advice, conditional promise,
reminder, direction, blame, five orders and prohibition. Are these types of
speech consistent with the rank of purification?
In these Ayahs,
the pronouns are feminine gender when they addressed to the wives of the
Prophet. Suddenly when Ayah of Tat’heer starts the pronouns become masculine.
Moreover, except
Ayah Tat’heer, in every Ayah before and after it, the address is to the wives
of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.). In Ayah Tatheer it is addressed to the People of
the house. It is a clear indication that Ayah Tat’heer is not addressed to the
wives of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
If the Ayah-e-Tat’heer is removed from these 5 Ayahs, it
will not affect the flow of the contents of other Ayahs before and after the
Ayah of Tat’heer, as they all are addressing the wives of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.). The Ayahs of the Glorious Qur’an were revealed at different times
and places. The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) later reorganized and placed these
Ayahs at different places. He (s.a.w.a.s.) was the determiner in that and he
was who interprets, clarifies the Ayahs, because Allah says in Surah al-Najm Ayah 3 and 4: “Wa Ma Yantqu Anil Hawa In
Howa Illah Wahiyun Yuha.” Your companion (Muhammad) is not in error nor has he
deviated. He does not speak out of his own desires.” The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “The Qur’an has been revealed to
me along with its interpretation and wisdom.” There is not a single tradition from the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.),
fabricated or not, that indicates that the Messenger stated that “the
purification Ayah in Surah al-Ah’zab refers to my wives.”
As for the word “Ahl”,
some scholars argue that in Arab culture the term Ahlul Bayt refers to a man’s
wives. It is incorrect. In the Arab community, Ahlul Bayt of a man refers to
everyone living with him including his wives, sons, daughters, grandchildren
and grandparents. In Surah Hud Ayah 45
and 46, when Prophet Nuh prayed to Allah saying: “Lord, my son is a member of
my family.” His Lord replied, “He is not of your family. He is a man of
unrighteous deeds.”
Also a great majority
of traditions quoted by al-Tabari in his tafsir describes “Ahlul Bayt” as
Prophet Muhammad, Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.), Commander of the Faithful Imam
Ali (a.s.), the Infallible Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a.s.) and the King of Martyrs
Imam Husayn (a.s.).
Sources used:
The Glorious Qur’an English Translation by Muhammad
Sarwar
Imamat in Qur’an-najaf.com, www.islam-fyi.com/islamic
words/rijs, WIKIPEDIA
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